Hydropower

Ambitious solution to curb Karnataka's drought

India's urbanisation continues unabated but most of its 53-million plus cities offer an appallingly low quality of life.

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments waive off farm loans

Sneh Bhati, a 52-year-old farmer from Madanpur Khadar in Delhi’s fringes finds the change in the landscape of her 100-year-old village in the last two decades remarkable. Yet it has not taken away the rural charm.

Just seven to eight percent water left in TN’s reservoirs

It was in the late 90s that Raigarh emerged as the hub for power, coal mining and sponge iron in Chhattisgarh. The coalfield in Mand Raigarh is spread over an area of more than 1,12,000 hectares with an estimated 21,117 metric tonnes of coal. 

Ganga, Yamuna have been recognised as living entities

Can forest conservation policies that ignore the livelihood needs of local, indigenous populations succeed in protecting biodiversity and wildlife?

Experiences from the Sundarbans show that such policies not only result in the suffering of the local population, it also leads to the exploitation of natural resources and biodiversity in the region.

Madras HC dismisses plea to stop supply of Tamirabarani water to Coca-Cola and Pepsi

The key issue in the Manipur Assembly election is the ongoing economic blockade in the state, which, in turn, is attributed to the present government’s decision to