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 …
Adopting a fresh approach, an international panel expert report has indicated Australia could give India access to its uranium provided "equivalent disciplines" were applied to help meet disarmament obligations. According to latest media reports here today, Australia could drop its ban on selling uranium to India after a report commissioned …
India and Russia signed key agreements on the civilian use of nuclear power and military and technical cooperation here on Monday, marking a strong consolidation of traditional ties between the two countries. Russia put its weight behind India
INDIA and the US are likely to finalise an agreement on reprocessing of spent fuel within a week or so with negotiators narrowing differences down to one remaining issue. National Security Advisor M K Narayanan revealed that both sides have reached the final stage of negotiating the reprocessing agreement, which …
In their first steps towards taking the Indo-US strategic partnership to a new level, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Barack Obama sought to consolidate gains rather than break new ground as they identified five core areas to carry forward what the US President called the
We have created a partnership that is based on principle and pragmatism, says Manmohan Washington: United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday warmly welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, telling him that India was
This document is the Joint Statement between Prime Minister Dr. Singh and President Obama delivered on 24th Nov 09 at The White House, defines India and the United States for a better world partnership. It touches the issues of a) advancing global security and countering terrorism, b) ensuring sustainable global …
LALIT K. JHA The United States continues to impose restrictions on the export of as many as 11 of its 16 dual-use technology regimes to India, despite New Delhi being publicly praised by the Obama administration for its impeccable track record on nuclear nonproliferation. Countries like Slovakia and Slovenia face, …
The Cabinet today cleared the text of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, listed for introduction in the Winter Session of Parliament that commenced today. The passage of the Bill is important for India to move forward on the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement that fructified last year after …
Washington: Pakistan is estimated to have more nuclear warheads than India and the two Asian neighbours along with China are increasing their arsenals and deploying weapons at more sites, two eminent US atomic experts have claimed. While Pakistan is estimated to possess 70-90 nuclear weapons, India is believed to have …
US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament and other global troubles yet emerged from their first full-blown summit on Tuesday with scant progress beyond goodwill. After two hours of talks, both spoke of moving beyond the divisiveness …
Sandeep Dikshit NEW DELHI: Despite the ratification of the Treaty of Pelindaba that prohibits African nations from nuclear commerce with countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), South Africa has said it is talking to
India and the European Union (EU) today signed a major accord for cooperation in the civil atomic energy field and pledged to conclude an ambitious free trade agreement (FTA) between them within a year. The agreement, aimed at facilitating India
India and Argentina on Wednesday signed a civil nuclear cooperation and nine other pacts after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed by Vivek Katju, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of …
India today found an unexpected supporter from Mohammed ElBaradei chief of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its opposition to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT). In an interview to a private television channel, he said he did not expect India to sign the NPT but felt the Comprehensive Test Ban …
Unknown to the people of Meghalaya, the 130-day old Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government was, at its inception, given a clear direction by the Congress High Command and the UPA government at the Centre that the contentious issue of uranium mining has to be sorted out sooner than later. …
