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Nepal Disaster and Hydropower: How Global Banks Downplayed the Risks they Knew

On the 28th August 2026, Nepali officials roughly doubled their tally of missing people to over 1,900, saying hydropower...

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Uttara Kannada’s evergreen forests remain under relentless assault in the name of clean energy

Decades of hydropower and new ‘green’ projects like Sharavathi Pumped Storage project in Karnataka’s Western Ghats are e...

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Damning the Future: Hydropower’s Toll on Northeast India

One year from the Teesta stage 3 dam collapse at Chungthang village in north Sikkim, seasoned journalist Snigdhendu B...

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The High Costs of Hydropower Projects in Uttarakhand

The Government of Uttarakhand has entered into agreements with L&T Uttaranchal and Tehri Hydropower Development Corp...

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September 16, 2026

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Nepal Disaster and Hydropower: How Global Banks Downplayed the Risks they Knew

On the 28th August 2026, Nepali officials roughly doubled their tally of missing people to over 1,900, saying hydropower producers had only recently shared a count of unaccounted-for workers at projects in the devastated river valleys. It is feared that over 900 people are missing from hydropower pr...

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September 16, 2026

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Uttara Kannada’s evergreen forests remain under relentless assault in the name of clean energy

Decades of hydropower and new ‘green’ projects like Sharavathi Pumped Storage project in Karnataka’s Western Ghats are eroding protected habitats, disrupting rivers and intensifying conflicts over land and livelihoods. The Gerusoppa Dam on the Sharavathi River in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada di...

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March 11, 2026

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Damning the Future: Hydropower’s Toll on Northeast India

One year from the Teesta stage 3 dam collapse at Chungthang village in north Sikkim, seasoned journalist Snigdhendu Bhattacharya surveys the steep social, environmental and financial cost of hydropower development in the north eastern region of India, in this conversation with Centre for Financia...

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November 24, 2019

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The High Costs of Hydropower Projects in Uttarakhand

The Government of Uttarakhand has entered into agreements with L&T Uttaranchal and Tehri Hydropower Development Corporation (now, THDCIL) to make the Singoli-Bhatwari Hydroelectric Project on the Mandakini River and the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project on the Alaknanda River. A study of...

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Nepal Disaster and Hydropower: How Global Banks Downplayed the Risks they Knew

Uttara Kannada’s evergreen forests remain under relentless assault in the name of clean energy

Damning the Future: Hydropower’s Toll on Northeast India

The High Costs of Hydropower Projects in Uttarakhand

Nepal Disaster and Hydropower: How Global Banks Downplayed the Risks they Knew

Uttara Kannada’s evergreen forests remain under relentless assault in the name of clean energy

Damning the Future: Hydropower’s Toll on Northeast India

The High Costs of Hydropower Projects in Uttarakhand