Grid India seeks steering panel for market couplingGrid India suggests a steering committee for power market coupling. This body would include CERC, Grid India, and power exchanges. The move...
13 Jun, 2026, 12.16 AM IST
Centre modernising 736 dams under Rs 10,211-crore rehabilitation programmeIndia is undertaking one of the world's largest dam rehabilitation programs, DRIP, with significant progress made in improving the safety o...
16 May, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
J&K: Gate of Salal dam in Reasi district openedThe gates of Salal Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, were closed earlier due to the recent conflic...
16 May, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
Karnataka to see heavy rainfall, holiday for schools, colleges in some districtsKarnataka is likely to witness active to vigorous rainfall till July 16, according to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (K...
15 Jul, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Indian Energy Exchange to launch High Price Day Ahead Market segment next monthThe relaxation in norms by the CERC will provide relief to three categories of power generating companies (gencos) -- those running their p...
26 Feb, 2023, 11.54 AM IST
Rajya Sabha passes bill on dam safety; provides surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenanceIt provides for establishing National Dam Safety Authority as a regulatory body to implement the policy, guidelines and standards for prope...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.19 PM IST
Parliament winter session: Agenda for MondayThe winter session of the Indian Parliament commenced on Monday with three bills listed for consideration and passing.
29 Nov, 2021, 11.48 AM IST
Mullaperiyar dam found to be hydrologically, structurally & seismically safe: Tamil Nadu to SCIn a response to an affidavit filed by the Kerala government on the Mullaperiyar dam matter, the state of Tamil Nadu has told the apex cour...
13 Nov, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
Mullaperiyar dam: SC says committee to decide on maximum water level to be maintainedThe supervisory committee should take a "firm decision" on the maximum water level to be maintained in the over-a-century-old Mullaperiyar ...
25 Oct, 2021, 07.16 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes Dam Safety BillThe provisions of the bill is proposed to be applied to all specified dams in the country which have height of more than 15 metres, or betw...
02 Aug, 2019, 09.16 PM IST
Central Water Commission joins hands with NITs for rehabilitation, safety of damsCentral Water Commission had earlier signed MoUs with IIT-Madras and Indian Institute of Science-Bengaluru in January
30 Aug, 2017, 03.19 PM IST
- Water commission signs MoUs with IIT, IIS on dam safety
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) To improve its capacity to safeguard dams, the Central Water Commission (CWC) on Friday signed two separate MoUs w...
28 Jan, 2017, 03.25 AM IST
Diversion of water must stop to curb Ganga's pollution: ReportGrappling with the mammoth task of cleaning the Ganga, the water resources ministry has flagged how "heavy abstraction" of water has become...
27 Jan, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
- Diversion of water must stop to curb Ganga's pollution: Report
The PMO was also briefed over the differences of opinion of two ministries over the issue of construction of dams on Ganga and its tributar...
27 Jan, 2016, 10.11 AM IST
Home Ministry specifies standard operating procedures to monitor landslide damsThe home ministry has specified new standard operating procedures or SOPs to monitor the dams, which are also created mainly due to earthqu...
10 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Oomen Chandy disputes Tamil Nadu's claim on four damsDisputing TNs ownership claim on 4 dams including Mullaperiyar, Chandy said the dams belong to Kerala and there would be no compromise on t...
29 Jun, 2014, 07.54 PM IST
- Jaya writes to PM on draft Dam Safety Bill 2010
Voicing her opposition to certain sub-clauses of the draft Dam Safety Bill 2010, Jaya has sought the PM's intervention.
17 Mar, 2012, 02.53 PM IST