Environmentalists, seers, and students protest against Sharavathi Pumped Storage project

1 day, 9 hours ago

Meerut Panchayat: Power staff announce fight against privatisation

On Monday, a large number of electricity employees gathered in Meerut for a Bijli Panchayat where the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers, UP Viduyt Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, and State Electricity Board Junior Engineers’ Organisation declared a decisive struggle against power sector privatisation. Subhash Lamba from the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers and the …

Employees Power Meerut Privatisation Electricity Employees

6 days, 11 hours ago

Opposition against Silahalla hydroelectric project mounts in the Nilgiris

The Hindu

The Nilgiris Nelikolu Micro and Small Tea Growers and Farmers’ Development Society has written to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board expressing their opposition to the Silahalla Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. The farmers’ society also stated that the project was in violation of Rule 5 of the Environment Rules, 1986, which prohibits the construction of large projects in locations which …

Nilgiris Hydroelectric Project Silahalla

1 week ago

Legal petitions challenging Adani power project withdrawn at Sri Lanka’s SC

The Hindu

Legal petitions filed at Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court last year, challenging Adani Green Energy’s proposed wind farm, were withdrawn on Tuesday, a month after the company announced its decision to exit the contentious renewable energy project. The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society, one of the petitioners, said that during Tuesday’s hearing, the Attorney General’s Department submitted a letter dated February …

Energy Sri Lanka Green Project Sri Adani

1 week, 3 days ago

BJP plans protest against Shivakumar’s statement on Mekedatu issue

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu BJP general secretary Karuppu M. Muruganandam has appealed to farmers’ associations to register their discontent over the Karanataka’s move to build a dam across the Cauvery at Mekedatu by organising protest demonstrations during the scheduled visit of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Mr. Murganandam told presspersons here on Saturday that the party was planning to organise protests across …

Karnataka Bjp Shivakumar Mekedatu Muruganandam

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Basalt mining work resumes at West Bengal’s Deocha Pachami coal block, activists allege crackdown by administration

The Hindu

Basalt mining work at the Deocha-Pachami-Dewanganj-Harisingha coal project resumed on Thursday evening, March 6, 2025, Birbhum District Magistrate Bidhan Ray said on Friday, after a three-day hiatus over fresh protests by local villagers since Tuesday, March 4. On Tuesday, hundreds of local villagers primarily from the hamlets of Chanda, Mathura Pahari and Sagarbandi in Birbhum district’s Mohammed Bazar block had …

Local Land Work Mining Administration Protest Project

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala Congress protests Centre's deep-sea mining move, demands withdrawal

India Today

The Congress in Kerala staged a protest in the high seas off the coast in Alappuzha district on Saturday against the Centre’s decision to permit deep-sea mining off the state’s coast. Venugopal demanded that the government scrap the proposal, stating it would severely impact the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen across Kerala’s coastal districts. The protest follows the Kerala Assembly’s …

Kerala Protest Centre

3 weeks, 1 day ago

PVTG Women Threaten Protest over Drinking Water Crisis

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Pedagaruvu village, located within Arla panchayat of Rolugunta mandal in Anakapalle district, is home to thirteen families comprising sixty individuals from the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, the Kondu tribe. In frustration over the inaction of local authorities, the women have warned that if the water supply issue is not resolved within one week, they will stage a protest at …

Water Local Authorities Drinking Village Drinking Water Pvtg Women Pedagaruvu

1 month ago

Wayanad landslide survivors stage protest at Chooralmala

The Hindu

Survivors of the 2024 landslides at Chooralmala and Mundakkai in Wayanad district on Sunday held a demonstration in protest against the alleged delay in the rehabilitation process. The demonstration, organised under the leadership of the Jana Shabdam Action Committee, began around 9 a.m. when the protesters constructed a couple of makeshift huts at Chooralmala and prepared porridge. The Janakeeya Action …

Wayanad Protest Chooralmala

1 month ago

Farmers resolve not to allow Hidkal water release for industrial area in Dharwad

The Hindu

Leaders of associations of farmers, Kannada associations and other organisations have opposed the State government’s decision to release Ghataprabha river waters from Hidkal dam in Belagavi district to the industrial area in Dharwad district. They later met Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and said that they will not allow even a drop of water from Hidkal dam to be released to …

