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India's push for 24/7 clean energy from dams upends rural lives - World News

India's Push for 24/7 Clean Energy From Dams Upends Lives – The Diplomat

Its dam-building spree in pursuit of hydropower has led to the displacement of people, deforestation and disasters in the Himalayan region.

A decade after Maruti Suzuki factory violence: How the media undermined the workers' protest

The mainstream news gave precedence to the statements of the company management and turned a blind eye to the concerns about poor labour practices.

Hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh are leading to the loss of endangered chilgoza trees

Locals in Kinnaur are protesting approvals given to new projects, which they fear will destroy the chilgoza pine, an important cash crop in the region.

Kinnaur's chilgoza trees make way for hydropower project

India’s growing energy requirements have made Kinnaur a major hub of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh, particularly over the past two to three decades. As a result, there has been a large-scale diversion of forest land and cutting of trees, including chilgoza pine trees, for the construction of dams. Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana), called champions […]