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Bhutan

Tashichhodzong, on the banks of the Wangchu (Thimphu River). Houses the National Assembly

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Bhutan, South Asia, Thimphu, Rivers
Dams

Performance Audit Report of Hydropower Development Through Private Sector Participation, Uttarakhand for the Year 2008-2009

This CAG performance audit on hydropower development in Uttarakhand through private participation – expresses concern over the total neglect of environmental concerns and warns that cumulative impact of the hydel power projects may prove devastating for state.

Jun 2013
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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Hydroelectricity, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), Environmental Flow, Rivers, Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Clearance
Environment
Earthcare Foundation
Environment, India, Biodiversity, Habitat, Rivers, Trees, Wetlands, Pollution, Earthcare Foundation
Water Pollution

Yamuna near Delhi a giant sewer

At Right to be Heard Townhall show, Environmental minister Jayathi Natarajan said emergency action needs to be taken to clean up the Yamuna flowing near Delhi.

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Yamuna, Water Pollution, Environment, Rivers, Delhi, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Sewage, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Waste, Hospital Waste
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Renewable Energy
18 Feb 2013
Small Hydro Power: A tradeoff between local economic development (if and when it happens) and environmental Impact. Who defines the limits for the latter?

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Small Hydro Power: A tradeoff between local economic development (if and when it happens) and environmental Impact. Who defines the limits for the latter?



Abhinav Goyal

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Energy, Poverty, Economic Development, Electricity, Hydroelectricity, Rudraprayag (D), Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Renewable Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Himalaya, Ecosystems, Fisheries, Rivers, Freshwater Ecosystems

Bagmati River

Bagmati River

The Bagmati Action Plan is the latest attempt to heal the river system, from its origins in the Shivapuri hills to Chouva where it leaves the valley. It was launched in 2008 for the period 2009-14, and proposes a budget of close to 15 billion Nepalese rupees spread over five years (in comparison, in 2008 – 2009, the total allocated for the Bagmati and its tributaries was Rs. 1,394.24 million).

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Bagmati, Nepal, South Asia, Rivers, Water Resources
High Powered Committee for Integrated Development of the Bagmati Civilization
Rivers, Bagmati, Nepal, South Asia
Water Resources

Utilization of waters of the Colorado and the Tijuana rivers and of the Rio Grande: treaty between the United States of America and Mexico

Whereas treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers, and of the Rio Grande (Rio Bravo) from Fort Quitman, Texas, to the Gulf of Mexico, was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries in Washington on February 3, 1944, and a protocol suppl

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14/11/1944
United States Government Printing Office
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Water Disputes, Rivers, Colorado, United States Of America (US), Mexico, Gulf Of Mexico

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