Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
CHENNAI: In a move that could end the impasse over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced that an expert committee would be constituted by the State government to study the safety aspects of the plant as well as allay fears of locals about …
The fourth phase of the intensive ‘Tiger Monitoring Programme,' envisaged by the Tiger Task Force of the Union Government, began at the Kalakkad - Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Tirunelveli on Friday. Giving details about the programme H. Malleshappa, Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, KMTR told The Hindu …
CHENNAI: Manithaneya Makkal Katchi on Friday said the argument that the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant would augment the power availability in Tamil Nadu was based on “wrong information”. Participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, MMK leader MH Jawahirullah said the Unit I of …
NPCIL steps to allay concern about safety The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project can be readied for commissioning in three months if the local agitation against it comes to an end, the project's Site Director M. Kasinath Balaji has said. At a press conference here on Friday, he said a test …
Speakers at the workshop reiterate that people living in the vicinity of the power plants are safe Radiation level in nuclear power plants is not harmful to those who are working inside the plant and more so to those living in hamlets around the nuclear reactors, reiterated speakers at a …
The Central Experts Committee set up to allay the fears of the people protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), decided not to hold any more talks with the State panel as the latter’s members boycotted the fourth round of discussions on Monday following an attack on them by …
Talks between Central experts' team and State panel adjourned The much-awaited talks between the Central experts team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the State panel, scheduled for Tuesday, did not take place after a couple of anti-nuke protestors were roughed up by Hindu Munnani activists on the Collectorate premises …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is totally safe, asserts the expert group constituted by the Government of India. In a release, A.E. Muthu Nayagam, group convenor, said, “Based on its extensive examination of various issues, there should be no cause for concern about the safety” of the plant. He …
The fourth round of the talks between agitating local villagers and authorities over the commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Koodankulam came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday after representatives of the protesters came under attack from a group of Hindu Munnani activists who have been demanding speedy commissioning …
Date for the next round of talks will be finalised Expressing hope that talks between the Central Experts' team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the anti-KKNPP group could be revived, Collector and head of the State panel R. Selvaraj has said that date for the next round of talks …
Tirunelveli (TN): Blaming the anti-nuclear activists for the continuing impasse over the Kudankulam power plant, the Central expert committee set up to allay the fears of the people today said it had conclusively addressed all safety aspects and made it clear it was not in a position to hold further …
Activists protesting against the nuclear power plant staged a mock funeral of the controversial project 'cremating' its model here today. Thousands of residents of this coastal village took part in the 'funeral procession' organised to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary and cremated the model of the Indo-Russian plant. Leader …
Congress to conduct awareness meetings across Tamil Nadu While appealing to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to cooperate with the Central Government to ensure the early commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B.S. Gnanadesikan said the Congress will conduct awareness meetings across the State to mobilise …
The Union government's group of experts on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNNP) will hold one more meeting with a panel constituted by the State government and the local people later this month, a top official of the nuclear establishment said on Monday, and expressed hope that the fears of …
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 …
A public appeal has been made urging the President of India to take over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and also deploy army there to see that the power plant is commissioned without any more delay. In a public awareness meeting organised here on Thursday in the presence of Russian …
Quantum of plastic bags, liquor bottles has reduced The sustained awareness campaign conducted by Agasthyamalai Community-based Conservation Centre of Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE) for the past ten years for ‘plastic-free tourism' has started yielding desirable results , as the total quantity of plastic waste collected …
THOOTHUKUDI: In what is being dubbed as an attempt to muzzle the anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) movement, the Union Home Ministry has begun an ‘audit’ of foreign funds received by six non-Governmental organisations, all linked to the protestors. Top sources in the Central Government told Express that two senior …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
