The Government of Andhra Pradesh on March 11, 2024, issued the Andhra Pradesh Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Policy 2023-2028 to encourage and promote the large-scale deployment of energy conservation and efficiency measures in the State. This policy ensures efficient energy usage directly catering to the local and national economy …
Clearly irked by the uncertainty surrounding the Koodankulam nuclear power plant that it is helping India to build, Russia on Tuesday warned that it would have to consider redeploying the scientists and technicians, who are now stuck at the plant premises without any work, if the ground situation does not …
Reiterating that the nuclear power plants in Kudankulam were “the safest in the world”, Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M. Kadakin on Tuesday said his country could not allow its scientists to remain idle indefinitely. “We are not setting any deadline. But our scientists are sitting idle since October 2011. …
VELLORE/ THIRUVANNAMALAI: The unscheduled power cuts prevailing across the state have led to the convergence of a focused demand for the early commissioning of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) by representatives from industries, political parties and farmers’ bodies. As the demand for the commissioning of the plant gets vociferous, …
Chennai The looming power crisis has pushed the Tamil Nadu Inc to the wall. Fearing a substantial loss to the bottom line due to production losses, they are knocking the state government’s door for immediate action. As industrial production is likely to hit the state GDP, the state government should …
Entire Pettai area is experiencing power cut for nearly 9 hours a day which badly affects the students Demanding the immediate commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), a group of Muslims from Pettai near here submitted a petition to Collector R. Selvaraj during the weekly grievance day meeting held …
Though almost three years into its second tenure at the Centre, UPA-II continues to be plagued with the virus of "policy paralysis", which seems evident from the fact that several high profile projects in significant sectors are running way behind schedule led by Railways whose projects have recorded 103 per …
If Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is commissioned, 1,000 MW share for Tamil Nadu would put an end to the prevailing power crisis, T.K. Sathyaseelan, president of All India Congress Labour Front (AICFL) and also president of KNPP Supporting People's Movement, said here on Sunday. Consult Speaking to reporters, Mr. …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been making “contradictory statements” on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) issue after initially supporting it, former Union Minister and Congress leader EVKS Elangovan alleged on Sunday. “The Chief Minister has been making contradictory statements on the issue after assuming power. When she …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday constituted a four-member expert panel to go into safety features of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project and consider the apprehensions of the local people. Former Atomic Energy Commission chief M R Srinivasan, Prof D Arivoli and Prof S Iniyan from Anna University’s Physics …
While appealing to the Tamil Nadu Government to cooperate with the Centre in ensuring the early commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned that those acting against the nation's welfare and development with funding of foreign agencies would have to face stern action. …
CHENNAI: In a move that could end the impasse over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced that an expert committee would be constituted by the State government to study the safety aspects of the plant as well as allay fears of locals about …
CHENNAI: Manithaneya Makkal Katchi on Friday said the argument that the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant would augment the power availability in Tamil Nadu was based on “wrong information”. Participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, MMK leader MH Jawahirullah said the Unit I of …
CHENNAI, 3 FEB: The DMK today charged the Centre and the AIADMK government with being “lethargic” in solving the Koodankulam nuclear plant row and raised the pitch on the Mullaiperiyar Dam issue demanding that Kerala restore the area, where the reservoir is located, to Tamil Nadu. The DMK general council …
NPCIL steps to allay concern about safety The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project can be readied for commissioning in three months if the local agitation against it comes to an end, the project's Site Director M. Kasinath Balaji has said. At a press conference here on Friday, he said a test …
With efforts to break the logjam over the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant hitting a dead-end, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to constitute an expert panel to look into the “fears and concerns” of locals over the project. Making this announcement in the Assembly today, the Chief Minister, Ms J. …
Speakers at the workshop reiterate that people living in the vicinity of the power plants are safe Radiation level in nuclear power plants is not harmful to those who are working inside the plant and more so to those living in hamlets around the nuclear reactors, reiterated speakers at a …
The Central Experts Committee set up to allay the fears of the people protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), decided not to hold any more talks with the State panel as the latter’s members boycotted the fourth round of discussions on Monday following an attack on them by …
Talks between Central experts' team and State panel adjourned The much-awaited talks between the Central experts team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the State panel, scheduled for Tuesday, did not take place after a couple of anti-nuke protestors were roughed up by Hindu Munnani activists on the Collectorate premises …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is totally safe, asserts the expert group constituted by the Government of India. In a release, A.E. Muthu Nayagam, group convenor, said, “Based on its extensive examination of various issues, there should be no cause for concern about the safety” of the plant. He …
The fourth round of the talks between agitating local villagers and authorities over the commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Koodankulam came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday after representatives of the protesters came under attack from a group of Hindu Munnani activists who have been demanding speedy commissioning …
