Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
A parliamentary panel has urged the government to upgrade the infrastructure for cancer treatment and make it affordable by enlarging the network of a leading healthcare institute, as it expressed concern over nearly two-thirds of the patients dying in the country. The parliamentary standing committee on science and technology, environment, …
Serious differences have emerged between the Centre and Telangana Government over uranium explorations in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, spread across Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda districts in southern part of the state. The state Forest Department has said it will not allow any exploration that interferes with the natural habitat of the …
There is uncertainty surrounding the construction of US nuclear reactors in India after Toshiba Corp decided to move out of the reactor building business. Officials said they are expecting some clarity in a month after Toshiba’s board meeting. “We have not had anything on it officially. But what we read …
The central government is looking at possible sites in the northern states of Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up new atomic power plants, a minister said on Tuesday. "We are exploring the possibility of having such establishments in other places, for example near Dehradun in Utarakhand and near Patiala …
SHILLONG: The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is planning to set up a processing plant at Mawthabah in connection with uranium mining. As per the official website of UCIL, the Kyelleng-Pyndengsohiong, Mawtahbah uranium project (KPM uranium project) tops the three projects listed by the corporation. Under Kyelleng-Pyndengsohiong, Mawthabah uranium …
India’s nuclear establishment has denied reports by a US-based media organisation, including one critical of the country’s nuclear safety record, terming them "deliberate distortion of facts” and “curiously timed” just when New Delhi was pushing fast forward on the road to nuclear energy. The articles, by well-known author Adrian Levy, …
After a protracted debate the Centre has finally decided not to go ahead with the proposed mining of uranium in Meghalaya following stiff opposition from the local people. According to official sources here, while prospects for new uranium mines had emerged in states like Meghalaya, Himachal and Uttarakhand, issues, such …
A new study has found high levels of toxic mercury in vegetation and sediment collected from the vicinity of a thermometer factory which was shut 14 years ago in the hill station of Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu, an NGO claimed today. "Lichen samples contained 53 mg/kg of mercury, a moss …
New India-France Agreement To Conform To `Make In India' Campaign After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to France, the controversial and trouble-ridden Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district moved a step forward.The Nuclear Power Corporation and a French firm, Areva, signed what is known as a pre-engineering …
Keeping up with the philosophy of 'a penny saved is a penny earned', a Nagpur University teacher has been doing research on development of eco-friendly Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) which will save up to 80-90% power. Taking inspiration from three Japanese scientists - Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura …
Kakodkar says he warned the UPA govt about the negative implications of the nuclear liability law but was overruled Former Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar, one of the key negotiators for the Indo-US nuclear deal that has failed to translate into a single dollar of investment or generation of …
Cancer was responsible for 16% deaths among Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) employees between January 2010 and April 2014, said epidemiologists from the DAE-run Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, on Tuesday. They said the figure was similar to cancer death rates in urban India. The experts said this while repudiating RTI-based …
Say India gets yet another diversified source for uranium supply Experts are praising the civil nuclear deal to be signed on Friday between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, saying it would help the country meet the ever-increasing demand of uranium supply for power plants. …
Japan and Australia might soon join a clutch of countries that co-operate with India in the civil nuclear sector. “Japan is the leading producer of turbine required for 1,000 Mw capacity. The proposed civil nuclear deal will be mutually helpful to both India and Japan. While Japan can tap huge …
The Centre is looking to move amendments to the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 to enable the licensing of three joint ventures proposed by state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd — with NTPC Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation and National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) — to set up new atomic power …
Nuclear experts bat for quick resolution of Liability issue The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) on Tuesday said that nuclear capacity through indigenous reactors and reactors with international cooperation would be increased to 17,080 Mw by 2022, from the present level of 5,780 Mw. DAE …
Liability law not an issue, says French Foreign Minister As India and France inch towards a deal on setting up two nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, issues other than the nuclear liability law are holding back the clearance of this ambitious power project. Diplomatic sources told The Hindu …
IN A move to address the issue of liability, which has held up deals with several countries, the government has decided to form a nuclear insurance pool having a number of stakeholders to meet the requirement of a financial cover in case of a mishap. The Department of Atomic Energy …
The Election Commission (EC) has given clearance to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to sign an agreement with its Russian counterpart for unit 3 and 4 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KKNPP) and a deal is expected to be signed soon. “The Election Commission gave a green signal …
PM sets ball rolling for 2,800 MW Fatehabad nuclear project Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday set the ball rolling for the 2800 MW Fatehabad nuclear power project that promises to boost growth and provide job avenues to the people in the state. The Prime Minister, who laid the foundation …
