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 …
Dams impound the majority of rivers and provide important societal benefits, especially daily water releases that enable on-peak hydroelectricity generation. Such “hydropeaking” is common worldwide, but its downstream impacts remain unclear. We evaluated the response of aquatic insects, a cornerstone of river food webs, to hydropeaking using a life history–hydrodynamic …
Brazil’s Amazon region, which includes most of the world’s largest remaining area of rainforest, is under attack by uncontrolled economic exploitation. Mainly as a result of industrial agriculture, cattle ranching, mines and infrastructure projects such as hydropower dams, and the illegal loggers and settlers that follow in their wake, over …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Save Mon Region Federation & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests & Others dated 07/04/2016 regarding grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) dated 19.4.2012 to the construction of 780 Mega Watts (MW) Nyam Jang Chhu Hydroelectric Project (NJC-HEP) in Tawang …
Study indicates ‘very high adverse effects’ on the environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on the lower mainstream Mekong river Vietnam has predicted “very high adverse effects” on the Mekong river environment and economy if 11 proposed dams are built on its lower mainstream. The warning is …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ajay Kumar Negi & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 04/04/2016 regarding Tidong-I Hydro Electric Project in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Tribunal permits the Project Proponent (M/s Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd) to carry out the construction work of the …
The government will complete the Polavaram project by 2018 just as it completed Pattiseema in a record time of one year, said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Addressing a public meeting organised to mark the completion of the Pattiseema project, Mr. Naidu said the Polavaram project was the biggest ongoing …
Order of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in the matter of Nirmalabai Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 17/03/2016 regarding acquisition of land to rehabilitate oustees of the Maheshwar Hydro-electric Project. The petitioner is still in possession of the land in question. The amount of compensation has …
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia, which plans to become a top regional electricity exporter, will soon launch a new 2,000 megawatt hydropower dam, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Thursday. Under a new 2015-2020 development plan, Addis Ababa wants to raise output to 17,346 megawatts from a current capacity of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on National Projects, 10/03/2016. Government of India has declared 16 projects as National Projects. The names of the projects which have been declared as National Projects and their present status are given in Annexure – I. Since the beginning of Scheme of National Projects (in …
The Government will build four big dams in Embu County, in a bid to boost access to drinking and irrigation water in four counties. Water Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said the government had already advertised tenders for three major dams, Rupingazi, which will serve Mbeere South, Thambana, which will irrigate …
KCR to sign agreements on construction of five barrages across the river Godavari and its tributaries The people of Telangana will have one more long-lasting reason to celebrate March 8 in the years to come in addition to it being the International Women’s Day as the State is slated to …
While acknowledging implementation of 89 irrigation projects under AIBP, which have been languishing for years, Jaitley in his Budget speech had said, “we will ensure that 23 of these projects are completed before March 31, 2017”. While acknowledging implementation of 89 irrigation projects under AIBP, which have been languishing for …
Union Budget allots just Rs 100 crore for the project. Hyderabad: Going by this year’s Budgetary allocation to the Polavaram project, considered the lifeline of AP, it would take around 300, not three years as claimed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, to complete it. Mr Naidu had often said …
Industry and farmer bodies have welcomed the budget's focus on expansion of irrigation across the country, which is likely to irrigate an additional lakh hectares. Currently, over 60 % of the total 142 million hectares of farm land in the country is not covered under irrigation. "This will be a …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Themrei Tuithung - Thoyee Village, Ukhrul District, Manipur & Others Vs Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of Manipur, Irrigation and Flood Control Department - Government of Manipur, Ministry of Tribal Affairs dated 26/02/2016 regarding forest …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Om Dutt Singh & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh through its Chief Secretary dated 19/02/2016 regarding Kanhar Irrigation Project in District Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh. In terms of Direction no. 14 of the Judgment dated 7th May, 2015, the Project …
Swaziland has acquired a $1.4 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) through the African Water Facility (AWF) for a feasibility study of a multipurpose dam, local media report here Wednesday. Jean Michael Ossete, the AWF acting Coordinator says the overall access rate to drinking water in Swaziland is …
According to an advertisement placed in the dailies by the Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority last week, Naromoru Dam will be constructed in Kieni East, and Karemenu Dam in Kieni West. Each dam will be constructed at a cost of Sh6.5 billion including piping. The planners say the project …
Raipur: Chhattisgarh will soon get a fund of Rs 828 crore from the Centre to complete the ongoing and pending irrigation projects in the state, an official spokesperson said here on Tuesday. Hailing the state government's efforts to boost irrigation facilities, Union Minister for Water Resources and River Development Uma …
