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Siang dam protest turns violent as mob torches NHPC office and police station in ArunachalProtests erupted in Arunachal Pradesh against the proposed 11,200-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project amid local opposition. Following a 12...
Right question for a bearish market: Not ‘will it fall’, but ‘is the business falling’? 5 large-caps with upside potential of up to 29%The best large companies are the ones FPIs own the most. So, when they decide to sell, it is precisely these high-quality stocks that see t...
Super El Nino: What the potential arrival of a stronger 'little boy' means for India’s water, power, health, winter and summer?India is projected to experience a warmer and drier start to winter as a super El Niño develops. A weak monsoon has led to concerns over wa...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
Congress stands with tribals staging 'satyagraha' against 'Ken-Betwa project', will pressure govt: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi supports tribals protesting the Ken-Betwa river-linking project. He will visit the protest site to pressure the government. Tr...
Bangladesh does not want ties with India to deteriorate over Teesta: MinisterDhaka urges India to consider its interests in the Teesta water sharing agreement. Bangladesh seeks to preserve its friendly relations with...
China accused of torturing Tibetan Monk as Dam protest detention leaves him fighting for lifeA Tibetan monk remains in critical condition after opposing a Chinese hydropower project. Rights advocates allege severe torture and abuse ...
India set to start mega hydropower project near China borderNHPC Ltd will begin trial runs in July for the Subansiri Lower hydropower project, which runs through the states of Assam and Arunachal Pra...
Himachal Vidhan Sabha passes bill to levy water cess on 172 hydropower projectsAfter intervention of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Deputy Chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who holds the portfolio of Jal Shakti ...
Himachal Pradesh BJP govt's 4th anniversary: PM to address rally; launch, inaugurate hydro projectsBesides inaugurating and laying foundation stones of the hydroelectric power projects totalling Rs 11,281 crore, the Prime Minister will al...
Chinese lobbies stalling development projects in the North East in Centre's crosshairsThe issue was pointed out recently by Nagaland governor RN Ravi. "China had been influencing popular opinion on progressive policy of the (...
Nawaz Sharif inaugurates hydropower project in Pakistan occupied KashmirPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today inaugurated the $320 million Gulpur hydropower project in PoK which can produce 102 MW of electr...
Ken-Betwa inter-linking to be taken up shortlyThe project to inter-link Ken and Betwa rivers will be taken up shortly, notwithstanding opposition by some sections, the government said t...
Power ministry Asks Arunachal Pradesh to scrap hydro projects in limboFaced with inordinate delays in their execution, the power ministry has suggested Arunachal Pradesh to scrap as many as half the nearly 100...
Government to push discoms to purchase hydropowerThe government is also considering launching tradable certificates for the states that do not have potential to meet the proposed obligatio...
- BJP raps government on decision to withdraw LPG subsidies to Bhutan
BJP today termed as the "worst case" of foreign policy the government's decision to withdraw subsidies on LPG and kerosene to Bhutan.
- Maoists against hydropower projects under foreign investment
Nepal's Maoists have voiced their opposition to hydropower projects being developed in the country through foreign investment, including fr...
- BNP Paribas recommends 'Reduce' rating on NHPC
BNP Paribas initiates coverage on NHPC with a 'Reduce' rating and a target price of Rs 29. NHPC is a regulated government-owned hydropower ...
- Bhutan PM to hold talks with Manmohan Singh
Bhutan's first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi Y. Thinley, will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh and hold discus...
- Indo-Nepal power plan faces blackout
Renewed interest in greenfield Indo-Nepal joint hydropower projects in Nepal has revived the debate on their feasibility.