In an unprecedented development, the members of a gram sabha in Himachal Pradesh exercised rights conferred on them under the fifth schedule of the Constitution and disallowed the Rs 7,759 crore Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Power Project

plans of the Himachal Pradesh (hp) government to set up the 100-megawatt Sainj hydel project has kicked up a row. Environmentalists feel that the proposed project in the

india's first geothermal minor hydel power plant tapping energy from natural hot water springs would be soon installed in Tatapani village of Chattis

The Kerala government makes yet another attempt to destroy the tranquillity of the Silent Valley

a proposal to dam the Tigris river in Turkey could pose a serious threat to the environment and for human health. This warning was given in an environmental impact assessment commissioned by

Four micro-hydel projects in Nepal

Brazil may end up attaining economic development at the cost of the

Hydroelectricity can now be generated without the need of costly civil works and installation of complex machinery

Development threatens the world s largest floating park situated in Manipur

In a complete reversal of its stand, the union ministry of environment and forests (MEF) has cleared the 73.5 mw Pooyamkutty hydroelectric project in Idukki district in Kerala, endangering about