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 …
Scientists from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) feel there is a great need to enhance per capita consumption of nuclear energy in India and the little use at present is mainly because of non-availability of this crucial energy. In an interaction with scientists and academicians of Himachal Pradesh University …
Lankan govt has also protested and voiced reservations against the project Indian and Sri Lankan environment activists are planning a series of joint protests against the proposed Kudankulam nuclear plant in southern Tamil Nadu. “Several environmental groups are protesting in that country (Sri Lanka), too. We are in touch with …
The government gave the go-ahead for one of Britain’s largest infrastructure projects on Tuesday, granting EDF Energy consent to construct the country’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation. Estimated to cost £14bn, the two reactors at Hinkley Point C in Somerset will be more expensive than the London …
The government is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is giving the go-ahead to the first of a planned fleet of new nuclear reactors in the UK. The energy secretary, Ed Davey, will announce whether he is granting consent for EDF to build a nuclear power plant at Hinkley …
Western Ghats Task Force Chairperson Ananth Hegde Ashisara said on Thursday that radiation from the Kaiga nuclear plant in Uttara Kannada district was causing cancer among residents of nearby villages. He told a press conference that members of the Task Force had visited villages in a radius of 15 km …
Winning back confidence in nuclear power after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March difficult, but will require unwavering commitment to safety International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said on Monday public awareness was important to ensure nuclear power projects do not face opposition. He acknowledged the concerns …
As flow of funds for Kudankulam nuclear power plant protests come under scanner, a whopping Rs 30 lakh transfer from London to the bank account of a woman, whose husband is linked to the stir, has led to suspicions prompting police to file a case against her. The case against …
When contacted on the allegations of environmentalists that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report, prepared by Engineers India Limited (EIL), withheld “crucial information” on the safety of the AP-1000 reactors that would come up at Mithivirdi, N. Nagaich, Executive Director (Corporate Planning and Corporate Communications), Nuclear Power Corporation of India …
Environmentalists say EIL is not qualified to conduct study, want report to be reviewed by an independent experts panel Environmental experts and activists, who have alleged that Engineers India Limited (EIL) is not qualified and accredited as yet to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the Mithivirdi nuclear power …
With the much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project expected to be commissioned by April, anti-KNPP activists on Monday revived their protest by laying a siege to the plant through sea. Defying prohibitory orders, fishermen from Kanyakumari, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts came in boats with black flags hoisted atop them and laid …
Having been delayed by over a year, the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant is likely to get operational sometime next month, the government said on Wednesday. Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayansamy told Parliament in a written reply to a question that all …
Environmentalists and activists in Sri Lanka have commenced agitating against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of activists of the environmentalist group Greens4change held a protest in front of the Indian High Commission, against the nuclear power plant. The environmentalists demanded India to …
India today dismissed media reports that said there has been a radiation leak at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu state as "totally baseless" and urged the media to avoid "erroneous and alarmist" reporting. In a statement the Indian High Commission in Colombo, reiterated an earlier clarification issued …
Japan’s nuclear watchdog Tuesday denied claims the country is planning to restart six reactors, just days before the second anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis at Fukushima. “Nothing has been decided as it’s impossible for us to predict how many reactors can reopen this year before new safety …
Jordan is close to commissioning two nuclear reactors, to be built about 100km south of the Syrian border, widening the spread of atomic energy through the Arab world even as uprisings convulse the region. Amman will decide next month which of competing Russian and French-Japanese led consortiums will build two …
Villagers boycott public hearing on environment impact assesment report Hundreds of farmers from villages that are likely to be affected by the proposed nuclear power project in Mitihivirdi, Bhavnagar, on Tuesday, walked out of the public hearing on the project environment impact assessment (EIA) report. They have been opposing the …
After a brief lull, protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) were revived both in India and Sri Lanka with a protest being held in Colombo yesterday (5). Hundreds of anti-nuclear activists held an agitation in Colombo in front of the Indian High Commission, organized by the Greens4Chenge Environment …
* Sri Lanka outside danger range * All early warning systems operating No radiation leakage has been reported from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) chairman Dr Ranjith Wijayawardane said. Questioned about recent newspaper reports of a radiation leakage at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Chennai, …
Energy and climate change committee chair says government needs to stop 'crossing its fingers' on new nuclear reactors The government needs a "plan B" on nuclear power, because of the danger that new reactors will not be built in time to avoid energy shortages and possible blackouts, an influential committee …
The AP High Court on Monday directed the counsels representing the state and the Centre to inform it within a week their stand on a petition that challenged the setting up of a nuclear power plant at Kovvada of Ranasthalam mandal in Srikakulam district. The public interest petition filed by …
