Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of President Municipal Committee Thathri VS Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir dated 03/12/2024. Joint committee report dated November 25, 2024 has been filed through the Central Pollution Control Board. Project proponents stated that they want to file an objection to …
New Delhi: Grappling with a severe power and water crisis, Delhi is on a short fuse. There were five protests over water or power shortage in the last two days, one of which took an ugly turn when angry protesters vandalized a DTC bus at Ambedkar Nagar on Wednesday morning. …
The Indian-held Kashmir (IHK) government on Tuesday demanded compensation from New Delhi for losses incurred due to the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), a water-sharing agreement signed between India and Pakistan in 1960. Participating in the discussions at the state power minister
General Electric's Energy Financial Services is working on thousands of megawatts of renewable energy projects, but is not likely to move forward until the U.S. government decides on rules for new grants, an executive in the company's energy business said on Tuesday. Funding for new clean energy projects largely dried …
Switzerland's glaciers shrank by 12 percent over the past decade, melting at their fastest rate due to rising temperatures and lighter snowfalls, a study by the Swiss university ETH showed Monday. "The last decade was the worst decade that we have had in the last 150 years. We lost a …
As a part of the Statewide dharna programme, workers and supporters of the Rangiya Dist Committee of Assam Jatiyabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged a dharna before the office of the SDO (Civil) of Rangiya recently. Nearly 100 members of the student body protested and urged early withdrawal of the …
Rain can only bring about a change in the present grim power scenario in the State. This is because of the State's over dependence on the hydel power stations to meet its power needs. However, to get some relief, the State has pleaded with the Central Government for allocation of …
Energy capacity needs to be increased by 10,000 megawatts until 2015 and is hoping foreign investors can help it halt damaging power cuts, investment minister Waqar Ahmed Khan said on Friday. Waqar Ahmed Khan said Pakistan was looking at foreign firms to help it deal with its energy shortfall, which …
Punjab is set to generate 275 MW power on canal falls and tail races of hydel channels from the mini-hydel projects and was planning to generate 100 MW more in three years spending Rs 1,000 crore. An official spokesman said mini-hydel projects with total 5.3 MW capacity costing Rs 57 …
Telecoms firms are increasingly looking at more energy efficient and recyclable products in Asia as consumers check labels for environmental credentials and companies try to save on energy costs. "For emerging markets, green will go a long way because it's more of a necessity," Dipesh Mohile, a telecommunications analyst at …
Austrian Ambassador, Dr Michael Stigelbauer on Thursday called on the Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf and discussed various matters of mutual interest and possibilities of investment and technical co-operation in water and power sector. The Minister briefed the current energy situation and the measures being taken to …
European carbon has fallen by almost a fifth in the past month as utilities profited from a recent doubling in emissions prices, but analysts say Europe has to heat up or permit prices drop further before buyers return. After hitting a 4-month high of 16 euros ($22.23) on May 11, …
The Economic Co-ordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) on Monday granted permission for the establishment of 16-20 hydel projects on River Gilgit as IPP, aimed at overcoming energy crisis in the country. The meeting of ECC was held here under the chairmanship of Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to Prime Minister on …
Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf said that the allocation of more than Rs 100 billion in the budget 2009-10 for ongoing and new projects was a good sign for future of the country especially for ensuring provision of electricity to all. Talking of ongoing projects being …
The proposed Chalakudy Hydel Project, the seventh along the 145-kilometre journey of the already dammed river, could submerge 140 hectares of prime forestland which is home to diverse species of fauna including the Great Indian Hornbill and the Asiatic Elephant. The dam site is a key elephant corridor, points out …
At the recent World Water Forum in Istanbul, Payal Parekh and her colleague Ann-Kathrin Schneider were deported. She spoke with Bharat Lal Seth What was your point at the World Water Forum We simply wanted to convey the destructiveness of dams. The World Water Forum was billed as a democratic …
A private company operated in Myanmar has shown interest in setting up a hydroelectricity power plant with the capacity of 500 megawatt in Rakhine state for exporting electricity to Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Thursday revealed this while addressing a seminar as the chief guest on Bangladesh-Myanmar relations …
