Day: December 16, 2014
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Negative impacts of hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan regions
Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court that the hydroelectric projects “aggravated the impact of floods” in Uttarakhand. While the ministry’s stance has been welcomed by environmentalists, it has delivered a blow to the Uttarakhand government and the companies building these projects as the State’s development…
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Bangladesh Oil spill – all you need to know
What happened? ♣ The Accident – Oil tanker Southern Star -7 carrying 350 tonnes of furnace oil capsized on Sela river . Both tankers were in a no go zone that was declared a sanctuary for endangered dolphins. This lies in the Sunderbans. Despite that, ever since silt had choked the standard shipping route, ships and…