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PM Modi to visit Bhutan on November 11-12 for King's 70th birthday, to boost ties through hydel project inaugurationOn November 11-12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a significant visit to Bhutan, where he will celebrate the 70th birthday of King ...- India seeks to hasten hydropower approvals to reach green goalsIndia will outsource geological investigations for hydroelectric projects, including energy storage, to accelerate approvals and its energy...
- Kheer Ganga disaster: Why nature struck backA devastating mudslide struck Dharali village in Uttarkashi. It demolished buildings built on the Kheer Ganga floodplain. Experts suspect a...
- How India can still punish Pakistan by controlling water flow even with limited infrastructureIndia can control water flow to Pakistan in winter. This is achievable using existing dams like Baglihar and Kishanganga. Low water flow du...
- Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line tunnel boring work 2nd fastest in world, says top officialRail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) is making significant strides in the Rishikesh-Karanprayag rail line project, achieving remarkable tunnel borin...
- Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Ecological concerns need to be addressed for development in Himalayas, say expertsA portion of the tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed in the early hours of Sunday...
- Big improvement in India's disaster preparedness, response: IUCNIUCN India and the TCS Foundation have launched an initiative, "Himalaya for the Future", which aims to enhance sustainability and the well...
- Not just Joshimath, but several other places in Uttarakhand are at risk of sinkingThe high seismic risk zone is dotted with several picturesque towns and villages that are gateways to hiking trails, Hindu pilgrimage sites...
- Sinking Joshimath: Admin sounds alert, asks residents to move to relief centresTaking stock of the prevailing situation in the popular pilgrimage site, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructi...
- China's plans for Himalayan super dam stoke fears in IndiaThe structure will span the Brahmaputra River before the waterway leaves the Himalayas and flows into India, straddling the world's longest...
- 'No other option': Deadly India floods bare conflicts from hydropower boomFifteen years ago, bulldozers descended on Raini village to build a dam, part of a push by India to increase hydroelectric power. The field...
- Uttarakhand flash flood sparks questions on India's hydropower pushContinuing construction of hydropower dams in the region needs reconsideration, not just because of warming risks but because of broader en...
- 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...
- How glaciers can burst and send floods downstreamProglacial lakes, formed after glaciers retreat, are often bound by sediment and boulder formations. Additional water or pressure, or struc...
- 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...
- Nepal state firm to build $2.5 bln power project after China deal scrappedNepal's cabinet scrapped a $2.5 billion deal with China Gezhouba Group Corp to build the Budhi Gangaki hydroelectric plant this month citin...
- India, ADB ink loan pact for clean energy project in Himachal PradeshThe Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for 208 million dollars for Tranche 3 of this Inv...
- Tata Power forms equal JV with Norway's SNLater in 1910, as Tata had envisioned, Tata Hydro Electric Power Company (now known as Tata Power) was born, six years after Jamsetji Tata'...
- Baghlihar ready to start power generation next yearThe Jammu and Kashmir government's flagship Baglihar project is ready to start generating power next year with 90 per cent works complete a...
- IL&FS may pick 15% in Nepal power projectIL&FS is set to acquire a 15% stake in the 750-MW West Seti hydro power project in Nepal.
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