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Environment Ministry's advisory panel gives nod for forest diversion to build Kalai-II hydel project in ArunachalThe Environment Ministry's forest advisory committee has given the green light for the Kalai-II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh,...
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...
Indus river system: India rejects latest IWT Court ruling on water storage limitsIndia has firmly rejected a recent ruling from The Hague regarding water storage limits on the Indus river system. The Ministry of External...
Pakistan escalates, targets Kiru, Kwar and other Chenab hydel projectsPakistan is raising concerns at the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding India's hydel projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan alleges ...
Centre fast-tracks J&K, Ladakh hydel projects as Indus Waters Treaty put on holdThe Centre is expediting hydel projects in J&K and Ladakh following the Indus Waters Treaty abeyance. Aiming to cut completion timelines by...
No fresh permission to hydel projects in Upper Ganges region in 6 years: Prakash JavadekarTo a question, the minister clarified that the Chamoli disaster happened due to a glacier fall that led to flooding in the region killing m...
Uttarakhand avalanche: Efforts underway to rescue 30-35 workers trapped in tunnelAround 30-35 people including workers and employees of the 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on the Dhauli Ganga river are feared trap...
Odisha to invest Rs 887 crore for renovating 3 hydel projectsA decision to this effect was taken at a high level review meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today.
Most hydel power projects delayed by years leading to cost overrunsOnly 7 hydel projects out of 48 are delayed. Of these, most are delayed by over 5 years while others are delayed by a year or two.
- Uri-II Hydel Project to be commissioned by next year: J&K Government
The first unit of Uri-II Hydel Project in Jammu and Kashmir will be commissioned by January next year, adding 60 Megawatts to power generat...
- Hydel projects pose threat to vegetation, aquatic life in Kullu
Villagers in Kinnaur have been complaining drying up of traditional water sources, specially streams near under-construction hydel projects...
- Ministry of Environment and Forests may ask hydel projects on Ganga to run at lower capacities
The Ministry of Environment and Forests is considering asking hydel projects on the Ganga to run at up to half their capacities in the inte...
- Monks petition govt to scrap Lethang hydel project
The Pemayangtse-based Denjong Jinkyong Tsogchen, a body representing the Sikkimese Sangha and with the Yangthang Rinpoche as its "Chog-Tso"...
- Kerala not to plan hydel projects now
The Centre’s refusal to grant environmental clearance to the 150 MW Athirappilly project has prompted the state to overlook hydel projects ...
- J&K hydel projects likely to be over by year-end: UPA report
Four hydel projects in Jammu and Kashmir, expected to generate 449 MW of electricity, are likely to be completed by the end of this year, t...
- Trees lost to project, HP village pines for a lifeline
With the development works shrinking their sprawling wealth of trees, shrubs and other vegetation that anchor soil and buffer runoff, the l...
- Sikkim govt scraps three more hydel projects
After discarding four hydel projects in March, the Sikkim government has scrapped three more such projects in the state accusing private de...