Climate Change

Half of glaciers in Satluj basin may disappear by 2050: study

Changing climatic patterns are affecting the health of glaciers in the Himalayan region.

Publication Date: 
21/05/2019
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Climate Change, Glacial Melt, Himalaya, Hydroelectricity, Climate Impacts
Energy

Electricity generation seen rising 6.4% in FY20

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) expects electricity generation from conventional power sources, which comprise 80% of the total production capacity, to rise 6.4% y-o-y to 1,330 billion unit

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Electricity, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power, Hydroelectricity, Energy
Environment

Centre seeks to replace EIA rules, activists rise in protest

NEW DELHI: Preparing a key proposal for the new government, the Union environment ministry has decided to “re-engineer” its existing environment impact assessment (EIA) notification and bring a com

Publication Date: 
16/05/2019
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Hydroelectricity, Environmentalists, Environment
Energy

Infrastructure development in the Northeast: Hydropower, natural resources, legal and institutional frameworks and compliance

In 2000, the central government declared Northeast India as India‟s hydropower hub. Over 165 large dam projects were proposed to come up in the region. However, nearly two decades on, this proposal to regulate the region‟s water resources for its development remains unimplemented.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2019
Manju Menon
Heinrich Boll Foundation - India
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Infrastructure Development, North East, India
Dams/ Irrigation

Environmental implications of Pancheshwar dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India

The present study outlines major concerns and potential environmental consequences of the proposed Pancheshwar high dam in Uttarakhand (Central Himalaya), India.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2019
S. P. Sati, Shubhra Sharma, Naresh Rana & et al
Current Science
116
9
1483-1489
Tags:
Dams, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himalaya, Geology, Earthquakes, Sedimentation, Rivers, Reservoirs, Floods, Hydroelectricity
Environment

Connected and flowing: a renewable future for rivers, climate and people

A recently launched report from World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) and The Nature Conservancy demonstrates how the renewable energy revolution can help address the world’s climate and energy challenge without affecting rivers and the diverse benefits they provide to people and nature.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2019
WWF
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Ecosystem Services, Rivers, Climate Change, Hydroelectricity, India, Global
Energy

Renewable power generation costs in 2018

Renewable energy has become an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost study from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the latest trends for each of the main renewable power technologies.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2019
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Concentrating Power, Geothermal Energy, Hydroelectricity, India, Global
Energy

CM Edappadi K Palaiswami urged to drop hydrocarbon project

Tamilaga Cauvery Vivasyigal Sangam has decided to launch a movement of farmers taking vow not to sell land for hydrocarbon project.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2019
New Indian Express (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Hydroelectricity, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Energy
Energy

India's hydropower to meet target despite varying forecasts by IMD, Skymet

While Skymet expects a below-normal rainfall, IMD sees near-normal rains this year

Publication Date: 
26/04/2019
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Hydroelectricity, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Rainfall, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Power Industry, Energy
Environment

For Subansiri okay, Govt looks at report of panel under judicial scrutiny

The constitution of the three-member committee was first challenged in the National Green Tribunal, which dismissed the plea without citing reasons.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Arunachal, Assam, Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Environment

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