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 …
Central Water Commission (CWC), Government of India has undertaken the task of conducting, “Cumulative Impact and Carrying Capacity Study of Subansiri basin including Downstream Impact in Brahmaputra River Valley” with an objective to assess the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in the basin. Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley …
An all-party conference on the Mullaperiyar issue on Wednesday decided to approach the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to highlight the adverse ecological impact resulting from the raising of the water level of the reservoir to 142 feet. The meeting also decided to urge the Centre to institute a new study …
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has decided to complaint to the Centre about Karnataka’s decision to build the Tungabhadra dam. “We will lodge a complaint with the Central government as well as the Krishna River Management Board constituted recently by the Central government,” said Telangana irrigation minister T Harish Rao. The …
The European commission has sent France a final notice to explain how it can reconcile EU environmental law with a proposed dam project that sparked riots, which claimed a protester’s life last month. Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student, died after being hit in the back by a grenade during police …
China is the upper riparian since the Brahmaputra River originates in Tibet, and India is sharing the role of lower riparian alongside Bangladesh Two members of parliament yesterday voiced concerns in the house over China’s Zangmu dam project on the Brahmaputra River, demanding that the government take immediate measures to …
China today partly commissioned its largest hydropower station in Tibet, built on the Brahmaputra river, that could restrict the flow of water in the major river in the riparian regions in India and Bangladesh. The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) Zangmu Hydropower Station, which is …
The State government is seriously thinking of moving the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the destruction of bio-diversity at the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) on account of the rising water level in the Mullaperiyar reservoir, Minister for Forests and Transport Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan has said. Speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday, …
China has announced that it has completed a major hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet. The dam is bound to enhance fears in India and Bangladesh about flash floods and related risks like landslides involving lives of millions of people downstream. India has repeatedly expressed concern …
With the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam touching the contentious 142 foot mark, the the Kerala Government today urged Tamil Nadu to “understand” its concerns over the dam’s stability, while indicating that it had no problems sharing water with its neighbour. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy reiterated his government’s stand …
The project will be implemented by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited over a period of two years National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 309.09 crore to the Gujarat government under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) – XX for laying of sub-minors …
Uttar Pradesh has refused to give no objection certificate to some irrigation projects in Uttarakhand Despite the intervention of the supreme court, Uttar Pradesh has refused to settle its 14-year irrigation dispute with Uttarakhand. After the apex court order, the Union water resources ministry had asked the Uttar Pradesh government …
The study indicates that analysis of morphometric parameters with the help of geographic information system (GIS) would prove a viable method of characterizing the hydrological response behaviour of the watershed. It is also well observed that remote sensing satellite data is emerging as the most effective, time saving and accurate …
This paper examines the socio-economic impact of proposed dam on cropland productivity of Mahadayi project, Karnataka, India. Systematic appraisal of dam and their designing by categories of classes on the basis of physical and chemical characteristics of soil has been done in favour of development of agronomic conditions for the …
British Columbia’s C$7.9 billion ($7 billion) Site C hydroelectric dam on the Peace River won environmental approval, paving the way for final decision later this year. The project proposed by provincially owned BC Hydro & Power Authority would involve construction of a power station near Fort St. John and the …
The Uttarakhand Jan Morcha (UJM) has pulled up its socks against the proposed construction of the Pancheshwar dam on the Kali River between India and Nepal. According to the UJM, a front to oppose the construction of this dam will be formed after a visit to the areas in the …
The national committee on safety of dams (NCSD) has agreed to `restore' the ownership of the Mullaperiyar, Thunakadavu, Parambikkulam and Peruvaripallam dams to Kerala. According to Kerala water resources department (KWRD) officials, the NCSD gave this assurance during a committee meeting held in New Delhi in the last week of …
The big meal — fermented wild mushrooms and soybeans wrapped in leaves, boiled bamboo shoots, sticky rice, and pomelo — was ready long before the guests arrived. It was no trouble for Pan Chankaew to prepare such a feast for his guests from town. Living in Mae Khanil Tai village, …
With India and Nepal now agreeing to construct the long-pending Pancheshwar dam project at the confluence of the Mahakali and the Saryu rivers in Uttarakhand's Champawat district, a long –awaited plan to construct a dam on the Saryu river at Chamgarh area that falls in the same Pancheshwar region takes …
KATHMANDU: Nepal and India have agreed to set up a fund of Rs 320 million to cover preliminary expenses of Pancheshwar Development Authority (PDA), which would oversee implementation of 5,600-megawatt Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) being built at Mahakali river. The agreement was reached during the first meeting of the governing …
