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 government may extend its decontamination work near the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant by up to three years, Kyodo News reported yesterday, citing unidentified government officials. Radiation cleanup work in 11 areas in Fukushima Prefecture was scheduled to be completed by March 31 under a government plan announced in January …
A sustainable, renewable-energy-based economy, where as much as 90 per cent of India’s total primary energy supply is based on renewable sources, could theoretically be achieved, according to a report released by WWF-India and TERI, at WWF-India, New Delhi. The study examines the possibility of a near 100% Renewable Energy …
Harnessing nuclear energy for constructive purposes is not without risks but the country has the intelligence required to handle the challenges of using it, said Sharad Kale, Head, Technology Transfer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). He was speaking to reporters at a meet titled ‘An awareness programme on nuclear energy …
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Monday on a petition seeking a stay on commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. The court is hearing a petition by G Sundarrajan, on whose plea it had issued a slew …
Over Rs 1.3 trillion has been injected in power sector during the last five years, but country is still suffering a loadshedding of 5000 – 6000MW. The issue of circular debt was also resolved by injecting Rs.480 million, but the energy situation is still unstable. This was stated by Amir …
China doubled the pace of adding renewable energy capacity in the first 10 months of the year as the government worked to cut pollution in its largest cities. Including nuclear power, the nation installed 36 gigawatts of clean energy capacity in the 10 months through Oct. 31, the National Energy …
The Indian nuclear energy program is at crossroads, with several alternative pathways of industrial development potentially open to it. These possibilities include options for technology selection and development, as well as for organising the efforts of the state owned entities and private companies. The nuclear energy program also sets and …
Efforts underway to allay suppliers' concerns on liability Increasing India’s nuclear capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032 from the present 4,780 Mw was achievable, said R K Sinha, chairman, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The chairman said the country was pursuing the capacity addition through both indigenously manufactured reactors and …
At a time when the true relevance of nuclear power is being questioned increasingly around the world due to the concerns on safety, security and economics, a news item from the Associated Press indicates that f our scientists who have played a key role in alerting the public to the …
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source. The 2,200-megawatt plant is to be built with Chinese technical assistance on the Arabian Sea coast at Paradise Beach, 40 …
Says money raised for providing electricity to poorest nations will only go to new power sources The World Bank and United Nations today appealed for billions of dollars to provide electricity for the poorest nations but said there would be no investment in nuclear power. "We don't do nuclear energy," …
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday launched the construction of the country's biggest atomic power plant and vowed to pursue further projects to make nuclear the largest energy source. The 2,200-megawatt plant is to be built with Chinese technical assistance on the Arabian Sea coast at Paradise Beach, 40 …
The first unit (1000 MWe) of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), is now generating 370 MWe and electricity is being wheeled into the southern grid, according to R.S. Sundar, Site Director, Kudankulam-1 and 2. Two Russian reactors, each with a capacity of 1,000 MWe, had been built at the …
Civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision making also impacted negotiations between NPC & Areva The 9,900-Mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra is caught in a cobweb of mandatory legislative requirements due to the civil nuclear liability regime, slow decision-making, a surge in cost due to the weak rupee and …
The CPI(M) has urged the State government to halt land acquisition for the nuclear power plant proposed at Kovvada village in Srikakulam district, as the Land Acquisition Bill 2013 is pending before the President for assent after it was adopted in both Houses of Parliament. Describing the notification issued for …
New Delhi: Now, operators of nuclear plants in the country will have to report any "extraordinary nuclear event", including radiation and leakage of radioactive material, to the atomic regulator within 24 hours and file a detailed report within 10 days, according to a new order. Seeking to bring in clarity, …
To allay global nuclear suppliers’ fears about India’s nuclear liability laws that have deterred potential investors, the country is now telling the world’s nuclear industry that the domestic plant operator can limit the amount as well as duration of the liability that accrues to foreign suppliers. Planning Commission deputy chairman …
China, the EU and environmentalists criticized Japan at U.N. climate talks on Friday for slashing its greenhouse gas emissions target after its nuclear power industry was shuttered by the Fukushima disaster. The Japanese government on Friday decided to target a 3.8 percent emissions cut by 2020 versus 2005 levels. That …
There is something terrifying about nuclear energy. It’s as if man decided to harness the power of God, and then made mistakes. One learns this lesson well in Japan, one of the most hi-tech, methodical and organised societies in the world. Two-and-a-half years after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima …
On the eve of the ministerial round of discussions next week, Japan stunned the rest of the countries on Friday at the climate talks here by announcing that it was ditching its earlier emission reduction targets of 25 per cent reduction below 1990 levels. Instead, it pledged to reduce emissions, …
