Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
Japan's atomic regulator on Thursday cleared a second set of reactors for restart, another step towards returning the country to nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster of 2011 led to the shutdown of all units. Two reactors at the Takahama nuclear station operated by Kansai Electric Power, Japan's most nuclear-reliant …
U.S. nuclear suppliers remain deeply sceptical of the assurances on interpretations of civil nuclear liability provided over the weekend by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, both on Section 17 (b) and on Section 46 of the country’s liability law, according to persons close to the discussions here. Not fully …
Foreign suppliers of atomic reactors to India cannot be sued for damages by victims of a nuclear accident but can be held liable by the operator who has the right of recourse, the government said today releasing details of the understanding reached with the US recently. In a seven-page ‘frequently …
The maximum compensation that nuclear suppliers will have to pay in case of a mishap will be pegged at ₹2,160 crore. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs points out that the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act of 2010 (CLND) presently prescribes that the maximum amount of liability …
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, addressing speculation that US nuclear suppliers will be exonerated from any liability in the event of a nuclear disaster, said, “Let me assure you that when we arrived at the understanding with the US, we did so within the four corners of our law, international practice …
A "breakthrough understanding" to open India's nuclear power sector to U.S. firms reached during President Barack Obama's visit to New Delhi last month could be finalised this year, Indian officials say. The Jan. 25 announcement by Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi followed six weeks of intensive talks, but …
Japan has begun deliberating its 2030 targets for power generation, a process likely to turn contentious when nuclear restarts are considered even as the much delayed cleanup at Fukushima continues four years after the meltdowns there. A ratio of between 15 to 20% for nuclear power was floated as a …
Nuclear power is a critical element in limiting greenhouse gas emissions, and a new Technology Roadmap co-authored by the IEA and the Nuclear Energy Agency outlines the next steps for growth in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan and the economic crisis and its effect on financing. …
Experts hope with India and the US reaching an agreement on operationalising a civil nuclear deal between the two countries, work on the 6,600-Mw Mithi Virdi and 9,564-Mw Kowada nuclear power projects will be expedited. In June 2012, state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) had entered into an …
Larsen & Toubro hopes to build nuclear reactors in partnership with Westinghouse Electric Company and is exploring other partnerships after India and the US cleared the way for implementing a bilateral agreement signed in 2008. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama, who was the chief guest at …
India and the US achieving a breakthrough in operationalisation of the stalled nuclear deal, it is believed, will remove impediments for several nuclear projects that are stalled in the country. However, in spite of the deal, the 9,900 mega watt Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project still faces a significant hurdle in …
Washington and New Delhi have announced they have bridged the gulf that has deterred US nuclear power generation companies from entering the Indian market since 2008, when the US-India civil nuclear agreement was signed. On Sunday, President Barack Obama hailed the "breakthrough" agreement after talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. …
President Obama's upcoming visit to India includes viewing the Taj Mahal and a major holiday parade and hopes for progress on climate change negotiations. Obama and his host, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also speak with a group of CEOs during a largely ceremonial visit designed to highlight the …
Japan is mulling setting the proportion of electricity to be generated by nuclear power at around 15 to 20 percent in 2030, lower than the 28.6 percent in fiscal 2010 before the Fukushima nuclear disaster, government officials said Thursday. The government will also consider providing ranges to the proportions of …
Symbolic clock is now at three minutes to apocalypse, the darkest hour for humanity since the cold war The symbolic doomsday clock moved to three minutes before midnight on Thursday because of the gathering dangers of climate change and nuclear proliferation, signalling the gravest threat to humanity since the throes …
Austrian legal challenge over controversial EU subsidies for Hinkley Point C casts doubt over future of UK’s first planned nuclear reactor in 20 years Austria is to launch a legal challenge against the European Union’s (EU) decision to allow billions of pounds of subsidies for Hinkley Point C, casting fresh …
States that need help falling in line with the Obama administration’s climate change agenda just got a boost from Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and billionaire philanthropist. Bloomberg’s charitable arm and a California family said Wednesday they will dole out $48 million to help states ditch …
Jan 21 (Reuters) - China's biggest reactor operator, China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN), will put another five reactor units into operation this year, company executives said, adding that they remain confident in the sector's growth despite approval delays. The state-owned company, parent of Hong Kong Listed CGN Power, completed …
The World Bank sold $91 million of green bonds tied to an index of “ethical” companies, its largest offering of green bonds linked to an equity index and the first to be offered to individual investors. The securities, which don’t pay a coupon, are linked to the performance of the …
China is expected to start construction on at least five nuclear reactors this year, underscoring the country’s commitment to atomic energy as a means to help control pollution and fuel growth. Combined, the projects represent more than 5 gigawatts of capacity, Shen Lixin, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Nuclear …
