The us $1.2 billion Merowe/Hamadab dam on river Nile in Sudan, the largest hydropower project being developed in Africa, is being opposed by environmentalists. The 1,250-megawatt dam, to be

That nobody has bothered about

People of Manipur, Mizoram oppose Tipaimukh dam

WB s U turn on hydropower

After neglecting the north east for years, Delhi now feels the need to initiate developmental activities in the region. There is good reason. Indo Chinese ties are improving. Moreover, a sub regional economic grouping comprising India, China, Myanmar

The centrality of the Northeast to India's ambitious national electrification plan cannot be overstated, since the region will be required to generate about 60 per cent of the total power produced through some 45 mega hydroelectricity projects. In the pro

The us $25 billion Three Gorges Dam in China, already at the centre of a raging dispute, has become embroiled in a fresh controversy. The pro-dam lobby has been contending that the structure is

Villagers in Pench National Park sent packing

a dam project proposed in 1966 has again been delayed, thanks to the

The Belize government has given a nod to the construction of the controversial Chalillo Dam. The massive hydroelectric dam in a jungle valley has invited the ire of environmentalists as it would

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