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 …
NEW DELHI: After first proposing a major dilution of the nuclear liability bill in favour of reactor suppliers, the government on Tuesday told a parliamentary panel it was withdrawing the suggested amendment. Department of Atomic Energy Secretary Srikumar Banerjee expressed regrets before the Standing Committee on Science and Technology for …
Faced with stiff opposition from the BJP and the Left, the government today dropped plans to dilute a key provision in the Nuclear Liability Bill, as its top officials were grilled by the Parliamentary Committee. Department of Atomic Energy Secretary Srikumar Banerjee, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and a number of …
P. Sainath Bhopal marked the horrific beginning of a new era. One that signalled the collapse of restraint on corporate power. Over 20,000 killed. Over half a million victims maimed, disabled or otherwise affected. Compensation of around Rs.12,414 per victim on average on the 1989 value of the rupee. ($470 …
NEW DELHI: Even as the BJP and the Left came down heavily on the government for seeking to water down a key provision in the Nuclear Liability Bill that could hold foreign suppliers liable for damages in the event of an accident caused by their gross negligence, no Minister or …
The long-delayed and farcical verdict in the Bhopal gas tragedy case should make us all think twice about the pending Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, which seeks to limit the maximum compensation that a company setting up a nuclear power plant in India has to pay in case of …
Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: At Washington's request, the Manmohan Singh government has agreed to delete a key provision of the draft civil nuclear liability bill allowing American suppliers to be sued for recovery of damages in the event of an accident caused by gross negligence on their part. Although the …
Siddharth Varadarajan AEC chairman questioned on Bill's provisions # Banerjee quoted as saying the government is prepared to be flexible # DAE likely to revert with fresh language on a couple of provisions New Delhi: With the Bhopal judgment exposing the Indian system's failure to fix liability for a major …
Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: The Bhopal outcry may make the introduction of changes in the draft Nuclear Liability law inevitable but the downside for the Manmohan Singh government is that each measure to strengthen the Bill in favour of potential victims is likely to anger the U.S. government and American …
Saint-Etienne (France) French nuclear safety authorities says six people have been contaminated by a leak of radioactive cobalt in a foundry. The Institute for Radioactivity Protection and Nuclear Safety says the six were brought to a hospital unit at a nuclear plant near the foundry in Feurs in France. The …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: In move to put the 6,000 MW nuclear power plant on fast track, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has asked Gujarat government to quickly go in for acquiring 780 hectares (ha) of land on southern Saurashtra coast to kickstart work for the ambitious …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has referred the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. The committee is chaired by T. Subbarami Reddy. As per the Rajya Sabha notification, the Chairman referred the Bill …
Mumbai: Five months after a fire broke out in a chemistry laboratory at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) in Trombay, killing two researchers, an incident of radioactive contamination took place at the establishment on Tuesday evening, which officials claimed was minor,
Bill to provide for civil liability for nuclear damage, appointment of claims commissioner, establishment of nuclear damage claims commission and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on May 7, 2010. The main features of the …
VENKATESH KESARI NEW DELH After defeating the cut motions with the help of the SP, BSP and the RJD in the Lok Sabha a few days ago, the government will be introducing the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lower House on Friday, the last day …
Review by Greenpeace on regulations and emergency procedures relating to radiological facilities in India, in response to the Mayapuri accident. Exposes inadequacy in existing policies & lists recommendations for emergency preparedness & management of radiation-related incidents.India plans to have 20,000 MW of nuclear energy by 2020 and 63,000 MW by …
The Mayapuri accident is not a one-off occurrence. This document lists 16 occasions in which sources of radiation have been lost, stolen or misplaced from radiological facilities in India over the last ten years. The document also lists some accounts of accidents and near-misses in the country
Indian nuclear industry, despite years of isolation, has reached full maturity and should now be a willing partner in the international nuclear market without compromising its interests and principles. The legislation to fix Liability for Nuclear Damage shall suit its own ethos and needs.
