Hydropower

Activists stand against three proposed projects near Konkan coastline

Seven ministries other than the Water Ministry to help revive the Ganga

The Babur Nama mentions that the “

Bhakra dam was the first hydropower project of independent India. Though it brought electricity and water to vast areas, the people displaced in the Bilaspur area of Himachal Pradesh remain dissatisfied. Many of them were not adequately compensated, and began living and farming in the adjoining forests. They were allowed to stay put--unofficially--by the administration.

Aiming for an outcome-oriented programme, Government sets ambitious targets for MGNREGS

Government to install community water purification plants in water toxic zones

In December 2015, more than forty years after it was conceived, the Government was set to launch India’s ambitious 30-link river interlinking project linking 37 rivers.

Although the state of Uttarakhand is rich in water and forest resources, its watersheds are under threat of wasting and erosion due to decreased forest cover, faulty agricultural practices, hydrologic imbalances and natural calamities. The growing population is further increasing the pressure on natural resources.

Government decides not to allow new construction on the Ganga

First water atlas of the Himalayas launched in Paris