by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 30, 2024 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Indian News, Policy
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said, “While industries exploit the riches of the Himalayas, the local people bear the brunt of disasters. The government uses taxpayers’ money for rehabilitation efforts, yet those who reap the benefits are not held...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 14, 2023 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Eco/Invest/Demography, Features, Policy
Earlier this year, a case of land subsidence was also reported in Joshimath where some residents blamed NTPC’s 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydroelectric project for the problem. Horrific incidents like the partial collapse of an under construction tunnel on the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 13, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
Gyatso Lepcha from Affected Citizens of Teesta (ACT), a local advocacy group, said, “The 1,200 MW Teesta III was completely washed away. This dam was built only 30 km away from Lhonak Lake. The state government is blaming the previous government for substandard...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 17, 2023 | Articles, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Environmentalists point to the road expansion project as another factor posing a serious risk to the stability of the region, already highly prone to climate-driven disasters, experts say. Crumbling mountainsides, sinking towns and untrammelled construction. It is...
by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 26, 2023 | Disaster & Management, Facts, Non-Life, Reinsurance
If India experiences a quake of magnitude 8, it would be felt in Colombo and Jaffna, Athula Senaratne, a local university professor, told reporters Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo and the northern capital of Jaffna are likely to feel the effect of any powerful...