Water Release Dharwad Belagavi District Hidkal Industrial Area

1 month, 1 week ago

Residents protest demanding immediate closure of waste processing plant

The Hindu

Bengaluru Residents staged a protest today, calling for the immediate shutdown of the MSW Processing Plant at Chikkanagamangala after inspection reports from Joint Committees formed as per the National Green Tribunal orders in 2019 and 2022, highlighted severe operational lapses. Madhu N. N., Joint Commissioner, South Zone, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike joined the protest and assured residents that she would …

1 month, 1 week ago

Congress MPs stage protest in Parliament premises, flag issues of sand mining, animal attacks in Kerala

The Hindu

Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, staged a demonstration in Parliament House premises on Thursday over the issues of animal attacks in Kerala and protection of coastal areas from sand mining. "The Central government and the state government have to send funds to mitigate this problem because when I spoke with local level people they are trying …

Kerala Congress Sand Mining

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Environmentalists, power sector experts question pumped storage project in Sharavati valley

The Hindu

The State wildlife board’s approval for the pumped storage project to generate 2,000 MW power in the Sharavati valley has disappointed environmentalists, who have been opposing the project for years. The KPCL, the project implementing agency, proposes to pump water from Gerusoppa, the lower reservoir, to Talakalale, the upper reservoir, against gravity and use the quantum of water for power …

Water Forest Project Pump Power Sector Sharavati Talakalale

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sharavathi pumped storage project cleared with conditions

New Indian Express

Khandre said that for lion-tailed macaques to survive, the canopy has to be protected and tree felling permission cannot be given. They were told to take up works underground ensuring there is limited tree felling, he added. An underground powerhouse cavern with eight units of 250MW reversible Francis pump turbine will be constructed between the two reservoirs and connected with …

Project

1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Tamil Nadu Protesters Stopped Federal Tungsten Mining in Madurai’s Heritage Site

The Hindu

Published : Jan 28, 2025 23:45 IST - 6 MINS READ Public protests rarely succeed in changing Union government decisions in India. But three months of State government-backed protests against a tungsten mining project in Arittapatti and Nayakkarpatti in Madurai district saw people achieve a rare victory against the Union government. Durai Murugan, the Minister for Water Resources, who moved …

India Tamil Nadu Protests Mining Union Tamil Minerals

1 month, 3 weeks ago

People’s protest forced Centre to annul tungsten mining contract, says Chief Minister Stalin

The Hindu

Persistent protests by people forced the BJP-led Union government to annul the tungsten mining contract awarded in Madurai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. “BJP, the ruling party at the Centre, tried to implement the tungsten mining project in Melur, but protests by people made it withdraw its decision,” he said at a function organised at Arittapatti and A. Vellalapatti in …

Mining Protest Project State Madurai Bjp Stalin

2 months ago

Residents allege civic projects in Chennai continue despite opposition

The Hindu

Despite public opposition, civic agencies are going ahead with projects such as sewage pumping stations and waste-to-energy plants proposed to be built at dump yards, much to the dismay of residents. Waste management A. Francis, president of the Federation of Thoraipakkam Residents’ Welfare Associations, said local resistance had halted the GCC’s plans for a ₹185.42-crore eco-park on the 93 acres …

Projects Waste Residents Meeting Plant Gcc Priya

2 months ago

Raising their little voices to fight for climate action

The Hindu

India is on the frontline of climate change, and the children and the youth should take up climate action and change their behaviour to save the planet, says Licypriya Kangujam, the 13-year-old climate change activist from Manipur. As there is better awareness of climate change and its impact, the next step could be to plant trees, stop use of single-use …

Climate Change Action Change Climate Climate Action

2 months, 1 week ago

On Bhogi, Chennai residents draw kolams to protest GCC’s waste incineration plan

The Hindu

On Bhogi, a festival traditionally marked by burning old waste, Chennai residents turned the tables on the Greater Chennai Corporation with a message: “We are ready not to burn garbage, is the Chennai Corporation ready?” The statement was part of the residents’ demonstration, expressed through colourful kolams, an important part of the Pongal festivities, protesting the GCC’s proposal to construct …

Waste Residents Gcc Bhogi

Himachal Pradesh: People threaten to launch mass agitation against hydroelectric projects

New Indian Express

CHANDIGARH: People are up in arms against the Himachal Pradesh government's plan to commission mega hydroelectric projects in the Chenab basin located across Kullu, Chamba,Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Shimla districts. Talking with this newspaper, Advocate Sudarshan Thakur, a member of the people's movement against the 400 MW Seli hydro project around a decade back says, "the main reason for opposing these …

