Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 28/05/2025. The applicant has raised a grievance against setting up of a tyre pyrolysis plant by M/s Adideva Carbon LLP. According to the applicant, the tyre pyrolysis plant has …
In the scorching sun, Alphonce Abok keeps an eye on his fields of watermelons growing near the banks of the Sound River, one of the major channels feeding into Lake Victoria. “I hope with enough water this time around I will harvest my watermelons,” said the farmer from western Kenya. …
Environmentalists are making a last-ditch effort to halt a controversial plan to build a 13 billion yuan (HK$14.5 billion) dam on China’s biggest freshwater lake, Poyang, fearing the project will take a toll on endangered migratory birds and finless porpoises. Activists are urging the public to file objections to the …
Over 300 anti-Polavaram activists of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telengana assembled at Koraput on Thursday and vowed to fight against the multi-purpose project. They alleged that the project is being constructed to benefit industrial houses along the Visakhapatnam-Chennai coastal corridor rather than to provide water for irrigation to farmers …
The NGT, after considering the affidavit on Monday, adjourned hearing to January Hyderabad: In a significant development, the TS government has filed an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal, seeking a detailed survey on the impact of backwaters of Polavaram dam on Telangana state territory. The TS government also sought …
The petitioner stated that the design of the project had been changed several times. Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal has posted the Polavaram case to November 21 while stating that this would be the last opportunity for AP, TS and the Centre to respond a petition. filed by a NGO …
Will release more funds for the project after Niti Aayog grants its approval After hanging fire for 22 years, the 175-m-high Renukaji Dam has finally set to see the light of day as the Ministry of Water Resources has released Rs 446. 96 crore to Himachal that will enable HP …
Economic development relies critically on infrastructure development. Yet, without careful planning, the services provided by hydropower facilities and dams are at risk. Ensuring the long-term resilience of these critical infrastructure facilities requires early and consistent attention to the processes of reservoir sedimentation, which reduce the storage capacity of reservoirs and …
The peacefulness of the lush green fields of paddy and maize lining the road to Vemulaghat village in Telangana, India belies the anger of villagers protesting against the southern state's plans to acquire about 21,000 acres of land for a reservoir. The Komuravelli Mallanna Sagar reservoir will irrigate 1.2 million …
The Amazon News Network has been in operation for nearly a decade, with the mission of providing news and information to unify people living all across the Amazon region of Brazil. The Network is especially involved in providing news about the massive infrastructure projects planned for the Amazon, including more …
The draft of certain rules further to amend the Odisha Irrigation Rules, 1961 was published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Odisha Irrigation Act, 1959 (Odisha Act, 14 of 1959) in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette No.1473, dated the 5th October, 2015 under the …
Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia commissioned studies into the environmental and economic impact of a $4 billion dam on the Nile that Addis Ababa aims to make the centerpiece of its bid to become Africa's biggest power exporter. The 6,000-megawatt Grand Renaissance Dam, situated close to Ethiopia's border with Sudan and …
BEHRAMPUR: The BJD on Tuesday staged demonstrations in front of collectors' offices in seven southern districts, upping the ante over the multi-purpose Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh. The regional party seems to have made up its mind to use it as major weapon in the run up to the panchayat …
Myanmar suspended the Myitsone megadam project citing environmental worries, but the decision was also seen as an attempt to distance itself from China. Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential …
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by "extreme" groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday. The suspension in 2011 of the $3.6-billion Myitsone megadam project by former president Thein Sein remains a sore …
Panama’s Ngäbe and Buglé indigenous groups have long opposed the nearly complete Barro Blanco dam near their territory, alleging that the dam’s owner failed to consult them or conduct proper environmental and social impact assessments. The dam has spurred countless demonstrations, prompted outcry from national and international NGOs, and caused …
BJD leaders staged a dharna in front of Raj Bhavan opposing Polavaram project and a party delegation led by Tribal Development Minister Lal Bihari Himirika submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee through Odisha Governor S C Jamir. Intensifying the stir against Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling BJD …
A Brazilian judge has suspended the operating license of the controversial Belo Monte dam in the Amazon because the Norte Energia consortium, the dam’s builder and operator, failed to meet a key compensation commitment required by the federal government. In exchange for the right to build and run the dam, …
Spanish energy company Endesa announced on August 30 that they were returning the water rights of the five Chilean rivers to the state because its hydroelectric projects were not viable. A coalition of citizens, community groups, and NGOs have been lobbying for two decades, pressuring the Chilean government and Endesa …
A new review reveals gaps in the science of dam removal. Although more than 1200 dams have been removed in the United States, fewer than 10 percent have been scientifically evaluated. Those studies that do exist focus more on short-term river channel responses rather than longer-term biological responses. The findings …
In a major boost to 26 large but incomplete irrigation projects in Maharashtra, the Centre on Tuesday sanctioned a Rs 16,603-crore loan to the state. "This is the single largest assistance organised by the Indian government for the irrigation sector to one state,'' I S Chahal, principal secretary , state …
