MK Stalin 'raises objections to Neet, NEP, Karnataka's dam plan and power bill in meet with PM Modi'Before he met Modi, Stalin told the media that he would raise the state government's concerns and objections over the Electricity Act (Amen...
18 Aug, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Arrest of two people not linked to anti-dam protest, says Arunachal Pradesh Home MinisterEbo Mili, a lawyer and Nilim Mahanta, an Assam–based artist were arrested on Sunday for writing an anti–dam slogan and drawing a protest lo...
30 Mar, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
India is taking all possible measures on River Brahmaputra: Gajendra Singh ShekhawatUnion Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the Centre has allocated Rs 9,800 crore as a grant to the North-eastern states unde...
17 Sep, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
Anti-China protests grow in Nepal even as Beijing claims bonhomie over Xi visitA protest was held in front of Chinese Huawei company office for its involvement in the hacking of around 200 Nepali websites, including so...
12 Oct, 2019, 04.59 PM IST
Narendra Modi never met me over Sardar Sarovar dam issue, says Manmohan SinghIn just 17 days after becoming the prime minister in 2014, the Modi government gave the permission to raise the height of the dam to over 1...
07 Nov, 2017, 09.11 PM IST
Two killed, 10 injured in Tawang clashesTension is running high in Tawang in Arunachal pradesh following clashes between police and anti-dam protectors.
02 May, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
Activists in Arunachal Pradesh oppose Centre's plans to build dams on Siang riverThe forum said in a statement that the plan to build two dams on Siang river was an "example of Delhi's step-motherly treatment towards the...
12 Jun, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
MP government not serious about compensating dam oustees: Narmada Bachao Andolan"The BJP govt in MP under CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has turned despotic and pro-corporate like (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi at the Centre,...
06 May, 2015, 04.01 PM IST
North Eastern Electric Power Corp hydel power project facing oppositionLocal villagers said the dam will submerge 600 sq km and in the process over 20 inhabited villages will be hit directly affecting over 1000...
16 Apr, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
Lower Subansiri project incurring daily loss of Rs 10 croreLower Subansiri hydro- electric project at Gerukamukh on the Assam-Arunachal border is incurring a daily loss of Rs 10 crore.
23 Jun, 2014, 11.09 AM IST
Essar begins cleaning slurry spilled from ash pond at MP plantEssar Power Limited has started cleaning the slurry spilled from the ash pond, which was allegedly damaged by miscreants at its thermal pow...
06 May, 2014, 02.48 PM IST
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti has link with Maoists: Tarun GogoiHe, however, did not give any specific answer to the question whether the government was investigating the links between KMSS and Maoists o...
05 Feb, 2014, 04.37 PM IST
- The northeast is a ticking time bomb of disaster: Expert
At least 13 large and small dams are planned in Tawang, a biodiversity hotspot located barely 30km from the Line of Actual Control with Chi...
21 Jun, 2013, 12.54 PM IST
- Team Anna support to anti-dam protests in Assam
Team Anna today came out in support of anti-dam protests in Assam led by one of its members Akhil Gogoi.
21 May, 2012, 08.42 PM IST
- Centre, MNCs join hands to exploit water resources, says Medha Patkar
Medha Patkar alleged that the central government and multi-national companies have joined hands to exploit the hydro resources of the count...
23 Feb, 2012, 06.01 PM IST
- Kerala and Tamil Nadu one on retail, divided on mullaperiyar dam
The water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir climbed to 136.4 feet, against the permissible level of 136 feet.
29 Nov, 2011, 04.15 AM IST
- Medha Patkar detained
Ms Patkar and NBA activists were detained outside Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s 10 Janpath residence on Monday as they staged a sit-in ...
20 Jun, 2006, 12.28 AM IST