Projects Himachal Pradesh Hydro Lahaul Spiti Hydroelectric Projects

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Karanja Irrigation Project: Farmers call off indefinite agitation

The Hindu

Convinced by the government’s assurances to meet their demands, farmers affected by the Karanja Irrigation Project, who were on an indefinite satyagraha for the last two-and-a-half years, called off their agitation on Saturday. Lakshman Dasti, senior activist and founder-president of Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samiti, also appealed to the farmers to call off their agitation by pointing to the Siddaramaiah government’s …

Farmers Khandre Indefinite Agitation Karanja

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Protests erupt in Visakhapatnam during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit over privatisation of steel plant

The Hindu

Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Visakhapatnam to lay foundation stone for ₹2 lakh crore worth development works, the city has witnessed a series of protests here on Wednesday. Activists from the CPI and the CPI took part in agitations at various places demanding that Mr. Narendra Modi announce that the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant will not be privatised. Several …

Protests Modi Visakhapatnam Narendra Modi

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Case filed against farmers, women over rally against Tungsten mining in Madurai

Deccan Chronicle

A case has been registered against approximately 5,000 farmers and women from 40 villages in Madurai's Melur region following a large-scale protest rally on Tuesday. The protesters demanded that the Central Government scrap the proposed Tungsten mining project at Nayakkarpatti village.According to local media reports, the Tallakulam police filed a case under two sections for allegedly violating permit restrictions.The rally, …

Madurai Tungsten Mining Proposed Tungsten

Left parties urge Prime Minister to make announcement on saving of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant from privatisation

The Hindu

Leaders and activists of the CPI and the CPI staged a protest here on Tuesday against the proposed strategic sale of the RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Visakhapatnam on January 8 to participate in the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various Central government projects. They raised slogans against the government demanding that …

Left Parties Prime Minister Visakhapatnam Plant

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madurai farmers, villagers take out rally against tungsten mining project

The Hindu

Over 10,000 farmers and villagers from Melur and nearby regions, on Tuesday went on a 25-km procession from Narasingampatti to Tallakulam in Madurai city demanding that the tungsten mining project at Melur taluk in Madurai district be scrapped. Following this, they were allowed to reach Tallakulam where they raised slogans against the Union government for continuing the project despite strong …

Project Madurai Melur Tallakulam Tungsten Mining Project

Civil society outfits urge President to withdraw central forces from Siang Hydropower project survey

New Indian Express

Hundreds of environmentalists, civil society organizations urged the President of India Droupdi Murmu to withdraw paramilitary forces deployed to quell indigenous people’s protest against proposed 11000 MW hydropower dam surveys in Siang valley of Arunachal. According to the letter written to the Murmu, over 351 concerned citizens – activists, researchers, lawyers, scientists, journalists, experts, community representatives and 109 people’s organisations …

Siang Paramilitary Forces

3 months ago

‘No hydropower project if people don’t want it. But…’: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

Hindustan Times

GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said on Thursday that the 12,500 Siang Upper multipurpose hydropower project in the state, which is facing resistance from residents, would be shelved if people don’t want it. Khandu said people who were ‘instigating’ the protests are themselves confused about whether the project is 12,500 megawatt, 11,000 MW or ‘10,000 MW capacity. The …

China Water Minister Chief River Multipurpose Siang

3 months, 1 week ago

Tribal Body Protests Seeking Revocation of Pattas Given to Non-tribals

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Adivasi Girijana 5th Schedule Sadhana Committee, along with Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers Association, organised a protest at Ravikamatam MPDO office in Anakapalli district demanding restoration of land titles to tribals, which had been unjustly cancelled during the Jagananna Resurvey. The protesters charged that after the resurvey classified these tribal plantations as government lands in the Detailed Land Records, the …

Land Tribal Body

3 months, 1 week ago

Minister stresses on alternatives to fossil fuels

Deccan Chronicle

Kakinada:Tourism Minister Kandula Durgesh has stressed the need for finding alternatives to fossil fuels --like coal, diesel, petrol as also electricity -- and said the use of solar power as alternative energy source should be encouraged. He along with the district collector Prashanthi, Rajamahendravaram urban development authority chairman BVR Chowdary and electricity superintendent engineer Tilak Kumar flagged off the Fuel …

Solar Power Prashanthi Rajamahendravaram

3 months, 1 week ago

Granting permission to tungsten mining without people’s consent is condemnable, says CPI leader Mutharasan

