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Zero Rejection of Hydropower in India

Himanshu Thakkar is the coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP). He is blogs frequently...
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Maheshwar Dam: Private Mess, Public Cleanup

The Maheshwar Hydropower Project on the Narmada River is one of 30 large dams that are a part of the...
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Save The Heron, Protect a Watershed

Three years ago, around this time of year, I was on a river excursion in Bhutan. We journeyed for a few...
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Zombie Dams: Five Projects That Just. Won’t. Die.

zom·bie dam /ˈzämbē dam/ noun 1. A proposed dam project that activists successfully halt before it’s built, only to see...
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Catch Energy Where It Falls

In the 1990s, environmentalists in India told urban planners to find ways to channel rain from rooftops and gardens. The...
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The Future is Renewables

Soumya Dutta is the Convener of the Climate and Energy Group in the Beyond Copenhagen collective in India, a network...
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Nature Gives Us Hope: River Guardian Latha Anantha

Latha AnanthaAshoka To celebrate our 30th anniversary, we’re devoting a new series to the people who have shaped, and are...
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Show of Defiance

People living in villages downstream from the Mapithel Dam in Northeast India have suffered many sleepless nights this past month....
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Mapithel Dam: An Inside Look

Since January of this year, the Mapithel Dam has blocked the flow of the Thoubal River. As a result, the...
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SJVN Drops Plans to Construct Tunnel in Luhri Hydro Project | The Hindu

This article was oiginally published in The Hindu. Bowing to the pressure from farmers and environmental NGOs, Sutlej Jal Vidyut...