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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF DAMS
Giant 'heat storms' are scorching the Earth. This is the story of the biggest one on recordHeat storms have increased dramatically, causing severe global consequences including excess deaths and environmental catastrophes. Recent ...20 Oct, 2026, 03.56 PM IST- Kabul water crisis: Afghan capital edges towards 'day zero' as boreholes dry, drought bites and aid stays frozenKabul faces a severe water crisis as aquifers deplete faster than they can be replenished. The population growth has resulted in excessive ...06 Oct, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
- In 2014, Massachusetts' JRWA began work to remove a dam sitting 10 feet below the Elm Street Bridge. 5 years later, the Jones River was freed for alewife, eels and trout once againElm Street project was also part of a broader sequence of restoration work on the Jones River. A previous obstacle, the Wapping Road Dam, h...17 Sep, 2026, 11.26 PM IST
- 1,200 km more railway tracks coming: Govt clears 8 projects worth Rs 20,000 crore to connect 6,900 villages across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & moreThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved eight railway projects costing over twenty thousand crore rupees. These projects will in...10 Sep, 2026, 12.32 PM IST
- England’s hidden 7,500-acre wilderness could become the ‘Yellowstone of Britain’ — a £8.5 million rewilding project aims to bring back rare wildlife over the next 20 yearsEmblehope Moor in Northumberland is undergoing a significant nature restoration over twenty years. This ambitious project aims to rewet pea...06 Sep, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
- NASA satellites compared the Aral Sea between 2000 and 2014; river diversion left its eastern basin as exposed desertNASA's satellite images illustrate a dramatic transformation of the Aral Sea from 2000 to 2014, driven by the diversion of rivers for agric...02 Sep, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
- In 2016, NYSDEC and partners removed Shapp Pond Dam after 50 years of blocking migratory fish. 4 years later, restored habitat showed significant gains in stream health and wildlifeThe removal of the Shapp Pond Dam in Dutchess County, New York, helped restore aquatic connectivity and improve stream habitat along the Ea...28 Aug, 2026, 11.25 PM IST
- In 2024, managers deliberately cooled the Colorado River to protect the Grand Canyon from invasive smallmouth bass. 2 years later, no bass recruitment had been detected, but the effort cost $19.1 million in replacement powerManagers at Glen Canyon Dam used an unusual strategy to protect native Colorado River fish from invasive smallmouth bass: they deliberately...16 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
- China's construction of dams sparks controversy as building river dams "results in irreversible modification of natural landscapes": ReportChina's construction and operation of dams has sparked controversy as building river dams and artificial reservoirs causes "irreversible mo...04 Feb, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
- What is the Chinese dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River that has made Joe Biden's top aide Jake Sullivan rush to India?This visit reflects the strategic partnership between the US and India in countering China's influence in the region.04 Jan, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
- NGT bars desilting, mineral extraction at Bisalpur Dam in Rajasthan without green clearanceThe National Green Tribunal has ordered Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project Corporation Limited (ERCPCL) to stop desilting, dredging, and miner...26 Nov, 2023, 04.06 PM IST
- Myanmar probes controversial China-backed damThe fate of the $3.6 billion Myitsone dam in northern Kachin state has hung in the balance since it was abruptly halted by Myanmar in 2011 ...12 Nov, 2016, 04.17 PM IST
- Dam: Jayalalithaa questions Centre for entertaining Kerala's requestJaya said the approval of Terms of Reference to conduct an EIA Study for the construction of a new dam at Mullaperiyar, was in "gross viola...11 Jun, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
- China's biggest hydropower project Xiaonanhai Dam struck down by Environment MinistryConstruction work for the proposed Xiaonanhai Dam as well as other dams should be banned on the Jinsha River, the Ministry said in a stern ...11 Apr, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
- Polavaram project likely to submerge 276 villages in AndhraThe government today said that 276 villages in Andhra Pradesh, four villages in Chhattisagarh and eight villages in Odisha are likely to be...13 Aug, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
- Hydelgate: Dam frenzy fails to notice environmental concernsThis will change once the dam comes up. For up to 20 hours a day, says the report, the dam will trap the river, releasing just 35 cumecs of...06 May, 2013, 02.35 PM IST
- 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 ...15 Jun, 2011, 07.41 PM IST
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