The Hindu

“Union government granting tungsten mining rights to a private company in Madurai without the consent of the public was highly condemnable and unacceptable,” said R. Mutharasan, State secretary, Communist Party of India, while addressing people at Arittapatti in Madurai district on Saturday. “It was only after the repeated protests of the people, the State government was pressurised to announce the …

Mining State Madurai Mutharasan

3 months, 1 week ago

‘Betrayed by state’: Activists to start campaign from Jan 1

Hindustan Times

The Kale Pani Da Morcha has accused the Punjab government of betraying the people of Punjab by failing to take action against industries polluting the state’s rivers, particularly the Sutlej river. Activists allege that effluent treatment plants discharge approximately 105 million litres of toxic water into the Sutlej River via the Buddha Nullah. The activists, including leaders Jaskirat Singh, Amitoj …

Action State Punjab Ngt River Activists Sutlej

3 months, 1 week ago

Amid Ban On Strike By Govt Employees, Power Discom Workers To Begin Anti-Privatisation Campaign Today

ABP News

With a ban on strikes for government employees, the workers in the power discoms in Uttar Pradesh have decided to run a public campaign against privatisation from December 14 to 18. The protest is against handing over Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd that distribute power in Agra and Varanasi to private players. Apart from …

Uttar Pradesh Privatisation

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Displaced villagers protest for ‘promised compensation’ in exchange for lands for Karanja irrigation project

Hindustan Times

Belagavi: The displaced villagers of the Karanja irrigation project in Bidar district, who have been protesting for past 885 days, have slammed the government for not giving the compensation that was assured in exchange for the land where they resided and agricultural lands that were acquired for the project. Displaced villagers protest for ‘promised compensation’ in exchange for lands for …

Compensation Land Protest Project Bidar Karanja Displaced Villagers

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Protesting farmers make an attempt to lay siege to rehabilitation office in Bagalkot

The Hindu

Members of the Upper Krishna Project Affected Farmers Association made an attempt to lay a siege to the office of the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Commissioner in Bagalkot on Thursday, demanding expeditious completion of the Krishna basin projects and better relief. DCC Bank Chairman and honorary president of the committee Ajaykumar Saranaik, who addressed the protestors, said that the amount of …

Protest State Krishna Ukp

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Proposed privatisation of two U.P. discoms: Power men announce series of protests

Hindustan Times

The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, a joint committee of state’s power employees and engineers, on Sunday announced a series of protests against the proposed privatisation of Varanasi and Agra distribution companies. U P Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti members claimed that all employee unions had unanimously rejected privatisation proposals during discussions with the corporation’s chairman. …

Employees Men Committee Privatisation Sangharsh Samiti

6 months ago

Himachal: Mandi MC cuts power, water supply to mosque over illegal structure

Hindustan Times

Days after a major protest was held in Mandi town of Himachal Pradesh against the illegal construction at a mosque on the local Jail Road, the municipal corporation has cut electricity supply and water connection to it. A market in Dharamshala was closed till Friday noon and a protest was also held by Hindu organisations in the town’s Kotwali Bazaar …

Protest Mosque Dharamshala Hindu Organisations Mandi Mc

6 months, 1 week ago

Polavaram Project Oustees Hold Protest in Knee-deep Water, Demand Relief

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Several Adivasi families on Thursday staged a novel protest, standing in knee-deep floodwaters in Ginnela Bazar area of Kunavaram in Chintur division of ASR district. We all will go to Vijayawada and meet chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan to directly tell them of our problems,’’ said another woman. District collector Dinesh Kumar said the …

Polavaram Chintoor Project Oustees

7 months ago

Green activists rally in support of HYDRAA’s activities

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: In a display of solidarity, the Gandipet Welfare Society organised a “Save Lakes, Save Lives” special walk on Sunday at Rajendra Nagar in support of the demolition drives conducted by the Telangana government's Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection. The walk took place around the scenic Gandipet Lake, with participants voicing their concerns about the deteriorating condition …

Hyderabad Water Hydra

7 months, 1 week ago

Some organisations oppose permission for investigation against Siddaramaiah

The Hindu

Some Dalit and Kuruba organisations have condemned the permission given by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot allowing investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. Dalit Sangharsh Samiti and Sangolli Rayanna Horata Samiti members have condemned the Governor’s decision to give permission for investigation. This is only to bring the Chief Minister a bad name, …

