Dams/ Irrigation

Power, forest minister miss NGT deadline again

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hy

Publication Date: 
26/03/2014
Times Of India (Guwahati)
Tags:
National Green Tribunal (NGT), Subansiri, Dams, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Ministry of Power, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Assam, Arunachal, Rivers, Freshwater Ecosystems, Ecology, Dolphin, Dams/ Irrigation
Energy

PSU hydropower firms to build Rs 25k-crore projects in Bhutan

India’s PSU hydropower companies are setting up projects entailing combined investments of R20,000-25,000 crore in Bhutan, report Noor Mohammad & Huma Siddiqui in New Delhi.

The Himalayan kingdom has allocated four projects to NHPC, SJVN and THDC for implementation in joint ventures with Bhutan’s state-owned companies. Indian banks and financial institutions are expected to finance these projects.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2014
Huma Siddiqui, Noor Mohammad
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Bhutan, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Hydroelectricity, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thermal Power Plants, Energy
Dams/ Irrigation

Subansiri project cost escalates

The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakeholders on grounds of s

Publication Date: 
10/03/2014
Assam Tribune (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Subansiri, Dams, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Hydroelectricity, Environment, Freshwater Ecosystems, Brahmaputra
Dams/ Irrigation

Subansiri project cost goes up by Rs 1200 cr

Guwahati: The total cost of NHPC’S Subansiri project in Assam has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011, following agitation by a section of stakehold

Publication Date: 
10/03/2014
Shillong Times (Shillong)
Tags:
Assam, Lower Subansiri, Dams, Arunachal, Hydroelectricity, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Electricity, Environment, Dams/ Irrigation
Environment

Online platform for green clearances

In a move to fast-track green nods, the government will digitise environment and forest clearances (EC and FC) at both the central and state levels.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2014
Raj Kumar Ray, Kirtika Suneja
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance, POSCO, Orissa, Tawang (D), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Hydroelectricity, Punjab, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Mining, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment
Environment

Dispur fails to submit report, faces NGT’s criticism

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday decried the Assam government after the latter failed to submit report on the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Power also failed to submit their reports when the tribunal took up the case for hearing.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2014
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Lower Subansiri, Hydroelectricity, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Arunachal, Rivers, Dolphin, Fish, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Environment
Environment

Green nod pendency dips as CCI fires up environment ministry

Decision-making at the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) quickened after January 2013, when a freshly-formed Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) started inducing vigour to the process, r

Publication Date: 
28/02/2014
Kirtika Suneja
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Environment Clearance (EC), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Vishakhapatnam (D), Thermal Power Plants, Jharkhand, Hydroelectricity, Coal, Mining, Chhattisgarh, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Environment
Energy

NHPC signs pact with Bihar for thermal plant

State-run NHPC on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement for executing 1,320 MW thermal power project at Bhagalpur in Bihar.

Publication Date: 
26/02/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Bihar, Energy, Bhagalpur (D), Thermal Power Plants, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Electricity
Environment

No green clearance yet for Odisha mega power project

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has deferred the grant of environmental clearance to the 4,000-MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bhedabahal in Odisha.

Publication Date: 
12/02/2014
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Orissa, Energy, Coal, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Mining, Thermal Power Plants, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Environment
Environment

Green Tribunal gives three weeks time to file report on Subansiri

Taking up the much controversial National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)’s 2,000MW Lower Subansiri Project case, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday asked the corporation, the government

Publication Date: 
30/01/2014
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Arunachal, Assam, Lower Subansiri, Dams, National Green Tribunal (NGT), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), Ecology, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Environment

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