The Maharashtra government has offered some respite for the troubled Dabhol Power Project by agreeing to provide a guarantee for a Rs 300 crore loan that owner Ratnagiri Gas and Power Project Ltd (RGPPL) is seeking from the Power Finance Corporation (PFC).

Directs police to register a fresh case under Mines and Minerals Act, 1957

Staff Reporter

Mumbai: Four years after the 2005 deluge, which killed over 400 people, Mumbai continues to be at the risk of floods with a high possibility of disaster in future. In fact, it is the third city after Rio De Jeneiro and Shanghai that is most prone to disaster.

Government promises stopping work on dam in Uttarkashi ENVIRONMENTALIST G D Agarwal has managed to stall the controversial Loharinag Pala power project coming up speedily on the Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganga. On February 20, the Ministry of Power assured him work on the dam would be suspended immediately. Following this, Agarwal who was into the 37th day of his hunger strike, broke

Tests almost complete on the 1,440-km pipeline.

Mukesh Ambani

This note argues that the critique

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Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at the river basin level is an essential element to managing water resources more sustainably, leading to long-term social, economic and environmental benefits.

Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in southern Africa is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. However, development activities are not always compatible with the conservation of this diversity and it is poorly represented within the development planning process.

Impacts of climate change, in combination with other drivers of global change, are compromising ability to address global economic, security and social priorities. As floods, drought and

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