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SJVN to invest ₹7,000 crore in commissioning Nepal's Bhakra Dam

SJVN is investing ₹5,724 crore in power generation and ₹1,236 crore in power transmission in NepalSJVN is executing the Arun-3 hydro electric project on the Arun river in the Sankhuwasabha district of eastern Nepal with a generation capacity of 900 MW

2 min read28 Sep 2019
Politics

No agreement with Pakistan on resolving Indus Waters Treaty dispute: World Bank

The World Bank said that during its meetings with the Pakistani delegation 'several procedural options' to resolve the disagreement over the interpretation of the Indus Waters Treaty's provisions were discussed

2 min read23 May 2018
Politics

India, Pakistan may hold talks on 2 projects under Indus Waters Treaty this week

India, Pakistan last held talks over the two hydroelectric projects under Indus Waters Treaty in March

2 min read31 Jul 2017
Politics

World Bank assures ‘neutrality’ in India-Pakistan talks over Indus Waters Treaty

World Bank assures its neutrality in helping India and Pakistan find an amicable way forward over the issues of safeguarding the Indus Waters Treaty

1 min read31 Jul 2017
Industry

Environment ministry panel defers clearance to Tawang power project

Environment ministry's forest panel defers clearance to the 600 MW Tawang hydroelectric project, noting that it could severely hit biodiversity in the region

3 min read31 May 2017
Politics

India unlikely to attend meet on Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan in US

Recent developments signal the lack of any breakthrough between India and Pakistan on the sharing of the Indus waters

2 min read23 Mar 2017
Politics

Kiren Rijiju says accusers will be beaten up with shoes

Kiren Rijiju said he wrote a letter to Piyush Goyal on hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh to address the grievance of his constituents

2 min read13 Dec 2016
Politics

NGT issues notices to centre, Uttarakhand over hydroelectric project on Yamuna

The case is related to the construction of the 300 megawatt Lakhwar hydroelectric project without any environment clearance or environmental impact study

1 min read29 Sep 2015
News

China offers $50 billion for hydroelectric projects in Pakistan

The offer comes on top of the $46 bn in financing for power, transportation infrastructure for the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

1 min read3 Jul 2015
Politics

When India lost its student engineers on sand mafia path to Beas river

The college kids would never have reached that spot on the Beas River without a lane carved by trucks and tractors operated by the sand mafia

19 min read17 Dec 2014
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