Sikkim tunnel collapse: 10 dead, several trapped; rescue operations onTen people died after an under-construction tunnel collapsed due to a landslide. Several others remained trapped inside the tunnel when it ...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
NHPC says efforts under way to evacuate personnel trapped in under-construction tunnel in Sikkim projectA disastrous tunnel collapse at Sikkim's Teesta Stage-VI project trapped 25 workers, with initial reports indicating a methane gas explosio...
21 Jul, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Patel Engineering says its project team helping in rescue efforts at Sikkim tunnel collapse siteA tunnel collapse in Sikkim's Namchi district killed ten people on Monday. Patel Engineering Ltd. is coordinating with rescue forces and lo...
21 Jul, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Sikkim tunnel accident: NHPC says top management at site as death toll reaches 10Ten people died and twenty-five personnel were trapped after a methane gas burst. The explosion occurred inside an under-construction tunne...
21 Jul, 2026, 01.43 PM IST
About 27 workers trapped in under-construction tunnel after landslide in Sikkim, rescue ops onTwenty-seven workers are trapped inside a Sikkim tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance. Rescue operations are complicated by a susp...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.03 AM IST
In 1928, a German architect proposed draining the Mediterranean Sea to create a Eurafrican supercontinent Atlantropa. Here's whyHerman Sörgel proposed damming the Mediterranean Sea to create new land. This ambitious Atlantropa project aimed to generate vast hydroelec...
18 Jul, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Flood toll rises to three as another body found in Arunachal Pradesh, IMD warns of heavy rainArunachal Pradesh grapples with escalating flood crisis as Keyi Panyor toll reaches three with a body found in Papum Pare. Incessant rains ...
28 Jun, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
This is a peak win for HimalayasThe Indian government has put the brakes on new hydropower developments in the upper Ganga area of Uttarakhand, citing a history of environ...
24 May, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
14 hydropower projects damaged due to flash floods in Himachal since July 25At least 14 hydroelectric projects in Himachal Pradesh have been damaged due to flash floods since July 25, some multiple times over the pa...
22 Aug, 2024, 09.28 PM IST
Budget 2023-24: Jammu and Kashmir gets Rs 35,581.44 croreAccording to the Budget papers, Rs 35,581.44 crore has been allocated to Jammu and Kashmir, of which Rs 33,923 crore is central assistance.
01 Feb, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
Supreme Court irked over delay in deciding 'viability' of hydro projectsThe Supreme Court today came down on the Centre for delay in deciding environmental "viability" and "sustainability" of six hydroelectric p...
12 May, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
'Why Centre should not pay for investments by firms in Uttarakhand projects'The bench said the issue is very important and asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to assist in deciding the future of hydroelectricity pr...
10 Dec, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
- Suprmee Court asks Centre to find 'acceptable solution' on Uttarakhand power projects
"You are not doing anything and 18 months time has gone by. There is a knee-jerk reaction on your part," a bench of justices Dipak Misra an...
09 Dec, 2014, 07.32 PM IST
NTPC moves Supreme Court for its approval on power project in UttarakhandNTPC today moved SC seeking its nod for construction of 171 MW power project in Uttarakhand which was stayed along with 23 other hydro proj...
16 Jun, 2014, 04.25 PM IST
- Panel to study impact of hydel projects on Uttarakhand's ecology
The committee will also examine the impact of the 24 proposed hydroelectric projects (HEPs) on the biodiversity of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi...
19 Oct, 2013, 10.49 PM IST
- SC prohibits new hydroelectric power project in Uttarakhand
Expressing concern over the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today prohibited setting up of any new hydroelectric power pro...
13 Aug, 2013, 10.56 PM IST
New India Assurance stares at Rs 150-cr loss from Uttarakhand tragedy"New India Assurance's losses are about Rs 150 crore due to the Uttarakhand disaster, total claim from which will be around Rs 1,500 crore,"
14 Jul, 2013, 01.56 PM IST