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 …
It didn’t take much for the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to promise free power to farmers. The gambit paid off too, as he returned to power in the 2009 assembly elections. The Andhra farmer wasn’t complaining either. But when the time came to honour the commitment, the ‘free’ bit of …
The NTPC's proposed joint venture with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India for setting up a 2,000-mw atomic power plant is likely to be formalised in the next 2-3 months, sources said. The NTPC and the NPCIL signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture for setting …
There has been enough discussion on the quantum of power the country needs. While estimates would largely be a function of assumptions, the fact remains that we need as much power as is possible, at least for now Arun Srivastava In terms of choices, large scale options with nuclear and …
New Delhi: The India-France deal for civil nuclear cooperation came into force on Thursday with foreign secretary Nirupama Rao and French ambassador Jerome Bonnafont exchanging the instruments of ratification of the agreement which was signed by the two countries on September 30, 2008. The agreement will allow France and India …
India will set up five energy parks by 2032 to raise the generation of nuclear energy. "The selected sites for the energy parks are Haripur in West Bengal, Mithi Virdi in Gujarat, Jaitapur in Maharashtra, Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh and Kudamkulam in Tamil Nadu," chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and …
Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, on Thursday said the development of thorium-based energy would be the next challenge before the country to meet its growing power requirement. Addressing the energy session at the Indian Science Congress, Kakodkar said thorium as a source of energy was being …
Asserting that Canada has vast reserves of uranium with two third of oil reserves, Barnala-born Canadian MP Devinder Shory has claimed that Canadian Prime Minister has inked supply of adequate quantity of uranium for its use in promoting technology in India for civil purpose.
DIVERSIFIED energy resource base is essential to meet electricity requirements and ensure long-term energy security, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) chair man B Prasada Rao has said. Addressing the 20th annual conference of Indian Nuclear Society here on Monday, the BHEL chairman said, "With the limited resources of coal and …
CHENNAI: The Koodankulam nuclear power project is likely to go on stream by the middle of the year, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said on Monday. Addressing presspersons on the sidelines of the 20th annual conference of the Indian Nuclear Society (INS), Dr. Banerjee, expressing satisfaction at the
Despite the chill in bilateral ties, India and Pakistan continued with the tradition of exchanging lists of nuclear installations on the New Year day. But in another development, India took strong exception to the reported remarks of the so-called chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in which he said Gilgit-Baltistan had become …
The subject of energy and environment are attracting universal attention now. Though pollution existed even 150 years ago but at that time, the planet could absorb the undesirable emissions. Today, we have crossed the absorption capacity and, the very survival of the planet is at stake. In 1860, all had …
Energy is a prime requirement for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The energy dimension of poverty is fundamental. Lack of energy/electricity perpetuates poverty as it precludes most industrial activities and the jobs they create. The author brings out that in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty …
This report summarizes the potential role of nuclear power in mitigating global climate change and its contribution to other development and environment challenges, as well as its current status, including the issues of cost, safety, waste management and nonproliferation. Nuclear power plants produce virtually no GHG emissions during their operation …
TAMLUK: Protest against the nuclear power plant at Haripur in Midnapore East district took a significant turn today as the Matangini Mahila Samity, which was once declared a Maoist-wing by state police and had played a pivotal role in consolidating the peoples
Mumbai: After members of Konkan Vinashkari Prakalp Virodhi Samiti held demonstrations at Azad Maidan against the proposed nuclear power plants in Konkan, on Monday, villagers from Madban refused to accept cheques in lieu of land for the power plants in Jaitapur. When the deputy district collector of Ratnagiri reached Madban …
