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 …
Claims necessary documents being submitted to AERB to carry out the task. Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) has rubbished claims of anti-nuclear activists and villagers that Kudankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu are getting loaded with uranium. The state-run enterprise, which is bullish after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said (during a recent …
Regret move to form a team of experts on Mullaperiyar dam The Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has called for the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant at the earliest in view of the severe power shortage faced by the State. The association has expressed regret over the National …
Fatehabad: A farmer sitting on a dharna in front of the local mini-secretariat against the acquisition of his land for the proposed nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village was taken seriously ill due to the severe cold conditions last night. The farmer, Parkash Siwach (66), was sleeping under the tent …
Two day talks between Pakistan and India on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures begin here today. According to Foreign Office Spokesman, the expert level talks on conventional confidence building measures will be held on Monday while talks on nuclear confidence building measures will be held on Tuesday. The talks …
A comment on “The Limits of Safety Analysis: Severe Nuclear Accident Possibilities at the PFBR” by Ashwin Kumar and M V Ramana (EPW, 22 October 2011), followed by a response by the authors themselves.
A comment on “The Limits of Safety Analysis: Severe Nuclear Accident Possibilities at the PFBR” by Ashwin Kumar and M V Ramana (EPW, 22 October 2011), followed by a response by the authors themselves.
Now that the Lokpal logjam looks like ending one way or the other and the controversial Food Security Bill is already on the Lok Sabha’s anvil, the time has come when the Central government should concentrate on the country’s nuclear power generation programme. In recent months it has been sadly …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court praying for a direction to the State government authorities and police to take appropriate further action on a complaint of November 21 to ensure that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is commissioned with full safety and security …
U.S. regulators moved a step closer on Thursday toward clearing the country's first nuclear reactors since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, even as the industry struggles against plunging natural gas prices and safety fears after Japan's Fukushima disaster. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Thursday approved the …
Villagers not happy with Manmohan’s remark in Russia on plant opening Leaders of the rainbow of outfits that are organising protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in south Tamil Nadu have vowed to continue their efforts to prevent commissioning of the Indo-Russian joint venture project, notwithstanding Prime Minister Manmohan …
Mumbai: India’s top nuke scientist, P K Iyengar, 80, who designed the first atomic bomb which was detonated at Pokhran in 1974, and a staunch opponent of the Indo-US nuclear deal, passed away at the BARC hospital in Trombay at 3.25pm on Wednesday. He became director of BARC in 1984 …
Several industrial associations have sought early commissioning of the Kudankulam power project. Though the industries in Coimbatore had postponed the proposal to go on a fast in support of the project, the associations have said the State was facing shortage and commissioning of the project was necessary to meet the …
KOLKATA, 21 DEC: The state government will not set up any nuclear power plant in the state, said the state power minister, Mr Manish Gupta, today. He said this while replying to Forward Bloc MLA Mr Tejmul Hossain's question. He said by 2016-17, the state will generate 7,696 MW through …
The Obama administration on Wednesday unveiled the first-ever standards to slash mercury emissions from coal-fired plants, a move aimed at protecting public health that critics say will kill jobs as plants shut down. Facing fierce opposition from industry groups and lawmakers from coal-intensive states, the Environmental Protection Agency said the …
Strikes, demonstrations held in many parts of Western region Tuesday saw strikes, demonstrations, and observance of a fast in many parts of Western region asking the Government to commission the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant immediately. Small scale industries in Erode district stopped production for the day demanding that the Union …
Nine months after Fukushima nuclear crisis, India and Japan will move forward on civilian nuclear cooperation as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda comes here on an official visit next Tuesday. Noda’s visit — from December 27 to 29 — is to ensure that the record of a PM-level summit every …
Industrialists in and around Tiruchi manufacturing components for power plant equipment sought prompt commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant on Tuesday by observing a day-long fast, in deference to a call by Tamil Nadu Small and Tiny Industries' Association (TANSTIA). The fast organised by BHEL Small Industries' Association (BHELSIA) …
A Central panel has assuaged fears surrounding the Kudankulam nuclear project, in Tamil Nadu. The 15-member panel, appointed in October, said the design of the 2,000-Mw nuclear project meets safety standards. The group’s observations had came handy to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while announcing during his recent Russia visit that …
Claiming that the rules notified by the government for the Civil Nuclear Liability Act have diluted some provisions of the legislation, the CPM has moved amendments to the rules in both the Houses of Parliament. It is objecting to the rule which limits Indian operators’ right to claim damages from …
The Russain government will provide soft-term credit at four per cent interest for phases III to VI of the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu, identical to that extended for phases I and II. The terms of reference were discussed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit. Nuclear Power Corporation …
