No threat from China dam on Brahmaputra: Manmohan Singh
August 4th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Allaying fears that the flow of northeastern Brahmaputra river would be affected by a dam being built in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday ... Read more...
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12 killed in South Korea landslide
July 27th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, July 27 (IANS) Twelve people were killed and at least 26 were injured Wednesday in a landslide in South Korea, Xinhua reported.The rain-triggered landslide occurred after midnight near the ... Read more...
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Satellites to verify China’s claim on Brahmaputra: India (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) India Thursday said it has satellite imagery proof that China was building only a run-of-the-river dam for power projects on the Brahmaputra river and ... Read more...
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Lavasa to explain before environment ministry Friday
December 9th, 2010 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Lavasa Corporation will make a supplementary presentation to the environment ministry here Friday in response to the 'stop work' orders issued for its Lake City project near ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Dhaka vows to resolve Tipaimukh dam issue with Delhi
October 8th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 8 (IANS) India has assured that it neither plans irrigation nor would it withdraw water from a dam that it plans to build on Barak river in Manipur state, ... Read more...
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Flood situation easing in Karnataka, still grim in Andhra (Roundup)
October 4th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Hyderabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Respite from rains Sunday improved the situation in flood-hit north Karnataka but surging waters from an overflowing Krishna river threatened to inundate coastal districts of Vijayawada and Guntur ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Several West Bengal districts facing flood like situation
September 8th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep. 8 (ANI): Several villages in Medinipur district of West Bengal are facing flood-like situation following the release of 2.5 lakh cusec water from the DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation).Villagers were ... Read more...
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Confident India will do nothing harmful on river project: Bangladesh
June 20th, 2009 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) Bangladesh has expressed confidence that India would do "nothing harmful" on a proposed river dam in Manipur state in north-eastern India, a minister has said.
Dhaka would do "everything ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Haryana lays foundation for dam mooted 60 years ago
April 13th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by admin
Panchkula (Haryana), April 13 (IANS) A crucial dam in Haryana, proposed to be located about 25 km from Chandigarh, got its foundation stone Sunday after the project remained on paper for nearly ... Read more...
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Heavy rain lashes Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
March 21st, 2008 - 8:37 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 21 (IANS) Many parts of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry witnessed heavy rain Friday due to a low pressure trough over Cape Comorin, Met Office officials said ... Read more...
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