Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal scrap kilns operating in Aravallis, 22/01/2025. The application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing in the Tribune dated 28.12.2024. The news item relates to significant environmental challenges …
UNDER intense pressure from the Opposition, the government has been forced to withdraw the amendment to the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill that would have made it impossible for the nuclear plant operators, in India
Committee Protests Move To Amend Culpability Clause Of Foreign Suppliers New Delhi: A move by the government to delete a subclause in the civil liability for nuclear damage bill, dealing with culpability of foreign suppliers in the event of a nuclear accident, ran into fierce resistance from members of the …
Manoj C G Even as the UPA government indicated its flexibility on the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill issue, the CPM and the BJP on Wednesday made it clear that they were not willing to tone down their objections to the legislation. While the BJP asked the government to withdraw the …
The nuclear summit of 47 countries that was convened by the United States skirted the real issues of proliferation and disarmament of atomic weapons by the nuclear weapon states. Instead, the hyped up discourse was centred on preventing the transfer of nuclear weapons to non-state actors or
After having deferred the introduction of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill during the ongoing session of Parliament, the government today held out an olive branch to the opposition, which has been critical of the Bill and the compensation clauses in case of nuclear accidents. Minister of State in Prime Minister
KEEN to push through the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, the government reiterated its offer to make changes in the proposed legislation, including increasing the liability amount. In what appeared to be a suggestion for a quid pro quo, the government said that changes could be considered by the …
Even as the threat of a fourth round of UN sanction loomed large over it, Iran appeared to have partially succeeded in ending its global isolation on the nuclear issue if one were to draw any conclusion from the two-day international conference on nuclear disarmament which ended in Tehran tonight. …
Two-day event will be attended by 50 nations, including India, Russia & China Under mounting global pressure to abandon its controversial nuclear programme, Iran hosts a two-day international conference here on Saturday on nuclear disarmament in a move clearly aimed at countering the high-profile Nuclear Security Summit convened by US …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other world leaders gathering here have cautioned the United States and the West against imposing new sanctions against Tehran while urging Iran to abide by its non-proliferation obligations. India and other non-Western powers believe that the continued exploration of a
Washington: US president Barack Obama declared the world safer after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant hands.
Keeps intrusive NPT measures out n Puts Pak on mat It is billed as the single biggest gathering of world leaders in the US since War World II and the American capital has been converted into a veritable security fortress. As Presidents, Prime Ministers and Kings of 44 countries descend …
AUSTRALIA on Tuesday ruled out the prospect of selling uranium to India, saying its stand on the issue remains unchanged as the country is a non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean ruled out a change in the policy.
WITH nuclear terrorism remaining a real threat, India is looking to the Nuclear Security Summit to strengthen cooperation among countries on nuclear security matters. Foreign secretary Nirupama Rao said on Sunday that the summit was important given Indian concerns on terrorism and terror groups getting access to nuclear arsenal. `...nuclear …
Ashish Kumar Sen in Washington I think the opposition in India has recently expressed its objections to aspects of that legislation, so it will be up to the government of India to figure out how to move forward on this. But again, they've always said to us that they remain …
Various facets of energy security would continue to engage the policy makers and other stake holders as energy continues to drive economies, policies and even geo-strategy. The country has come a long way since the Tarapore Nuclear Plant began commercial operation way back in 1969. The progress has been slow …
