Centre approves 20 projects worth Rs 1,900 crore under ‘Clean Ganga’ mission“This approved plan is aimed at treating sewage water generated by not only city’s 1.5 lakh local dwellers, but also by people who visit th...
16 Mar, 2017, 03.34 AM IST
Clean Ganga: Sewage treatment projects worth Rs 1,902 crore okayed13 projects will be developed in Uttarakhand, where new STPs will be set up and the existing ones will be upgraded, at a cost of around Rs ...
15 Mar, 2017, 09.05 PM IST
Centre approves Ganga cleaning projects worth over Rs 1,900 crore15 Mar, 2017, 04.28 PM IST
Ganga has many faces: India needs to repair its rivers while retaining hydropower as a vital part of its energy mixHydropower development in India and South Asia has multiple consequences. Any government – and the Indian system as it were – has to be min...
14 Dec, 2015, 12.08 PM IST
Recent tremors raise concerns on feasibility of 6 hydropower projects in UttarakhandThe Uttarakhand government, which has been demanding that the projects be given the goahead, demanded the state be part of the expert commi...
13 May, 2015, 05.16 AM IST
Supreme Court seeks details of green nod for six hydropower projects in UttarakhandFour of these require environmental clearance from the Centre — while it has been granted for the NTPC and GMR projects, THDC’s Jhelum Tama...
09 May, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
Uttarakhand accuses Centre of crippling state economy by delaying clearance of hydropower projectsState government says environment ministry’s delay in resolving the fate of a number of hydropower projects has reduced Uttarakhand a power...
14 Apr, 2015, 05.09 AM IST
Uttarakhand hydel plants unlikely to be stalled by MoEFThe meeting was attended by officials from the ministries of power, environment, water resources, defence, road transport and Uttarakhand g...
18 Feb, 2015, 06.36 AM IST
Government forms panel to review reports on Ganga Hydropower projectsThe NDA government has finally taken the first step towards formulating a policy for hydropower projects on the Ganga — Alakananda and Bhag...
10 Nov, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
Government reviewing hydro power projects: Prakash JavadekarTerming hydro power as the clean energy, Javadekar said government is trying to assess the impact of hydro power projects on river system
23 Jul, 2014, 02.42 PM IST
JP Power Ventures to restart Vishnuprayag plant; stock rallies 10%Manoj Gaur, chairman, Jaypee Group in the month of March indicated that the Vishnu Prayag project, will start in three weeks from now.
11 Apr, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
Stop clearances to Uttarakhand dams, Supreme Court to centreThe SC has directed the MoEF not to clear hydropower projects in Uttarakhand saying it was concerned with the proliferation of such project...
14 Aug, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
Hemkund trust seeks alternative land from Uttarakhand governmentAn Uttarakhand-based Sikh trust has asked the state government to allot them land to set up a base camp at Govind Ghat.
10 Jul, 2013, 02.58 PM IST
Activists express concerns over IMG's report on GangaThe report favours hydro projects but fails to give blueprint for balanced environmental needs and viability of Ganga as a water system.
29 Jun, 2013, 06.47 AM IST
- ADB to sanction USD 300 mn loan to Uttarakhand: Vijay Bahuguna
The Asian Development Bank has decided to extend a loan of $300 mn to Uttarakhand to help the state govt accelerate work on power generatio...
30 Mar, 2013, 07.15 PM IST
- Govt to declare eco-sensitive 135-km stretch along Bhagirathi
The Centre on Friday decided to declare 135-km stretch between Gomukh and Uttarkashi along River Bhagirathi as an "eco-sensitive" zone, pro...
17 Jun, 2011, 08.32 PM IST
- The Beauty and grandeur of the Ganges, Kedarnath and Badrinath
Following the sacred route from Yamunotri to Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, its worth immersing oneself in the beauty and divine grande...
09 Jun, 2011, 08.12 AM IST