Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said nuclear power was an essential component of India's energy mix and he will ensure that the safety and livelihoods of people are not jeopardised in its pursuit. "We will ensure that the safety and livelihoods of people are not jeopardised in our pursuit of …
Stating that the country was on the threshold of a new milestone in its quest for civil nuclear energy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced that the first nuclear reactor with Russian collaboration at Kudankulam would start operating soon with the second reactor to follow later in the current year. …
Manmohan Singh presents lifetime achievement award to four DAE scientists Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday reiterated that while the Centre went ahead with its nuclear energy programme to meet the growing energy needs of the country, it would continue to ensure that nuclear power remained totally safe. “The Fukushima …
The Supreme Court reserved orders in 2012 on five important cases — the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue; gay sex, mercy petitions; the Mumbai blasts cases and freebies as poll promises. The judgments are expected this month once the court re-opens after the winter vacation. In the Kudankulam case, the argument …
Japan's new government said on Friday it hoped to stick to a three year deadline to decide whether to restart all nuclear reactors after safety checks, despite the country's newly formed nuclear regulator saying the deadline was impossible to meet. Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is also responsible for energy …
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011 led to releases of radioactive material into the environment from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This health risk assessment is intended to give an indication of the potential public health implications of the accident to support the identification of …
India on Monday signed a pact with Ukraine to take advantage of its expertise in nuclear safety and radiation protection. The agreement was signed in the presence of visiting Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House. After the bilateral talks, the Prime Minister said, “The …
In a bid to enhance safety of its increasing number of nuclear plants, India on Monday inked a pact with Ukraine on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection to take advantage of its expertise in the crucial sector. Four other pacts, including framework agreement to expand defence ties were also inked …
India’s civil nuclear liability rules and their impact on nuclear capacity addition will dominate the meetings with the visiting US delegation and the representatives of Department of Atomic Energy, Atomic Energy Commission, Nuclear Power Corporation and Larsen & Toubro (L&T;). Meetings between the US India Business Council (USIBC) and the …
The debate over nuclear energy will go on, but the issue with the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is one of the several illegalities on which it is founded. In 1988, India inked the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant deal with the former Soviet Union. Two key elements in it were: …
Thiruvananthapuram: Throwing his weight behind the anti-nuclear plant activists, renowned cognitive scientist and professor of linguistics and philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Noam Chomsky, said “Kudankulam could be another Bhopal disaster in waiting.” In a solidarity letter sent to the Kudankulam protesters, Chomsky said, “Nuclear energy is a …
A 12-member team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan on Monday for carrying out an in-depth safety review of two units of the atomic power station in the town. This is the first operational safety review team (OSART) mission in the country …
The operator of Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Friday it could not rule out the possibility that it may still be leaking radiation into the sea. A massive earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 triggered fuelrod meltdowns at the plant, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and …
Academics, activists and students gathered at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening to express solidarity with residents of Kudankulam, who have been resisting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. Organised by the New Socialist Alternative, the demonstration saw participation from various anti-nuclear activist groups and organisations that have been campaigning for …
Elevated levels of cesium still detected in fish off the Fukushima coast of Japan suggest that radioactive particles from last year’s nuclear disaster have accumulated on the seafloor and could contaminate sea life for decades, according to new research. The findings published in Friday’s issue of the journal Science highlight …
A contained radioactive water leak detected at EDF's Flamanville nuclear plant did not cause any damage to the environment or harm any employees, France's nuclear safety watchdog ASN and EDF said on Thursday. The nuclear safety agency said on its website EDF had detected a leak in a water pipe …
Chinese government says it hopes to generate 30% of energy from renewable sources and nuclear by 2015 China is ready to approve new nuclear power plants as part of ambitious plans to reduce reliance on oil and coal, ending a moratorium it imposed because of Japan's Fukushima disaster last year. …
Rice grown by a farmer in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, returned a radioactive cesium reading of 110 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the maximum of 100, the prefectural government announced. It is the first time that Fukushima rice has exceeded the current limit introduced in April. The Sukagawa rice did not make …
NEW DELHI, 24 OCT: Amid a raging debate on atomic energy, scientists are busy designing nuclear reactors that can be located in the heart of a city, construction of which may begin within the next five years. The much-delayed 300 MW Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR), which has been on …
With the nation's oil and gas plants firing at full capacity, government officials say there is little chance Japan will honor its pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions significantly over the next decade, a startling retreat for the country that once spearheaded an international agreement on climate change. The earlier, …
