Dehradun/Rudrapur: Five people drowned in separate incidents while bathing in rivers, a dam, and a reservoir in Nainital, ...

In June 2017, the Reserve Bank of India sent shockwaves through the nation as it disclosed a list of the country’s twelve biggest defaulters who were responsible for approximately a quarter of all bad ...

As the soil erodes, especially during the rains, this leads to landslides. Moreover, cutting of the hills for construction and increased rains due to the increased catchment area of the Tehri Dam have ...

Located at an altitude of 2,700 meters, the Chandrabadni Temple is a sacred Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Chandrabadni. The temple offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and ...

But leave she did, time and again, for tasks even more acute, ever more urgent. Plans were afoot since the mid-1970s to build a big dam at Tehri, on the Bhagirathi River, source headstream of the ...

Rs 625 crore has been allocated for the Jamrani Dam, Rs 75 crore for the Song Dam ... Rs 100 crore has been allocated for the development of Tehri Lake, Rs 25 crore for the Manskhanda Scheme ...

Beyond environmental battles, she led efforts against liquor shops harming rural communities and fiercely opposed the Tehri Dam, spotlighting the human costs of large-scale development. Eschewing fame ...

She inspired common village women to join the Chipko Movement and the prohibition campaign. Under her inspiration, thousands of women participated in the Tehri dam agitation in 1990 and 1990-91. Vimla ...

The Israeli website “Nzif”, specializing in military analysis, published a speculative report on what an attack on the High Dam in Aswan, southern Egypt would look like in the event of a full-out war.

The planned construction by China, of a massive hydroelectric dam on the lower section of the upper stream of the Yarlung Zangbo river in Tibet, has become a matter of concern for India due to its ...

An anti-dam protest at the Mekong School in Chiang Khong, Thailand. Credit: Chiang Khong Conservation In Chiang Khan, a picturesque Thai tourist town bordering the Mekong River, the new year ...