Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'News Item titled "Deforestation ill-planned construction and unscientific - illegal mining behind Himachal Pradesh, monsoon catastrophe" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.11.2023' dated 29/02/2024. One of the issue under consideration in the application is deforestation, ill-planned construction activities, illegal mining …
Focus will be to tap solar energy in big way, develop small hydel projects: Sajad Lone J&K; government is all set to establish Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) to harness solar energy in a “big way” and focus on tapping other renewable forms of energy in the state, which is known …
Batote, July 23: The Planning Commission of India (PCI), led by its member, BK Chaturvedi, former Cabinet Secretary, and Arun Mehta, Principal Secretary, flew to the project site of Baglihar-II at Chanderkot in Ramban district today. To review the case of the state government’s demand for Rs 1,000 crore to …
The legal geopolitics of the Baglihar and Kishenganga hydroelectric power projects, whose legitimacy under the Indus Waters Treaty has been contested by Pakistan, demonstrates the political nature of technology and the governance of technology need not remain out-of-bounds for non-engineers. In attempting an understanding, this article seeks to step outside …
Has the regional displacement widened in the post-reform period? This study attempts to probe into this by analysing growth rates of aggregate and sectoral domestic product of major states in the pre (1980s) and post-reform (1990s) decades. Our results indicate that while the growth rate of gross domestic product has …
SRINAGAR, Sept 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday underlined the importance of construction of hydro-electric projects in the State to harness its last hydro-electric potential and achieve self-sufficiency in energy generation. Omar said that the economic growth and holistic development of a state like Jammu and Kashmir was largely dependent …
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Baglihar Hydroelectric Project (BHEP) stage-II would generate an average annual income of about Rs 500 crore by producing over 1,300 Million Unit (MU) of energy. He said the state government had launched a number of power projects for execution and many were …
Pakistan has objected to India's move to fill the Nimoo-Bazgo dam in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming that it could cut off Islamabad's share of water from the Indus river. India had informed the Pakistan government that the dam had been completed and was going to be filled. "We have asked …
JAMMU, Jul 30: Like all other North Indian states, J&K; too faced complete blackout since 2.30 AM on Monday, following sudden Northern Grid failure, with all its essential services, including the hospitals, PHE, Railways, adversely hit up to 1.30 PM. According to Chief Engineer System and Operation (PDD) Amit Gupta, …
Negotiations with Pvt, Public Sector Insurance companies today JAMMU, Sept 18: As the defects liability period of the contractor is ending in December this year, the 450 Mega Watts (MW) Baglihar Hydroelectric Project on river Chenab in Ramban district is being fully insured very shortly with Jammu and Kashmir State …
The policy brief explores the evolving discourse on water issues in Pakistan where the process of political articulation, securitization and mobilization which often links water to Kashmir is studied. The rationale for undertaking such an approach is to provide useful insights to understand Pakistan‟s thinking on strategizing water. The primary …
People in electricity-starved Jammu and Kashmir may have to wait for at least four years for the completion of the second phase of the 900-MW Baglihar hydroelectric project over the Chenab in Chanderkote. The first phase having three turbines of 150-MW each started in 1999 and was commissioned in 2008. …
India maintains that it is well within its rights to construct the project Pakistan sought a quick resolution of its dispute with India on the 330-MW Kishenganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted an immediate site-inspection by the International Court of Arbitration during its preliminary hearing on January …
In a temporary relief to New Delhi, the ongoing construction activities at the 330 MW Kishenganga hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir will continue as Pakistan did not press for a stay on the activities during the first hearing of the international court of arbitration in Hague on Friday. The …
State Cabinet, which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, today, accepted the report of the Negotiating Committee and gave its nod for the preparation of fresh Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project, whose fate was hanging in balance for the past several decades. The Cabinet …
The Indo-Pak row over the 330 MW Kishanganga hydroelectric project is getting more serious than New Delhi had earlier anticipated. Buoyed by the success in the Baglihar project, where the Indian position was largely upheld, New Delhi did not quite think matters would go this far when Islamabad first threatened …
Ravish Tiwari As the legal dispute between India and Pakistan over 330 MW Kishanganga hydel project heads to the international court of arbitration, India has invited Pakistan to finalise the names of three neutral umpires for the seven-member bench. Government sources said India has proposed July 7 for this crucial …
Even as Pakistan withdrew its objections to the construction of Uri-II and Chutak hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the differences over Nimmo-Bazgo hydro-power plant to be built in J-K
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have resolved at the meeting of the Permanent Indus Water Commission here the issue of water flows in the Chenab river being affected during the initial filling of the Baglihar dam in 2008. Pakistan has decided not to raise the matter further. However, …
