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Uttarakhand: IAF 'swiftly' responds to forest fire in Nanda Devi Biosphere ReserveThe Indian Air Force swiftly deployed an Mi-17 V5 helicopter to combat a forest fire in Uttarakhand's Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve. The Cen...- NGT directs MoEF to file expert opinion on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro-Electric project in UttarakhandThe Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP) is a proposed 444 Megawatt (MW) run-of-the-river hydro generation project on the Ala...
- These seed bankers are saving India’s native cropsFarmers, agri scientists and even former techies are pitching in to stop hardier and healthier indigenous varieties from disappearing
- India's water security crisis: Dams, pollution and climate change biggest threats facing Himalayan riversA committee set up by the ministry of environment and forests said hydel projects in Uttarakhand aggravated the June 2013 disaster.
- Government seeks time for Uttarakhand hydel projects’ feasibility reportThe government has asked the Supreme Court for six months to undertake a complete assessment of the feasibility of allowing construction of...
- Narendra Modi-led government behaving like 'Kumbhakarna' and 'Rip Van Winkle': Supreme CourtThe SC compared the Centre to Kumbhakarna and Rip Van Winkle for not meeting its deadline to submit a report on the bio-diversity impact of...
- Committee rejects 23 of 24 proposed Uttarakhand hydro projectThe Supreme Court monitoring committee formed by the ministry of environment and forests to study 24 proposed hydro projects on the Alaknan...
- Supreme Court-mandated panel to study impact of hydro projects on environment17-member group has been asked to assess both existing and under-construction projects in the region over the next three months.
- Panel to study impact of hydel projects on Uttarakhand's ecologyThe committee will also examine the impact of the 24 proposed hydroelectric projects (HEPs) on the biodiversity of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi...
- Panel to study impact of hydel projects on Uttarakhand ecologyEnvironment ministry has formed an expert committee to study whether hydro-electric projects on rivers led to the disaster in Uttarakhand.
- 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...
- SC prohibits new hydroelectric power project in UttarakhandExpressing concern over the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today prohibited setting up of any new hydroelectric power pro...
- 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.
- DDA goes for low-income housing in its sub-citiesDDA passed its budget for FY14 with special focus on development of low-income housing in its sub-cities & maintenance of green areas.
- 34 Ganga dam projects may cause harm to Uttarakhand’s biodiversity: Green panelA report commissioned by the government has recommended that 34 dams on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers — the two main tributaries of t...
- Scrap 34 dams on Ganga: Green panelA report commissioned by the government has recommended that 34 dams on the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers — the two main tributaries of t...
- MoEF panel rejects 3 Ganga power plansEnvironment ministry's forest clearance committee has shown the red flag to three major hydroelectric projects on tributaries of Ganga whil...
- Study recommends minimum flow on Ganga tributariesA study by IIT Roorkee, commissioned by the environment and forests ministry, has recommended that minimum flow be maintained on nearly 60 ...
- Environment ministry refuses nod to three U’khand power projectsThe environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) — the statutory body for forest clearances — has recommended that no forest land...
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