The report highlights the devastating impact on tribal people of a massive boom in dam-building for hydropower. Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas, the report exposes the untold cost of obtaining
Mumbai: The Union minister of state for environment and forest Jairam Ramesh is at it again.
After taking on his cabinet colleagues from the mines, coal, power and surface transport ministries, the no-nonsense minister is now talking tough to the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Rajasthan, both of whom are from the Congress.
SUCHITRA KALYAN MOHANTY
NEW DELHI
A DTC bus depot being constructed at Yamuna flood plain, near Akshardham temple, to ferry athletes and officials to and from the Games Village to sports venues has come under the scanner of the Delhi high court.
Filing a petition on behalf of an NGO, Tapas, environ
GUWAHATI, June 2: A concept paper on the Brahmaputra river system and management based on hydrology and hydraulic will be prepared by German scientist Prof Wolfgang Flugel in association with Prof Nayan Sarma, head of the department, Water Resource Department and Management, IIT, Rourkee.
The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) with its major river systems has vast potential for hydropower development. Recognizing this potential, the Government of India in its recent initiative for 50,000 MW power generation proposes to develop several hydropower projects in the IHR.
Environmentalists are opposing a gargantuan mine proposed for several dozen kilometers northeast of Bristol Bay, Alaska, a prolific salmon habitat. Mining companies, on the other hand, are promising jobs and tax revenue.
