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 …
In view of the observation of Carrying Capacity Study of Teesta Basin as ecologically sensitive North Sikkim, Ministry of Environment and Forests have decided that projects above Chungthang area should not be considered for construction of dams and large scale developmental activities.
The proposal to set up a 400 MW capacity hydro electric project in evergreen forests of Western Ghats in Hassan district of Karnataka has met with a lot of opposition from the locals and environmentalists. The Detailed Project Report of the proposal poorly backs up the project with many contentious …
Business Standard / New Delhi October 27, 2008, 0:01 IST The talks between India and Pakistan on the fresh objections raised by the latter over the Baglihar hydropower project on the Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir ended in a stalemate on Friday. Neither the actual inspection of the project by …
The South Korean government Thursday pledged a loan of Rs 3.54 billion to Nepal for the construction of the Chameliya hydro project. The agreement regarding the hydropower project was made at the Ministry of Finance today. Ambassador of the republican of Korea to Nepal Nam Sang-Jung and Secretary at the …
Let’s cut to the chase. If we are serious about climate change then we have to be serious about changing (drastically) the way the world generates and uses its energy. But even as the rich world talks glibly about ‘decarbonisation’ of its economy it has done precious little to reinvent …
Water shortage in Pakistan has reached an alarming 35 percent and the crisis could affect crops of the Rabi season that just began. Sources familiar with the developments told Daily Times the government had called a top-level meeting of the provincial irrigation ministers, members of the National Assembly standing subcommittee …
Agartala, Oct 12: A day after the signing of the 123 agreement between India and the US, Left parties in Tripura today threatened to launch a campaign against the argument of energy security issue of the UPA Government and alleged that the nuke deal once again reflected Centre
SRINAGAR Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday dedicated to the people of Jammu and Kashmir its biggest power project owned by the state, called the Baglihar Hydroelectric Project. The project, inaugurated by him by pressing a remote button at Chanderkote in Ramban district, about 150 km south of here, is …
Shujaat Bukhari SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday appealed to Pakistan to work jointly to address the problems faced by the people of the two countries. He said the Baglihar power project had been constructed within the parameters of the Indus Water Treaty. Inaugurating the 450 MW Baglihar power …
A perusal of environment impact assessments for hydel projects in Uttarakhand brings out various deficiencies in the reports, and the unstudied manner in which such projects have been embarked upon. That many more of such projects have been proposed points to the muddled direction adopted for energy supply, reminding us …
Promoters of the 101-megawatt Tamor-Mewa hydroelectric project in Taplejung district have accused the Ministry of Water Resources of treating them unjustly by not renewing the survey license for the project. The Ministry on Jan. 22, 2008 decided not to extend the term of the license stating that the company did …
The country is blessed with an enormous hydropower and the prevailing energy crisis could be overcome by exploiting the resources properly. Managing Director Sarhad Hydel Development Organisation (SHYDO), Engr S Ishtiaq Hussain Shah expressed his views here on Tuesday. The country at the moment is facing worst power crisis of …
Closure of a power station is a rare event and more so when it is the Hirakud system, which was the back bone of Orissa power grid. The then OSEB authorities decided to take a "3 month" closure of Hirakud Power System to take up some critical unavoidable works before …
Integrated watershed management is aimed at minimizing the rate of sediment flow in the streams being harnessed for hydro power generation. The main aim of the Catchment Area Treatment Plan is to rejuvenate various potential and degraded ecosystems in the catchment area for longevity of the underground balancing reservoir storage …
This paper examines the financial and economic feasibility of adoption of an energy-conserving technology in the household sector in Sri Lanka. Results shows that the adoption of this energy-conserving technology is financially profitable and economically viable. Systematic incorporation of environmental benefits further strengthens the case for energy conservation. The paper …
Nepal and India held a high-level meeting on Monday in Kathmandu to chalk out plans to harness water resources between the two countries in a comprehensive manner, including hydro-power generation, irrigation, flood control and other water-related cooperation.Nepalese Water Resources Secretary Shanker Prasad Koirala and his Indian counterpart, Umesh N Panjiyar, …
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Madhya Pradesh economy. As much as 49 per cent of its landmass is cultivable and 74.73 per cent of its people depend directly or indirectly on agriculture for their livelihood. The sector
Madhya Pradesh boasts motorable roads, well-lit villages and well-irrigated fields. This has been made possible by creating new infrastructure and by improving the existing facilities on a priority basis. The government has made construction of irrigation facilities, upgradation of roads and creation of new power-generation facilities its thrust areas. In …
