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 …
The IEA’s annual flagship publication, the “World Energy Outlook 2011,” stresses that increasing investments in high-carbon infrastructure are making the 2°C international climate change goal more challenging and expensive to meet. The report, which looks at three energy scenarios to 2035, warns that, “Without a bold change of policy direction, …
Q&A;: En Dudkin, Head, Russian specialists, Kudankulam nuclear project En Dudkin Local resistance has meant denial of entry into Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam site for 130 Russian scientists and engineers who are in India since 2002, developing the nuclear project. En Dudkin, head of the Russian specialists group, tells Sanjay Jog …
Nearly eight months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Japan is resuming steps it hopes will lead to exports of commercial nuclear technology to India and Vietnam, even as Japan itself is scaling back the use of nuclear energy at home. On Saturday, Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and his Indian …
The Japanese government is expected to approve financial assistance to Tokyo Electric Power Co. this week, after the embattled utility sought about ¥1 trillion, or about $13 billion, in public funds Friday to deal with compensation claims from the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The government's objective is …
Thousands of people angered by Japan’s nuclear power plant accident rallied in Fukushima on Sunday to demand full compensation for victims of the crisis, and swift decontamination of their neighbourhoods. The rally in Fukushima city, some 60 kilometres from the plant, was attended by around 10,000 people, its organisers estimated. …
Norwegian researcher finds double the estimated cesium radiation, says Japan’s estimate may miss emissions blown out to sea The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl, a preliminary report says. The …
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to take up to 49% stake in one of the five proposed nuclear power plants of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL). "We are in discussions with NPCIL for incorporating a joint venture for setting up a nuclear power plant. NPCIL …
Notwithstanding its own nuclear disaster, Japan today assured India of taking forward the civil nuclear cooperation during the 5th bilateral Strategic Dialogue, which covered discussions on key areas, including defence and trade. New Delhi also conveyed its appreciation to Japan for its decision to remove seven Indian entities from a …
A top Russian nuclear constructor does not rule out delays in starting up the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in the face of continuing protests against the project. “I think talks are looming ahead on reviewing the start-up schedule,” said Alexander Glukhov, head of Atomstroiexport, the …
The India-US nuclear deal had virtually collapsed as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told President George W Bush it was not going to work and the entire administration had given up on it. “I called the President (Bush). ‘It isn’t going to work. Singh just can’t make it happen,’ I …
MELBOURNE, 27 OCT: Australia's ban on uranium sale to India was not holding back its civil nuclear programme as the country was not exclusively dependent on supplies from here, foreign minister Mr Kevin Rudd said today. The ruling Australian Labor Party (ALP) refuses to permit sale of uranium to India …
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to take up to 49 per cent stake in one of the five proposed nuclear power plants of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL). “We are in discussions with NPCIL for incorporating a joint venture for setting up a nuclear power …
Many of Japan's political and intellectual leaders remain committed to nuclear power even as Japanese public opinion has turned sharply against it. One argument in favor rarely gets a public airing: Japan needs to maintain its technical ability to make nuclear bombs. "I don't think Japan needs to possess nuclear …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has built into its design a multi-layered safety mechanism along with additional protocols to safeguard against systemic or human error at the 2000-MW station, nuclear experts said on Sunday. The incorporation of broad-ranging safety features makes the plant completely safe and insulated from a …
Japanese nuclear experts are considering widening the evacuation zone in the event of a nuclear disaster, more than seven months after the world's worst such disaster since Chernobyl. Japan faced widespread criticism over its slow response in evacuating residents near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which suffered fuel rod …
China, the world’s biggest market for wind power, is bracing for a sharp slowdown in wind turbine installations this year, a move that will spark a “bloodbath” among wind turbine producers, industry executives say. The slowdown has already claimed its first victim, as Germany’s Repower told the Financial Times that …
As Greenpeace completes 10 years in India, it chalks up its successes and faces some flak. Kunal Majumder looks at both sides of the story WHEN GREENPEACE India listed 33 successful campaigns to celebrate its first decade in the country, the Copenhagen meet on climate change held two years ago …
Protesting against the proposed nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village in Haryana, a group people associated with the struggle on Thursday gathered at the Indian Social Institute in Lodhi Road for the screening of a film 3 Mile to Gorakhpur and a discussion on the issue. “A majority of villagers …
New Delhi France has assured India that the proposed nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra would follow the highest safety standards. Addressing a joint press conference at the end of talks with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on Thursday, French foreign minister Alan Juppe said: "We discussed the issue of …
The Centre has announced a 15-member expert group to allay apprehensions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had promised setting up of such a group to assure villagers and activists resisting commissioning of the Russian-aided project. The expert group comprises specialists in various areas including environmental …
