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Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau
October 10, 2025 7:33 pm
On the Tibetan plateau, China is harnessing solar, wind, and hydropower on an unprecedented scale, generating clean energy for local use and powering data centers and industries across the country.
On dams, take the Chinese way
October 04, 2025 6:59 am
China and India embarked on big dam construction at about the same time. But China is a leader in hydropower today, with an installed capacity 10 times that of India
12 labourers injured as landslide hits hydel project site in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
August 02, 2025 4:17 pm
District Magistrate Sandeep Tiwari said that there were around 300 labourers at work at the project site when the landslide occurred.
As protests hit Upper Siang project, NHPC to fast-track selection of site
June 10, 2025 12:43 pm
Last month, while addressing the protests against the project, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu had said: “Where hydropower is concerned, we will do what the people say if they have an objection"
‘Won’t tolerate attempt to force our consent’: Arunachal dam protests intensify after decision to send central forces
December 16, 2024 7:04 am
Protesters from project-affected villages hold demonstrations, write to Centre and state seeking withdrawal of forces from Siang region
Centre greenlights hydro projects worth Rs 3,689 crore, launches Rs 2,481-crore National Mission on natural farming
November 25, 2024 10:42 pm
The Centre sanctioned two hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a combined investment of Rs 3,689 crore, and unveiled the National Mission on Natural Farming with a Rs 2,481 crore budget
With Western Ghats’ fragility in mind, environment ministry’s expert panel to review pumped hydro projects
October 04, 2024 10:25 am
The expert panel also decided to return an Adani Green Energy proposal in an eco-sensitive area in Maharashtra after the firm sought capacity expansion for a pumped storage project.
After coal and gas, govt bolsters hydro capacity to meet rising peak demand
May 12, 2024 7:14 am
Lack of adequate renewable energy storage increasing reliance on thermal.
State to allow big private investment in hydropower sector
October 10, 2023 11:51 pm
By 2025, this energy capacity is targeted to reach 25,000 MW. But the energy generated by solar as well as wind is not sufficient.
Hydropower Projects: Cancel allotment where construction work yet to begin despite availing amnesty, says Sukhu
May 17, 2023 10:44 am
Taking a serious note of central Public Sector undertakings (PSUs) for not signing pre-implementation and implementation agreements to set up hydropower projects, the energy department to issue notices to them, an official said.
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