Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …
Japanese authorities have introduced stress tests for all nuclear reactors in the country in an effort to ease public worries over nuclear-power safety, but the tests are being called inadequate by some. The test's computer simulations, meant to show the risk of a meltdown if a plant is damaged by …
Pressure is mounting on the Indian government to commission the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) at the earliest. Officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out an inspection of the KNPP on Monday in order to ensure that the nuclear fuel kept in the storage room was not …
Iran’s nuclear work will defiantly go on, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today, after UN inspectors left Tehran following talks that failed to lift their suspicions of atomic weapons research. “The Iranian nation has never been seeking an atomic weapon and never will be. It will prove to the …
Senior official hopes to commission the first unit by August There finally seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel with regard to the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. A senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited on Wednesday expressed confidence that …
Israel on Tuesday engaged India on energy security reiterating Tel Aviv’s intent to share its natural gas but did not spell out any offer saying it still had to work out the policies. Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure Uzi Landau, who also heads Energy & Water Resources, held an hour-long …
CHENNAI: A two-member team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carried out a detailed inspection at Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) even as the anti-plant protesters announced a 72-hour fast from Monday to protest a clean chit by a state government panel. "The two member IAEA team is carrying …
Iran ordered a halt to its oil sales to Britain and France on Sunday in a move seen as retaliation against tightening EU sanctions, as a team of U.N. inspectors flew to Tehran to press the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear programme. The European Union enraged Tehran last month …
The United Nations chief urged Iran on Friday to implement Security Council resolutions under which Tehran should curb sensitive nuclear activity, but the Islamic state once again signalled it has no intention of doing so. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also said Iran must cooperate fully with the UN atomic watchdog, …
Kazakhstan believes the international community's first nuclear fuel bank can be up and running on Kazakh soil by late next year, potentially supporting the Obama administration's broader efforts to combat the spread of nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan is the world's largest producer of uranium ore and has been in consultations with …
The International Atomic Energy Agency called for a more comprehensive disaster management plan at Japanese nuclear plants, as regulators struggle to regain the public's trust in its ability to keep reactors operating safely after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March. In a report released Tuesday, the global nuclear watchdog also …
U.N. nuclear experts have endorsed stress tests designed to show that Japanese nuclear plants could withstand a repeat of last year's quake and tsunami, as the government campaigns to restart idled reactors and avoid a summer power crunch. The government, though, still faces an uphill battle to restore public trust …
The Obama administration is reportedly using a secret channel of communication to warn Iran that closing the Straits of Hormuz, through which more than a fifth of sea-borne oil passes, is a “red line” that would provoke a response from Washington. Claiming that Iran has always kept the Straits open …
MADURAI: In the midst of protests against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Union Minister G.K.Vasan today said a decision on its early commissioning would be taken at a public meeting here next month, in which Union Ministers from Congress will take part. "The meeting on February 4 will be the …
The UN atomic agency confirmed on Monday that Iran has started enriching uranium to 20-per cent purity at a new site in a difficult-to-bomb mountain bunker. VIENNA: The UN atomic agency confirmed on Monday that Iran has started enriching uranium to 20-per cent purity at a new site in a …
A Central panel has assuaged fears surrounding the Kudankulam nuclear project, in Tamil Nadu. The 15-member panel, appointed in October, said the design of the 2,000-Mw nuclear project meets safety standards. The group’s observations had came handy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while announcing during his recent Russia visit that …
Wary of sending out a wrong signal at a time when protests continue to hamper commissioning of nuclear reactors in Koodankulam, the government is set to back off from signing a new contract with Russia for the supply of two more reactors for the site. The signing of the contract …
Australian defence minister Stephen Smith, who had pitched for reversing ruling Labor party's policy on uranium export to India, has ruled out similar treatment to Pakistan, citing its poor proliferation record. Smith, who is on his way to India, said he was a strong supporter of uranium export to India, …
The Australian Labour Party has backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's proposal to reverse the ban on sale of uranium to India. It was the Labour Party that forced the then Premier, Kevin Rudd, to overturn an assurance by the Conservative Party that was in power previously, to sell uranium to …
In the wake of safety concerns in the aftermath of the Fukushima incident, India has decided to get assistance from an independent agency to review its own safety standards and audits. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has decided to invite a safety review team of the International Atomic Energy …
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday flew to Seoul to advise the Korean government on the second Nuclear Security Summit in March next year. The summit will seek to prevent terrorists and non-state actors from getting hold of nuclear material. Kalam, who has been credited with Pokhran-II, …
