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 …
Fatehabad: Amidst renewed surge in opposition to the Gorakhpur atomic power project after the death of a farmer, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to maintaining highest standards of safety norms. Sanjay Gumasta, project manager of the project, said the Indian nuclear programme had …
The recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami has triggered widespread apprehension of a similar catastrophe in India. Even scientists are beginning to voice concern and are advising a review of our nuclear power policy. A panel discussion was held on …
Those opposing the project seek alternative energy policy The Tamil Nadu Cabinet on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Centre to halt the work on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) until the fears of local population over the safety of the plants are allayed. The Cabinet resolution was in …
Environmental group Greenpeace calls it a "dying and dangerous" industry and Europe's biggest engineering conglomerate, Siemens, is exiting the sector altogether. Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident six months ago sparked doubts about the future of nuclear power across the globe and especially in Europe, highlighted by Germany's decision to quit the …
The U.N. nuclear agency endorsed an action plan on Thursday to help strengthen global nuclear safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima accident six months ago, despite criticism from some countries that it does not go far enough. The International Atomic Energy Agency's 151 member states, at their annual general …
France on Thursday called for an international rapid reaction force to handle nuclear crises and for mandatory international inspections of civilian nuclear programs. French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a UN nuclear safety summit that "nuclear energy must go hand in hand with the highest level of safety and security." UN …
A powerful typhoon that barrelled through Japan and threatened the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant killed at least 11 people including a woman aged 101, officials and reports said Thursday. Typhoon Roke, which churned across the main island of Honshu and through the already disaster-ravaged northeast, caused flooding and triggered …
“The sector has over 345 reactor years of safe operation” In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident, the emergency response and preparedness measures in India's nuclear facilities had been strengthened and several recommendations of the safety reviews mandated by the government of India had already been implemented, said Srikumar …
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday urged the government to scrap the Nuclear Safety Authority Bill and bring in a fresh Bill, saying some clauses in it would affect the independent functioning of the proposed regulatory authority. Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise to bring in legislation …
While sharing public concerns over nuclear safety in the aftermath of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the Centre is quite clear that the logic of generating nuclear power in India has not lost its validity. “Nuclear power remains among the cheapest and cleanest sources of power,” …
Almost a fortnight after the government introduced a Bill in Parliament to set up a nuclear safety authority, the CPM on Wednesday picked several holes in the legislation and demanded that it be scrapped. The party claimed the legislation in its present form seeks to set-up a body which is …
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, brushing aside mounting popular opposition to nuclear power, said he was determined to restart idled reactors by next summer, adding that it was "impossible" for the country to get by without them or to consider a quick phaseout of nuclear energy. Speaking ahead of his …
Calling on the Government to halt the completion of the Koodankulam Nuke plant, hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu are sitting on a fast for the tenth straight day. Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy was sent as an emissary to address the concerns of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …
Amid growing public resistance to nuclear power projects, India has sought new test reports from the French nuclear authority on safety issues raised in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan before finalising orders for reactors from France’s atomic energy giant Areva. “We have asked the French to provide …
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy on Tuesday met those protesting for the past 10 days against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and assured them that the safety and security of the people were paramount. “People's safety first and power generation comes later,” he …
Even as diplomats and officials were taken aback by the protests against the smooth-sailing India-Russia nuclear plant venture at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Russia on Tuesday described the protests as unfortunate. Russia said the imminent threat of the project being stalled would not impact future cooperation in the civil nuclear …
Farmers opposed to the proposed Gorakhpur nuclear power plant in this district will hold a “Bhoomi bachao sammelan” at Fatehabad on November 1 to coincide with Haryana Day. A decision to this effect was taken at a condolence meeting held in Gorakhpur to pay tributes to Ishwar Singh Siwach, who …
Chennai/Tirunelveli:With protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant escalating, the Centre stepped in on Tuesday for damage control a day after Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa wrote to PM Manmohan Singh demanding that work on the project be stopped immediately. Union minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy rushed …
Sending Minister , V. Narayanasamy, he tells her After the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra, it is now the turn of the 2,000-MWe Kudankulam atomic plant in Tamil Nadu to run into serious opposition. As protests by local residents and activists intensified, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Monday …
Rejecting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's remarks blaming the Centre for failing to convince the people about the safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, social activist Medha Patkar on Monday said it was the collective responsibility of both the Central and State governments to respond to the genuine apprehensions …
