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Scare Tactics of Hydropower Developers
Last month, a line of houses and shops along the Teesta River were demolished by the district administration in the...
Renewable, But Is It Sustainable? | One India One People
This article originally appeared in One India One People. A clean and green source of energy is hydropower. Nothing burns,...
Green Violators to Get Retrospective Nod?
India has a new environment minister in Anil Madhav Dave. A three-time parliamentarian, he brings prior experience in river conservation, has written books on climate...
Is Our New Environment Minister Anti-Large Dams?
The author, Shripad Dharmadhikary, with Medha Patkar when he was an activist with the Narmada Bachao Andolan or Save the...
Surplus Power, Yet Millions in the Dark
Last week, India’s Minster of Power went on record saying that India can meet its electricity demand for the next...
Mr. Prime Minister: Save the Wetlands of India
With an enduring drought ravaging many parts of the country, last month the Prime Minister waxed eloquent on the need...
The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro
This is Part 3 of our three-part series on renewable energy solutions. Dipti Vaghela of the Hydro Empowerment Network.Switzer Foundation...
Listen to the People of the Land
The people’s struggle in the Teesta River basin in Sikkim (India) has gone through a change of guard recently. Tseten...
Drought: Hydropower's Achilles Heel
The Sobradinho reservoir in Brazil, during the worst drought in its history.Marcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil Drought: The news has been...
Will Empowering "Gram Sabhas" in India Derail Development?
There is unease in the corporate sector over a recent decision by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). After a seven-year...