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 …
KATHMANDU: Nepal and India have finally broken the ice on development of 5,600-megawatt Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project, as the two sides today endorsed the statute of Pancheshwar Development Authority, decided to appoint a Nepali national as the Authority’s CEO and hired a firm to conduct a preliminary study on the project. …
Hydropower: Survey work of the proposed site of the biggest hydroelectric project in the country, the 2,640MW Kuri-Gongri hydropower project dam is underway. Water and Power consultancy services (WAPCOS) India ltd is carrying out the survey who was also contracted to prepare the project’s detailed project report (DPR). The DPR …
KATHMANDU: Talks between high-ranking government officials of Nepal and India on development of 5,600MW Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project wrapped up today with both sides agreeing to finalise the statuette of the Pancheshwar Development Authority by tomorrow. “Considering the developments of today, we may be able to finalise the statuette by tomorrow,” …
The Tehri dam oustees have demanded from the state government to take effective and timely steps to address their grievances. They expressed concern that the memorandum highlighting their demands was submitted to the officials of the Tehri hydro power project many times, but their demands were still pending. They have …
Guwahati: Reiterating that the Centre was committed to resolving the impasse over the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project in Arunachal Pradesh through dialogue, Union minister of state for coal, power and renewable energy Piyush Goyal said he would have a meeting anti-dam groups, experts and other stakeholders soon. Interacting …
A new water-saving irrigation technology has been successfully tested in the growing area of Hami in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. With the Trace Quantity Irrigation technology, date trees in the test land yield the same output with only 30 percent to 40 percent of the water volume that would …
The Punjab government is utilizing all available resources for improving irrigation sector and has started numerous development projects for the welfare of the farming community and farmers are benefiting from these projects due to which production has increased substantially. This was disclosed by spokesman of Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority …
Cost recovery from irrigation in almost all the countries presents a dismal picture. Low cost recovery coupled with declining government finances has led to the deterioration of both the quality of the built infrastructure and institutions managing and governing such infrastructure. This has created a vicious circle of low cost …
MUZAFFARABAD: Apart from adverse impact to be caused by India’s Kishanganga dam project on Pakistan’s irrigation system and energy sector schemes, conservationists are worried about its devastating effects on biodiversity and ecosystem in Neelum Valley. “The volume of water in the part of river on the India-held side is 10 …
Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agreed to complete studies within six months on the impact of an Ethiopian hydropower dam on the main tributary of the Nile river after Egypt raised concern about water shortages. A committee of four experts from each nation will investigate the hydrological, social and environmental effects …
LAHORE: India has agreed to re-examine Pakistan’s objections over designs of Kishanganga dam and four other hydroelectric power projects on Jhelum and Chenab rivers. During the third and concluding day of talks held here on Tuesday, a 10-member Indian team headed by the Commissioner of Indus Water Commission pledged to …
Water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan began discussing studies to determine what impact an Ethiopian hydropower dam being built on the main tributary of the Nile River will have on the two downstream countries. A panel of experts from the three nations may be formed at the meeting in …
The proposed site has experienced several earthquakes The bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala during the former’s recent Nepal visit included an agreement to restart work on the 5,600 MW Pancheshwar multipurpose project. This has aroused strong resistance from environmentalists and anti-dam activists. …
Villagers have demanded that the 660-mw Kishao dam project on the Tons that will supply water to Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan should be scrapped. The dam will render about 6,000 villagers as oustees in the fertile Morad-Mashvad-Dharva belt along the river in Shillai. Villagers have come under the banner of …
Expert panel okays it without land demarcation or settling of tribal rights; also clears Rs 2,000-cr Kundaliya irrigation scheme in MP The long-pending Renuka Dam project has got approval from the forest advisory committee (FAC) of the Union ministry for environment, forests and climate change. This has been done without …
A dam able to hold 100 million litres of water would be built on Mount Buller to boost the resort's snowmaking capability and fresh water supply, under a proposed $8.25 million project before authorities. In documents submitted to the Federal Environment Department in recent days, the dam is described as …
Environmentalists have said that the construction of the Pancheshwar dam will rub salt on the yet to heal wounds left by the construction of the Tehri dam. Environmentalist and founder of Uttarakhand Nadi Bachao Abhiyan, Suresh Bhai said that the world was once again considering the options of mini and …
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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Abhijeet Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors dated 06/08/2014 regarding stay of construction of the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project (LSHEP)
