Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
A public appeal has been made urging the President of India to take over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and also deploy army there to see that the power plant is commissioned without any more delay. In a public awareness meeting organised here on Thursday in the presence of Russian …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Taking cue from Tamil Nadu villagers protesting against the 2,000-Mw Kudankulam nuclear power project, their counterparts in Maharashtra have decided to step up their agitation against the proposed plant at Madban along the Konkan Coast. Project-affected persons from 10 villages in the vicinity of the project site have announced a …
A US-based geologist has dismissed Maharashtra government's claim over the safety of the proposed nuclear plant site at Jaitapur, stating that the site is vulnerable to quakes. "Since Jaitapur lies in the same compressional stress regime that has been responsible for generating two major earthquakes at Latur and Koyna in …
A refreshingly frank and forward-looking report on the safety of French nuclear power plants in the wake of Fukushima should spur other countries to take a hard look at regulation of their own reactors. (Editorial)
Nowhere did the alarm bells sounded by the Fukushima nuclear disaster ring more loudly than in France, which leads the world in nuclear energy. About three-quarters of its electricity comes from nuclear power stations, and it is one of the main exporters of reactors and related technology.
Japan's Fukushima disaster has spurred public protest in India against government plans to build new nuclear power plants, despite the Atomic Energy Commission's reassurances. We should instead be considering solar energy — a safe and sustainable option. (Correspondence)
It has unparalleled safety features, says technical team The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has come up with unparalleled safety features and it has been constructed in such a way that it shall withstand any sort of natural calamity, be it earthquake or tsunami. Also, the fears of radiation and …
Negotiations with French company Areva on the nuclear plant at Jaitapur could restart soon, a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) said on Monday. The talks were stalled owing to a safety review of all the nuclear plants by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN). …
Hardening its stand, an anti-nuclear forum spearheading the stir against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tirunelveli today said a series of protests had been planned there in the coming days, including a “wailing protest” on 30 January, death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “We are fighting for our right to …
Members quite satisfied with Chief Minister's stand on the issue Sticking to the position that nothing short of closure of the Nuclear Power Plants in Kudankulam would satisfy them, members of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced a series of protests in January to highlight their …
* Only those inside houses coated with cow dung escaped the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy. * There are only two ways to remain insulated from nuclear radiation, and one of them is application of cow dung. * Using cow dung can ensure normal delivery instead of C-section. * Those who …
French, Russian regulators say no need to change designs of projects at Jaitapur and Kundankulam. India’s nuclear capacity addition programme, which has seen opposition from local villagers and experts countrywide, has got a boost following safety assurances from French and Russian nuclear safety regulators associated with pertinent projects in Maharashtra …
People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy has submitted an expert group report on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project to the Central government. The report contains a site survey and other issues with the power plant and was submitted in December last year, according to coordinator of PMANE S. P. Udayakumar. Speaking …
Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year’s tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has been growing because the three units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in northeastern Japan that …
French major Areva also claims safety of EPRs, but critics not convinced. The evolutionary pressurised reactors (EPRs) that Areva is interested in supplying to the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) as part of the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power in Maharashtra will offer 15 per cent savings on uranium per mega-watt produced …
Japan said it will set age limits on nuclear plants and require operators to plan for worst-case scenarios, as the country strives to restore public trust pummeled by the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter century. Goshi Hosono, the government minister responsible for overseeing the aftermath of the disaster …
Japan plans to limit the life of nuclear reactors to 40 years, allowing extensions only under stringent conditions, and to legally bind plant operators to prepare for severe accidents, the nation's nuclear crisis minister said on Friday. The plan is part of a revision in a law on nuclear plant …
Slovakia's four nuclear reactors have passed so-called stress tests against potential severe accidents, earthquakes, floods and other extreme events, the country's nuclear regulator reported on Tuesday. The analysis followed Japan's Fukushima disaster in March 2011 which spurred the European Union to mandate safety tests of the European Union's 143 reactors. …
