Uttarakhand Glacier disaster: Rescue operation to locate 25-35 workers trapped inside Tapovan tunnel continuesThe rescue operation at the NTPC hydel project site, which bore the brunt of the disaster, has been going on uninterrupted since Sunday aft...
10 Feb, 2021, 11.22 AM IST
Uttarakhand disaster: 70 from UP, including 34 from Lakhimpur Kheri, missingEarlier in the day, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sent a team of three ministers to Uttarakhand for better coordination with the state in ...
09 Feb, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
China conveys condolences to bereaved families of Uttarakhand's flood tragedy victimsA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
08 Feb, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
Mindless rampage on Himalayas in name of development must stop: Chipko movement leaderAccording to the 87-year-old environmentalist, who was a Chipko movement leader, projects like the Rishi Ganga hydel project, which bore th...
08 Feb, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Toll climbs to 10 in Uttarakhand glacier burst, 143 still missingUttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar said 143 people are still missing, a day after the glacier burst triggered a massive avalanche and floods in th...
08 Feb, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
143 people still missing a day after the glacier burst, says Uttarakhand DGP08 Feb, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Guterres says UN stands ready to contribute to ongoing rescue and assistance efforts in UttarakhandA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
High alert in UP as glacier breaks off in neighbouring UttarakhandIn a disaster alert issued to district magistrates in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the relief commissioner said, "Reports of breaking off a par...
07 Feb, 2021, 11.48 PM IST
Uttarakhand floods: PM okays Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for kin of those deadA portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alak...
07 Feb, 2021, 08.33 PM IST
NGT slaps Rs 50 lakh cost on Tehri Hydro Development CorporationNGT also directed that Rs 20 lakh should be recovered from sub-contractors operating on behalf of THDC who were responsible for excavation ...
14 Apr, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
Central Water Commission to set up 40 flood forecasting stations across statesIn addition to this 60 more flood forecasting stations will be set up in other States already having flood forecasting stations to cover th...
09 Dec, 2015, 01.27 PM IST
Harish Rawat seeks Rs 9,222 crore from Centre to clean Ganga at sourceSeeking Rs 9,222 cr from the Centre under NGRBA alone, the CM said the amount will be required for a slew of measures to be taken in towns ...
27 Oct, 2014, 05.36 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
- 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
Human excesses drew nature's fury: ReportThe report prepared by the National Institute of Disaster Management has recommended a detailed study to identify the lessons from the disa...
15 Jul, 2013, 05.00 AM 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
- Environment ministry refuses nod to three U’khand power projects
The environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) — the statutory body for forest clearances — has recommended that no forest land...
10 Jun, 2011, 03.35 AM IST