Bhutanese King leads prayer for Red Fort blast victimsPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck inaugurated the Punatsangchhu-II hydroelectric project. They...
12 Nov, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
India opens Baglihar Dam gates, built on Chenab River in Ramban, to regulate rising water levelsIndia has opened gates at the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam on the Chenab River to regulate water flow, following heavy rainfall...
11 May, 2025, 11.20 AM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
SJVN's 900 MW project in Nepal to start power generation from 2025: CMDSJVN expects its under-construction 900 MW Arun-3 hydro-electric project in Nepal to start power generation next year with 74% completion.
04 Jun, 2024, 08.29 PM IST
In sinking Joshimath, chorus of 'NTPC go back' grows louderThe JSS also held a day-long protest near the office of the Sub Treasury Joshimath on Monday where many people joined local residents to vo...
17 Jan, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
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...
10 Oct, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
Two soldiers killed, three wounded in blast in southwest PakistanThere was no immediate claim of responsibility for the late Wednesday blast in Pasni, a coastal town in Balochistan province, 126 km east o...
15 Jul, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
'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...
22 Feb, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
Blast at India-developed hydroelectricity project in NepalAn unidentified group exploded an improvised explosive device in the office of Arun III hydropower in Tumlingtar, nearly 500 km from here, ...
14 Jun, 2018, 10.09 PM IST
Modi, Oli jointly lay foundation stone of 900-mw Arun III Hydroelectric power plantThe project is expected to bring in USD 1.5 billion foreign direct investment into Nepal and create jobs for thousands of people.
11 May, 2018, 09.29 PM IST
Blast at India-developed hydroelectricity project in Nepal weeks before inauguration by ModiThe compound wall of the 900 MW Arun III Hydroelectric Power Plant's office in Tumlingtar area, nearly 500 km from Kathmandu, was damaged i...
29 Apr, 2018, 02.51 PM IST
Hindustan Construction Company bags contract worth Rs 635-cr from NTPC in UttarakhandHindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) today said it has bagged a Rs 635 crore contract from NTPC in Uttarakhand.
11 Mar, 2016, 01.58 PM IST
New technology speeds up tunnel plans in Jammu and KashmirSo far, drill and blast, and New Austrian Tunnelling Method, also known as Sequential Excavation Method, were used for building tunnels.
09 Jun, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
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...
14 Aug, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
- SC prohibits new hydroelectric power project in Uttarakhand
Expressing concern over the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today prohibited setting up of any new hydroelectric power pro...
13 Aug, 2013, 10.56 PM IST
- 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...
17 Jul, 2012, 04.14 AM IST
- Pollution in Ganga claims more lives than bomb blasts: L K Advani
Advani expressed concerns over the increasing level of pollution in the Ganga, saying it was claiming more lives than those caused by blast...
14 Aug, 2011, 12.33 PM IST