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 …
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Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries across the world. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Nepal. ENVIRONMENT Nepal has been ranked 139th in the Environmental Performance Index 2014, which assessed 178 countries …
Authorities concerned are yet to complete the Yamgha Amarai Irrigation Project though its construction was initiated 35 years ago. The project to four kilometre canal was started with financial aid from the World Bank to irrigate around 812 hectares of farmland belonging to 65 households at Yamgha VDC. Except for …
India has expressed its willingness to change the design of Ratle Dam (850mw Hydropower Generation Project) being built on Chenab River in Indian held Kashmir. Following the reservations and serious concerns raised by Pakistani authorities during talks with Indian authorities so far held on water related bilateral issues, the later …
Monday, January 27, 2014 - Islamabad—Wapda has expedited the work on constructing small dams to irrigate over 130,000 acres of land in various areas of the country, said an official of Water and Power Development Authority. Talking to APP, he said Nai Gaj dam was being constructed in Sindh, Ghabir …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in response to a case filed on January 2 has issued notice to the Alaknanda Hydropower Company Limited (AHPCL). Earlier, a case was filed with the NGT by the Srinagar Bandh Aapda Sangharsh Samiti, an organisation for the affected residents of Srinagar, Pauri district, and …
The construction of $7 billion Dasu hydropower project on the Indus River is expected to start this year and will be completed in two stages and four phases by 2037 with total capacity of 4,320 megawatts, says a new project report prepared by Wapda and published by the World Bank. …
The Cabinet Committee on Investment has cleared three hydro power projects, which were stuck due to environmental bottlenecks. According to a power ministry official, the three hydel projects — Tawang (800 MW), Tato (700 MW) and Teesta (520 MW) — which were awaiting approvals for a long time, have been …
Fifty-five years after they were separated from their homes and land in Himachal Pradesh to build a reservoir for the Bhakra Dam so that people living in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan could get water and electricity, 2,836 Bhakra oustees families (number has multiplies since due to division in families) still …
An innovative attempt is being made by scientists in Gujarat to develop a water-conserving farming technique than can better Israel's drip-irrigation system. Two universities in the state have developed an artificial "molecular-blanket" or a "nano-film" that can prevent water-evaporation from soil by 90 percent. "By using this molecular blanket, we …
Feeling of being cheated by the State government, the Forum for Siang Dialogue (FSD) and the Siang People’s Forum (SPF) have strongly opposed the proposed public hearing for the 2,700 megawatt Lower Siang Hydroelectric project (HEP) on January 31 next and demanded for immediate cancellation of the hearing and to …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ministry of power, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the state governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on the issue of releasing minimum sustenance water at the rate of 450 cumecs from the Lower …
As the state battles to tackle a grim power situation, sources in the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) have revealed that a proposal to set up a hydel power plant at Shivanasamudra, which was cleared by the state cabinet, has been sent back by the Centre. “The proposal was sent …
In a major setback to India, the final order of the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has asked India to increase its environmental flow downstream by 112 per cent from what India had demanded in the Kishenganga/Neelum river below the 330 MW Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project (KHEPP). The …
This guide attempts to summarize the strongest social and environmental standards related to dam building. It discusses options for civil society to use standards in order to advocate for stronger practices to be implemented by government ministries, dam financiers, and dam builders. The guide takes the position that the most …
This guide attempts to summarize the strongest social and environmental standards related to dam building. It discusses options for civil society to use standards in order to advocate for stronger practices to be implemented by government ministries, dam financiers, and dam builders. The guide takes the position that the most …
National Register of Large Dam (NRLD) is a compilation of the large dams in the country prepared as per information received from the State Government / Authority concerned. The lists of dams have been regrouped as per their location within the territory of a State. The sole purpose of the …
The study has revealed that the popularity of micro irrigation has been improved remarkably in the states like Rajasthan and Haryana, because of their water scarcity with undulating topography and sandy soils. Rajasthan has recorded the highest area covered under the sprinkler irrigation system and so also Haryana, which has …
As many as 18 other hydro power projects in the northeastern States have been cleared by the CEA December 29: At a time when uncertainty looms large over the implementation of the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has cleared the 1800MW Subansiri Middle Hydroelectric Project …
The Assam Assembly’s house committee on downstream impact of mega dam projects, in one of its recommendations, stated that the government concerned and agencies associated with hydroelectricity generation should desist from constructing mega dams, which might pose threat to lives and property of people in downstream areas of Assam. The …
