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Dead bodies of Covid-19 floating on the bank of the Ganga river, in Buxar Monday on Monday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Days after over 100 dead bodies suspected to be Covid-19 fatalities washed up on the banks of the Ganges in UP and Bihar, the National Human Rights Commission said it has taken cognisance of the complaints received in this regard and issued notices to the chief secretaries of both states and to secretary of the Union ministry of Jal Shakti, calling for an action taken report within...

Message Following on from our profile of Montenegro last week, we focus here on another up-and-coming part of Eastern Europe. Bucharest, the largest city in Romania, has become an increasingly popular tourist destination in recent years and may have particular appeal to digital nomads looking for a better quality of living for less. The Romanian capital has attracted over €3.5 billion in large-scale real estate projects, with delivery dates between 2020 and 2023, according to the latest marke...

Ministry of MSME establishing technology centre in Puducherry Updated: Updated: Facility will foster growth of local MSMEs, start-ups: Meghwal Share Article AAA Union Minister for Water Resources and River Development Arjun Ram Meghwal during a visit to the MSME Technology Centre in Puducherry on Saturday.   Facility will foster growth of local MSMEs, start-ups: Meghwal The Ministry of MSME is establishing a world-class technology centre in Puducherry to technically promote, aid and foster t...

Power Ministry Wanted to Dilute Rules So Hydro Projects Can Release Even Less Water While a steady flow is required to maintain the health of rivers, the ministry opposed the rules, saying they would cause a loss of revenue. Aerial view shows washed away Tapovan hydel power project plant after Sundays glacier burst, in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: PTI Rights21/Feb/2021 New Delhi: The devastating consequences of the glacier break in Uttarakhand have once again p...

Is the Uttarakhand Tragedy Tied to Rawat Govts Move to Reduce Water Flow from Hydro Projects? In 2018, the Centre had fixed environmental flow of the Himalayan Ganga at 20-30%. However, the Rawat government asked this limit to be further reduced to avoid monetary losses. Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel carry out search and rescue operation near the damaged Tapovan hydel project tunnel, after the glacier burst in Joshimath causing a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river, in Chamoli distr...

With Hydro Projects in the Himalayas Flouting Norms, Disaster Is an Eventuality A number of projects have not been complying with mandatory environmental flows, affecting the health of the Ganga. The authorities concerned have failed to enforce compliance. The Bhagirathi River, site of the Loharinag Pala Hydro Power Project, in Gangotri, Uttarakhand. Credit: Atarax42/Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Government20/Feb/2021 In the wake of the recent flash floods that ravaged Uttarakhand’s Chamoli ...

Route 18 redevelopment projects are moving forward Route 18 redevelopment projects are moving forward EAST BRUNSWICK–East Brunswick Redevelopment Agency Executive Director Michael Hughes said the agency has made tremendous strides in all three designated redevelopment areas in town, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Hughes provided information during the Feb. 8 council meeting via video conference, his first update in about a year. Hughes said the three main redevelopment areas inclu...

Caught between SC & Centre, 24 Uttarakhand hydel projects stuck on paper after 2013 floods Despite 31 Supreme Court hearings and 3 government committee reports, a clear policy on hydroelectricity projects (HEPs) in Uttarakhand has remained elusive.  Bhadra Sinha 16 February, 2021 8:15 am IST Text Size: A+ New Delhi: The 7 February Uttarakhand flood left two hydropower projects severely damaged and put the spotlight on such projects in the fragile Himalayan te...

Australia’s Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST), one of the country’s largest industry superannuation funds, has hired Charles River Development to consolidate its front and middle office operations for managing asset allocation, global equities, foreign exchange and futures. Charles River Development is a unit of Boston-based State Street Corp. It specialises in providing asset owners and institutional investors with front and middle office investment management platforms. “REST...

Aerial view of the washed away Tapovan hydel power project plant after Sunday’s glacier burst. Photo: PTI New Delhi: After a massive flash flood triggered by a glacial lake burst wreaked havoc in the Rishiganga valley of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district recently, serious concerns are once again being raised over hydropower and hydroelectricity projects in the region. Experts have demanded a ban on heavy infrastructure work carried out under such projects in the fragile eco-sensitive zones of ...