Bjp Siddaramaiah Organisations Oppose

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands protest against lithium mining in Serbia

NPR

Thousands protest against lithium mining in Serbia toggle caption Darko Vojinovic/AP BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday against lithium mining in Serbia, despite officials' warnings of their alleged plot to topple populist President Aleksandar Vučić and his government. The demonstration came after weeks of protests in dozens of cities throughout Serbia against a government plan …

Mining Protest Lithium Serbia Belgrade Vučić Lithium Mining

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands protest lithium mining in Serbia. Officials say it’s a plot against populist president

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday against lithium mining in Serbia, despite officials’ warnings of their alleged plot to topple populist President Aleksandar Vučić and his government. The demonstration came after weeks of protests in dozens of cities throughout Serbia against a government plan to allow lithium mining in a lush farming valley in the …

Mining Lithium Serbia Vučić Lithium Mining Belgrade Protest

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands protest in Serbia’s Belgrade against lithium mining project

Al Jazeera

Protesters say they fear project by mining giant Rio Tinto would pollute water sources and endanger public health. In advance of Saturday’s rally in Belgrade, two leading protest figures said they were briefly detained by security officials who warned that any moves to block roads during the demonstration would be seen as illegal. Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the …

Mining Project Lithium Serbia Serbian Belgrade Rio Tinto

7 months, 2 weeks ago

PVTGs protest for essential amenities on World Indigenous Day

Deccan Chronicle

They contended that there can be no celebration of World Indigenous Day when scores of tribal villages lack basic amenities, such as electricity, roads, potable water and educational institutions.The protesters demonstrated over a three-kilometre distance, holding traditional torches and carrying “doli”. They started from Pashuvulabanda village in V. Madugula mandal to Tanimani Junction via Ravikamat and Jeelugu village in Cheemalapadu …

Tribal Village Pvtgs Protest World Indigenous Day

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Activists question Karnataka government’s ambivalent stance on environment

The Hindu

Will the government’s directive to officials to recover encroached forest land in the Western Ghats limit itself to removing resorts and homestays or will it be part of a larger policy initiative to put a halt to infrastructure projects that have a negative bearing on ecology? This is the question being raised by environmentalists and activists after Karnataka’s Minister of …

Environment Land Project State Activists Khandre

7 months, 3 weeks ago

CEA gives nod for DPR of Sharavathi pumped storage project

The Hindu

After the clearance of legal hurdles, the Central Electricity Authority has approved the Detailed Project Report for the 2,000 megawatt Sharavathi Pumped Storage and Hydroelectric project in Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada districts. “The Sharavathi Hydro Pump Storage Plant is poised to play a crucial role in the State’s energy landscape, offering a reliable solution for balancing grid stability and meeting …

Project Sharavathi

7 months, 3 weeks ago

After anti-refinery protests, Nanar villagers to unite against bauxite mining project

Hindustan Times

After successfully protesting against a proposed oil refinery project for years due to its potential environmental impact, the villagers of Nanar in Ratnagiri district are planning to come together again for another fight—against bauxite mining. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has issued a notice for a public hearing on environmental issues regarding the proposed Nanar Bauxite Block, spread over 362 …

Mining Project Hearing Public Villagers Proposed Mpcb

8 months ago

PMK stages protest demanding rollback of power tariff hike

The Hindu

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday led a protest by party cadre near the Rajarathinam Stadium in the city, demanding a rollback of the recent power tariff hike. Mr. Anbumani said that the people of the State were put to hardship by the DMK government, which had hiked the power tariff by 33.7% cumulatively over the past 23 …

Power State Hike Tariff

8 months, 1 week ago

BJP attacks AAP over electricity bill hike: "Delhi government is looting the people..."

Op India

Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva on Sunday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party government over the electricity price hike for domestic consumers, terming the surge in the price of power as looting the people of Delhi. In February this year, the Delhi government made a revision to the power purchase adjustment charge by discoms, which has led to a 6 to …

Delhi Electricity Power Bjp Sachdeva Cent Kejriwal

8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to protest against ‘increased power bills’

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy over alleged hike of electricity charges in the national capital burdening consumers, Delhi BJP has planned to stage a protest on Friday in front of the Delhi Secretariat against the “loot” of the AAP government. All the seven Delhi MPs, BJP MLAs, and RWA officials would also join the protest, where copies of electricity bills …

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