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 …
NPCIL told to submit evidence to back safety claims If the commissioning of the first two units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) has been stalled by protests from locals backed by the State government, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is sweating it out with the Union …
A conference of the Paristhiti Samrakshana Ekopana Samithi (environment protection coordination committee) here on Monday called upon the Union government to take steps to address the fears of people about the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project. A statement in this connection said the fears should be seen in the backdrop …
New Delhi: In a reinforcement of nuclear safety in India, all the atomic power plants have “passed” the stress tests ordered by the PM Manmohan Singh in the aftermath of the Fukushima accident. “Indian reactors have passed the stress tests ordered after Fukushima,” Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said …
Blaming the Centre’s “inaction” for the stalemate over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant issue, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, today said her government was firm on suspension of the work on the controversial project till people’s concerns were addressed. In a strongly worded statement, she slammed the …
In a case of dueling studies, research commissioned by opponents of nuclear power indicates that electricity in New York State would remain reliable and reasonably priced if the Indian Point nuclear reactors were permanently shut down. The findings directly contradict those of experts hired by the Bloomberg administration. The opponents, …
The week-long anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) agitation has been suspended for two days from Sunday following local body elections in Tamil Nadu. Leaders of the anti-KNPP movement announced in Idinthakarai that the stir was being suspended to allow people to vote in the twophased local body elections but would …
Government's principal scientific adviser R Chidambaram on Sunday said the reactors at Koodankulam nuclear power project were safe. Chidambaram said scientists, after examining all safety aspects, have ensured that reactors were safe. Trying to dispel fears raised by the agitators, he said the PM and the Tamil Nadu CM had …
Petitioners seek safety reassessment and cost-benefit analysis of all nuclear facilities A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, that indemnifies nuclear manufacturers/suppliers and caps the financial liability of operators. The petitioners — …
Villagers continued to protest outside Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) on Friday, preventing employees of the plant from going inside to work. The villagers’ protest against the commissioning of the 2,000-mw nuclear power plant got a boost after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram opted to be on their side …
The Centre on Saturday termed the action of anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists in preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit as “unfortunate” and appealed to them to join negotiations on the issue. Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s office, V Narayanasamy told reporters in …
Two NGOs and prominent ex-bureaucrats on Friday moved a PIL in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of nuclear civil liability law and sought a comprehensive safety review of all nuclear installations in the country by an independent expert group. NGOs ‘Common Cause’ and Centre for Public Interest Litigation …
The Centre today termed as “unfortunate” anti-Kudankulam nuclear power plant activists preventing scientists and employees from going to work at the unit and appealed to them to come to the negotiating table. “It is unfortunate — the kind of stopping people (from proceeding to work)... My request is let us …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday assured the people living in the vicinity of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project that her government would act in such a manner as to respect their views on the issue. “I will be one among you on this issue,” she said, addressing a …
Anti-nuclear power activists protesting against the 2,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear power project on Thursday put up a road block, stopping scientists and engineers from reaching the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC). The protesters also stopped about 6,000 contract workers to enter the plant. An NPC official at the Kudankulam plant told …
Stepping up their protest against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex. The protest hitherto confined to fast took a new turn even as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa assured the …
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday asking the court to direct that an expert body, independent of the Government and the nuclear establishment, conduct a thorough safety re-assessment of the country's existing and proposed nuclear facilities. It also wanted the court to direct …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said there would be no compromise on safety in the pursuit of the nuclear programme and decided to set up a group of experts to satisfy the legitimate concerns of those opposed to the Kudankulam atomic power plant. "Nothing will be done that would …
Chennai/New Delhi In an unusual move, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reiterated his determination to push ahead with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu, despite opposition from state chief minister J Jayalalithaa. For the second time in 10 days, Singh wrote to Jayalalithaa on Wednesday reminding her of …
Anti-nuke outfit condemns PM’s letter to Jaya; second round of fast completes 4 days Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent another letter to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa which said that commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Kudankulam was in her state’s interest. His statement came in response …
A Japanese mayor has called on the government to decommission the nuclear reactor in his village, 110 km northeast of Tokyo, the first local leader to urge scrapping a reactor as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda tries to rehabilitate the tarnished nuclear sector to help meet the nation's power needs. The …
