Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
Judgment day approaches for the UK wind power industry, with the government's decision on how much to reduce subsidies by "imminent", I'm told. The decision will have impact far beyond just the wind sector. If Ed Davey, secretary of state for energy and climate change prevails, and keeps the cut …
A fact-finding team of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has concluded that the no offsite emergency preparedness exercise was held for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), and that the Tirunelveli district administration’s claim that such a drill was successfully done was untrue. PUCL national secretary V. Suresh …
Even as Japan begins cranking up its nuclear reactors again, Tokyo has launched a scheme it hopes will spark a green-energy revolution and put the country at the leading edge of renewables. New rules oblige utilities to buy all electricity produced from renewable sources, including solar, wind and geothermal power, …
After the prolonged agitation against the Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu, which is therefore behind schedule, Nuclear Power Corporation says it is trying to reach out to people to allay their apprehensions. The government had in October 2009 given in-principle approval to develop new projects at Kovvada in Andhra (3,000 …
Point out volatility in power generation from windmills With power generation from windmills remaining volatile, trade and industry bodies in the region are calling for expeditious commissioning of Rs.14,000-crore Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). The first unit of the nuclear plant will generate 1,000 MW and a second unit with …
Public concern for issues such as climate change and energy security are dwindling, according to a report published today. Only one in 10 people now see climate change as one of the top three threats facing the UK today - unemployment, inflation and the NHS were of far greater concern. …
Dhaka, 5 July: India was forced to go nuclear and develop ballistic missiles to strike a balance of power in the region as “big nations” around the country were armed with atomic weapons, former President A P J Abdul Kalam said today. “You see, big nations around India have had …
Japan ended two months without nuclear power on Thursday when the No. 3 unit at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi plant became the first reactor to resume supplying electricity to the grid since a nationwide safety shutdown after the Fukushima disaster. Japan's last working reactor was idled in early May, …
Dozens of protesters shouted at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Ohi nuclear plant’s reactor No. 3 returned to operation despite a deep …
India-Canada ties, which have had a roller coaster journey since Independence, are looking up again. During two high-level meetings this month, both sides discussed the possibility of tie-ups in the energy sector, mainly hydrocarbon, as civil nuclear energy talks have been held up, with both sides not willing to disclose …
This new ADB report focuses on exposure and vulnerability of the energy sector to climate change. It identifies adaptation options available to each source of energy generation as well as for the distribution and end use of electrical energy. This report aims to highlight and raise awareness on the exposure …
The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2012 provides a global overview of current status of nuclear power and also compares development pattern of renewable energy with the nuclear power. Twenty years after its first edition, World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2012 portrays an industry suffering from the cumulative impacts of …
The State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) clarified here on Friday that all nuclear power reactors at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) were “safe” and that there was no radioactive leakage from any of the units. Denying reports that two workers had been taken into observation after …
Shouting antinuclear slogans and beating drums, tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the Japanese prime minister’s residence on Friday in the largest display yet of public anger at the government’s decision to restart a nuclear power plant. Protesters shouted, "No to restart!" as they held up banners …
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tirunelveli Collector to file a report on offshore emergency preparedness training at Nakkaneri in relation to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). A specially-constituted Division Bench of Justices P. Jyothimani and M. Duraiswamy, which is hearing a batch of writ petitions for …
The Sri Lankan government has taken measures to set up an early warning system in the country to detect a nuclear disaster in the event of a nuclear accident. Following India's decision to expand the Kudankulam nuclear plant on the South Indian coast, the Sri Lankan government has expressed concerns …
TEPCO, the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said Wednesday record amounts of radiation had been detected in the basement of reactor number 1, further hampering clean-up operations. TEPCO took samples from the basement after lowering a camera and surveying instruments through a drain hole in the basement ceiling. …
Germany's Environment minister said the state will help set the ground rules for the country's shift to more renewable power resources but will leave the details of how to implement it to market forces. Speaking at a power conference in Berlin on Wednesday, Peter Altmaier told the meeting that the …
Shareholders of Japan's two biggest electricity companies voted on Wednesday to stick with nuclear power despite rising public opposition after the world's worst nuclear disaster in 25 years in March last year. The votes against abandoning nuclear power at the annual general meetings of Kansai Electric Power Co and Tokyo …
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board would issue consent for the operation of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) only after the conditions stipulated are complied with. It submitted this in its counter before the Madras High Court on Tuesday to a writ petition by Fisherman Care, praying the court …
