Work on Suktel irrigation project begins at gun point

Balangir district authorities use police force to allow construction work as anti-dam stir continues

907 km from parliament

In the past two months, India has revisited its most contested dam, the Sardar Sarovar Project. While people affected by it in Madhya Pradesh …

Drowned in power

Hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh sell electricity at a loss due to lack of buyers

Green tribunal halts tree felling for Alaknanda-Badrinath hydropower project

Bench says no tree can be felled without prior permission of tribunal

Sardar Sarovar Project faces its toughest challenge

For more than 56 years, farmers in Gujarat have been waiting to get water, but work on the most crucial aspect of Sardar Sarovar dam—…

Where is POSCO headed?

Odisha government has completed land acquisition for plant site but proposed mining in Khandadhar hills might stir up another struggle

SC order likely to stall only proposed hydel projects in Uttarakhand

What happens to those that are under construction or have already obtained green clearances?

Prime Minister's trophy for steel plant overrides pollution concerns

CSE study had shown companies which bagged the award for best integrated steel plants have poor environmental performance and productivity record

Age of dissent

Six villages in Madhya Pradesh reject Centre’s proposal to declare their forest a wildlife sanctuary

Environment ministry revokes stop work notice on Dhari Devi temple relocation

Supreme Court rebukes ministry for arbit stop work notice

Police arrest anti-POSCO leader for bomb explosion that killed four

People insist it was pro-POSCO goons from the village who threw bomb at protesters

Subansiri dam protests: Akhil Gogoi goes on indefinite fast

WAPCOS completes cumulative impact studies for dams in Subansiri and Siang sub-basins

Andhra Pradesh to cancel controversial Polavaram tender

The lowest bidder is found not qualified for participating in bidding

Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

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Interoceanic Nicaragua canal sparks protests

Extensive dredging will threaten tropical rainforests and wildlife habitats in the region

World Bank won't fund Luhri hydropower project in Himachal

Move to withdraw US $ 650 million follows inspection and review by USAID of environmental and social impacts of the project

Subansiri dam: green tribunal issues notices to NHPC, government

Petition seeks minimum flow in the river to protect Gangetic dolphins and other life forms

MoEF clears Gujarat Pipavav port expansion

Activists say project's impact on the environment and people has not been given due consideration

Jharkhand police opens fire on people protesting NTPC project; one killed

Pagar village residents were protesting start of work on mining and power project in spite of gram sabha decision not to part with land

Government considering pumping funds into Maheshwar dam

LIC expresses interest in funding project even as increased capital costs make power from the project too expensive

Mormugao port expansion: public hearing adjourned third time

Analysis by non-profit Centre for Science and Environment reveals flaws in the project’s environmental impact assessment

CAG slams government over ultra mega power projects

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Power made profits worth Rs 29,033 crore as it was allowed to divert coal

Green Tribunal clears way for Renuka dam, partially

Vacates stay on payment of compensation to project-affected people in Himachal Pradesh; stay on forestland diversion continues for now