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The one-day token fast observed by the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protesters at Idinthakarai on Sunday has been converted into a 72-hour-long hunger strike “to condemn the Central Government's adamant attitude” in rejecting the Tamil Nadu Cabinet's recent resolution pertaining to the halting of construction activities at KKNPP. Subsequently, 106 …
Breaking the brief truce, more than 7,000 people on Sunday observed a token fast against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP), and vowed to intensify the struggle if the government did not scrap it. The renewed protest comes two days after PM Manmohan Singh assured a multi-party delegation including the …
Putting the onus on India, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the US has made clear the steps New Delhi needs to take “to allow us to move forward” on implementation of bilateral civil nuclear deal. “We remain fully committed to expanding the civil nuclear cooperation with India and …
The six villages around the site of the proposed 9,900MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) have asked to be included in the list of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs). If this demand is accepted, the fate of JNPP could very well be under threat. The gramsabhas of Madban, Mithgavhane, Sakhar, Padave, …
Protesters vow to do what it takes to stop Kudankulam power plant The one-day token fast observed by the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protesters at Idinthakarai on Sunday has been converted into a 72-hour-long hunger strike “to condemn the Central Government's adamant attitude” in rejecting the Tamil Nadu Cabinet's recent …
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today told a delegation that a high-level committee would address their concerns on safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power project. A multi-party delegation from Tamil Nadu met Dr Singh and expressed concerns over the safety aspects of the 1,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant which …
The state government has not objected to providing land near the sea to fishermen who were 'rehabilitated' five km away from the sea because of the Tarapur Nuclear Power project. In a report submitted to the Bombay high court on Tuesday by the Joint Secretary (Rehabilitation) Sadhanand Jadhav, Department of …
The Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it has no objection in providing land near sea to those fishermen who were rehabilitated farther from the seashore after setting up the Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant in neighbouring Thane district. "As per a government resolution passed on February 4, …
They threaten to observe token fast on October 9 The anti-nuclear activists, who suspended agitations staged against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) recently following an assurance given by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, have renewed their warning to the State and the Central governments saying that they would observe a token …
Anti-nuclear activists under the aegis of Solidarity Council supporting Kudankulam anti-nuclear movements began a vehicle march to Kudankulam from here on Sunday morning. They demand that the Kerala government should take a stand on the nuclear power plant coming up at Kudankulam as Tamil Nadu government had done. They note …
Trace amounts of plutonium were found as far as 28 miles from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant, the first time that the dangerous element released from the accident was found outside of the immediate area of the plant. The science ministry report issued Friday comes just as the government …
Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) and French nuclear major Areva are expected to sign a commercial agreement by December for the supply of European Pressurised Reactors (EPRs) of 1,650 Mw for the proposed 9,900 Mw Jaitapur project in Maharashtra. They entered into an early works contract in December last year and …
India said there was no need to get its domestic nuclear liability law vetted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure it complied with the Convention on Supplemental Compensation (CSC). The issue again came to life two months after United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had introduced …
In the first-ever judicial intervention in the matters relating to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has served notices on the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and two other Government agencies, on a petition challenging the environmental clearance granted to the project. Apart from …
Despite continued fears over radiation levels, Japan lifted evacuation advisories for an area spanning five towns and cities around a tsunami-ravaged nuclear power plant on Friday, the first such move since multiple fuel meltdowns at the site led to a substantial radiation leak and forced more than 100,000 surrounding residents …
Trace amounts of plutonium were found as far as 28 miles from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant, the first time that the dangerous element released from the accident was found outside of the immediate area of the plant. The science ministry report issued Friday comes just as the government …
India has improved procedures to deal with a nuclear emergency in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, the country’s atomic energy watchdog said Thursday, after criticism of its preparedness. ‘After Fukushima, we have drawn lessons on all aspects of reactor safety and one positive development is the integrated …
The government is expected to notify the much-awaited rules on nuclear liability before the winter session of Parliament — once the ongoing inter-ministerial consultations over the matter are over, a top official said on Thursday. Subsequently, these rules, which are necessary to be notified following the enactment of Nuclear Liability …
Government officials failed to distribute to thousands of people pills that could have minimized radiation risks from the March nuclear accident, government documents show. The disclosure is the latest evidence of government neglect of emergency procedures in the chaotic days after the disaster, in which an earthquake and tsunami damaged …
