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 …
SHILLONG: The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) chief Pynshngain N Syiem has made it clear that the council will not issue no objection certificate (NOC) for mining of uranium under its jurisdiction. “We will not issue any NOC for mining of uranium in the region,” Syiem told the House …
The storage and disposal of used nuclear fuel from other countries is likely to deliver substantial economic benefits for South Australia, a royal commission into the nuclear fuel cycle has found. On Monday, the South Australian royal commission released its tentative findings, which backed nuclear fuel storage and left the …
UDAIPUR: The department of atomic energy and atomic minerals directorate for exploration and research (AMD) has launched a multi-sensor survey for exploring uranium and other precious atomic mineral deposits in South Rajasthan. A helicopter flying at a low altitude with hi-tech remote sensing equipment attached to it are amusing residents …
A civilian watchdog group sued a California coastal agency on Tuesday, seeking to overturn its decision to allow 1,800 tons (1,632 tonnes) of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant to be buried in containers not far from a beach. Citizens Oversight Inc. asked a San Diego Superior Court …
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Monday said the State Government has no intention to carry out uranium mining in Meghalaya. There were reports about opening of new uranium mines in West Khasi Hills which were considered as a move to carry out uranium mining in the State. However, denying those …
The Civil Society Women’s Organisation (CSWO) has vehemently opposed the move of the UCIL (uranium Corporation of India Ltd) to open up new deposits in Kylleng -Pyndengsohiong -Mawthabah (KPM) project in West Khasi Hill. “This will destroy the lives of the people of our state and we will not allow …
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on Thursday to locate the world's first bank of low-enriched uranium (LEU) in the ex-Soviet nation to ensure fuel supplies for nuclear power stations and encourage nuclear non-proliferation. The bank, containing the raw material for making fuel for nuclear …
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 …
Iran will be allowed to conduct research and development (R&D;) with uranium for advanced centrifuges during the first 10 years of a nuclear agreement with major powers, according to the text of the deal posted on the Russian foreign ministry website. "Iran will continue to conduct enrichment R&D; in a …
PEACE and environmental activists from around the world who are meeting here have called on African governments to slap a ban on uranium mining and world leaders to outlaw nuclear weapons, saying they are twin threats. The young activists said as the twin threats of nuclear weapons and uranium mining …
Can cause dementia and other neurological problems The toxic metal, aluminium, has been found more than the permissible limit in the drinking water samples tested by the government water quality testing labs and other approved institutions. The problem related to aluminium is more pronounced in case of Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib, …
The sun rises over Lake Malawi. As fishermen bring their overnight catch to shore, the purring motors of their dugout canoes spread ripples across waters once dubbed the “lake of stars” by David Livingstone. On the beach, a group of young men mend fishing nets. Women smoke fish to sell, …
Genetic predisposition and environmental factors influence the development of human autoimmune disease. Occupational exposure to crystalline silica (cSiO2) has been etiologically linked to increased incidence of autoimmunity, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that …
Few months after Paladin Africa Limited differed with civil society organizations (CSOs) and some chiefs in Karonga over the disposition of uranium wastes into public water, the company has started discharging the effluent into Sere River. Paladin Africa Limited, a member of the Paladin Energy group of companies, suspended its …
Accord will help plants run at higher plant load factor Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a crowd during Indian Diaspora Event, at Ricoh Coliseum, in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday, 16 April 2015 Picture by PTI India’s move to enter into a commercial contract with Canada for the supply of 3,000 …
Canada today agreed to supply 3,000 metric tonnes of uranium to energy-hungry India from this year under a $254 million five-year deal to power reactors as the two countries decided to set in motion a new strategic partnership. The agreement for uranium supply, which came two years after protracted negotiations …
India and Canada on Wednesday completed the final formality to enable uranium sales to India by signing a commercial agreement after a bilateral meeting between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Stephen Harper in Ottawa. Under the $280 million agreement with Canadian producer Cameco, India will purchase more than 3,000 …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Mr. Harper returns a sculpture of a woman known as “parrot lady” at the Parliamentary Library on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. ASSOCIATED PRESS Canada and India signed a uranium-supply agreement on Wednesday that …
A study being conducted at Guru Nanak Dev University pointed to the rising level of uranium in the city’s groundwater table. According to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India, the permissible limit is 60 microgram per litre whereas the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health Organisation (WHO) recommend …
