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 …
Sainj (Kullu): Contractors and subcontractors working at the phase-II of the 2,051-MW Parbati project being executed by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) continue to dump muck into the Sainj river. The corporation has not stopped work on the project despite a directive to that effect from the State Environment …
Several thousand people yesterday joined a programme on the bank of Surma River in Sylhet city protesting the much talked Tipaimukh dam project on the upstream of Barak River in Indian state of Manipur. The project will create a disastrous situation in 12 districts in the north-east region of Bangladesh …
California on Wednesday is expected to adopt landmark rules to curb carbon emissions from transportation fuels despite intense opposition from some who say the proposal is biased against corn-based ethanol. If adopted by the state's influential air quality regulators, the low-carbon fuel standard would become the first measure in the …
China will build 20 hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River by 2020, according to a report on Tuesday on a government Web site. A middle stretch of the river is already the site of the world
Shimla: The Himalaya Niti Abhiyan (HNA), a forum of environment -related movements across the state, has called upon all political parties to state their considered position on environment-related issues. The forum organised the Himalaya Bachao Rally and a two-day conference to focus attention on these issues earlier this month. It …
Udhampur: President of the PDP Mehbooba Mufti today warned to launch a mass movement if unfair water-sharing agreements were not scrapped and Dulhasti as well as Salal hydroelectric projects were not handed over to the state. She warned that her party workers would take to streets to force New Delhi …
Pakistan will approach the World Bank on Kishanganga Underground Hydropower Project planned by India over river Neelum, officials said, reports our Pakistan correspondent.
Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf told a press conference on Wednesday that the country's first ever windmill project in Jhimpir, Sindh, will become functional on April 19. This would mark an important beginning towards power production from alternative sources of energy. Built by a Turkish company, …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi April 17, 2009, 0:58 IST That the power capacity addition in the Eleventh Plan (2007-2012) is going to be below the targeted 78,700 Mw is fairly well-known. It is now evident that there will be a slippage in the capacity addition in the Twelfth …
The coffer dam is being built for the 99 MW Chuzachen hydro electric project developed by GATI Infrastructure. As per the preliminary information, the labourers were working in the coffer dam in the night shift when the dam suddenly burst
Udhampur: With resentment brewing among residents of Doda and Kishtwar districts over not getting benefits from hydel projects functioning in their areas, the PDP has stepped up its campaign in this connection. While PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed yesterday demanded the scrapping of, what he called, discriminatory and arbitrary agreements …
As Washington tries to rebuild its strained relationships in Latin America, China is stepping in vigorously, offering countries across the region large amounts of money while they struggle with sharply slowing economies, a plunge in commodity prices and restricted access to credit. In recent weeks, China has been negotiating deals …
US greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2007, compared to the previous year, the US Environmental Protection Agency reported on Wednesday. The report also indicates that US emissions of climate-warming gases such as carbon dioxide and methane rose 17.2 percent from 1990 to 2007. The increase in 2007 was …
Japan has agreed to provide assistance for three projects, including Karachi Circular Railway project (KCR), sixth secondary transmission and grids project of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) and New Khanki Barrage. Japan may make formal announcement in the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting scheduled in Tokyo on April 17. …
Udhampur: Charging the ruling NC for bartering away natural resources of the state for lust of power, PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for re-negotiation of power sharing agreements with the NHPC. Addressing a public meeting at Doda in support of party candidate Balbir Singh, Mufti described the exploitation …
Going powerless: Bangladesh is facing an acute shortage of natural gas supply that has crippled its power sector. The Power Development Board currently faces a shortfall of 165 million cubic feet per day (mcfd). At present it requires 850 mcfd of gas to generate around 4,000 megawatt (MW) of electricity …
Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government would facilitate and provide investor friendly environment to the Chinese companies in Pakistan. He said that the Chinese interest to invest in the hydel and wind power generation projects would help meet countrys future power requirements …
Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the government would facilitate and provide investor friendly environment to the Chinese companies in Pakistan. He said that the Chinese interest to invest in the hydel and wind power generation projects would help meet countrys future power requirements …
The second largest hydro-power project of the country, 70 MW Mid-Marshyangdi has started production in its full capacity during peak hours since last week. The hydel project is producing 70 to 75 MW electricity for about two to three hours each in mornings and evenings daily by operating both its …
