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 …
Date for the next round of talks will be finalised Expressing hope that talks between the Central Experts' team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the anti-KKNPP group could be revived, Collector and head of the State panel R. Selvaraj has said that date for the next round of talks …
Tirunelveli (TN): Blaming the anti-nuclear activists for the continuing impasse over the Kudankulam power plant, the Central expert committee set up to allay the fears of the people today said it had conclusively addressed all safety aspects and made it clear it was not in a position to hold further …
Activists protesting against the nuclear power plant staged a mock funeral of the controversial project 'cremating' its model here today. Thousands of residents of this coastal village took part in the 'funeral procession' organised to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary and cremated the model of the Indo-Russian plant. Leader …
EG observes that KKNPP is designed and engineered to the state of art of nuclear reactors in line with the current international safety requirements and principles. KK site related aspects such as seismic, tsunami and tropical storms are taken into consideration at design stage. While finalizing the contract for KKNPP, …
The Government of India constituted a 15 member Expert Group (EG) to interact with the officials of state government of Tamil Nadu and spokespersons of the people in the neighborhood of KKNPP, nominated by the state government, to explain the factual position on various aspects of the Project and to …
Congress to conduct awareness meetings across Tamil Nadu While appealing to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to cooperate with the Central Government to ensure the early commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B.S. Gnanadesikan said the Congress will conduct awareness meetings across the State to mobilise …
The Union government's group of experts on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNNP) will hold one more meeting with a panel constituted by the State government and the local people later this month, a top official of the nuclear establishment said on Monday, and expressed hope that the fears of …
MADURAI: In the midst of protests against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Union Minister G.K.Vasan today said a decision on its early commissioning would be taken at a public meeting here next month, in which Union Ministers from Congress will take part. "The meeting on February 4 will be the …
A public appeal has been made urging the President of India to take over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and also deploy army there to see that the power plant is commissioned without any more delay. In a public awareness meeting organised here on Thursday in the presence of Russian …
THOOTHUKUDI: In what is being dubbed as an attempt to muzzle the anti-Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) movement, the Union Home Ministry has begun an ‘audit’ of foreign funds received by six non-Governmental organisations, all linked to the protestors. Top sources in the Central Government told Express that two senior …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Closed-door meeting at Kanyakumari on January 29, 30 The 15-member Central Expert Group constituted by the Union government on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the wake of protests is looking forward to reaching out to a cross section of people and create a ‘win-win situation' for all. An internal/closed-door …
Taking cue from Tamil Nadu villagers protesting against the 2,000-Mw Kudankulam nuclear power project, their counterparts in Maharashtra have decided to step up their agitation against the proposed plant at Madban along the Konkan Coast. Project-affected persons from 10 villages in the vicinity of the project site have announced a …
PUDUCHERRY: CPI national secretary D Raja, on Tuesday, demanded that the central governement formulate a comprehensive nuclear policy. Speaking with reference to the Koodankulam nuclear power project while addressing a press conference, Raja said that after the 123 agreement, the government had enacted the Civil Nuclear Liability Act and notified …
It has unparalleled safety features, says technical team The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has come up with unparalleled safety features and it has been constructed in such a way that it shall withstand any sort of natural calamity, be it earthquake or tsunami. Also, the fears of radiation and …
Negotiations with French company Areva on the nuclear plant at Jaitapur could restart soon, a senior official of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) said on Monday. The talks were stalled owing to a safety review of all the nuclear plants by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN). …
Hardening its stand, an anti-nuclear forum spearheading the stir against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tirunelveli today said a series of protests had been planned there in the coming days, including a “wailing protest” on 30 January, death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “We are fighting for our right to …
Members quite satisfied with Chief Minister's stand on the issue Sticking to the position that nothing short of closure of the Nuclear Power Plants in Kudankulam would satisfy them, members of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) on Monday announced a series of protests in January to highlight their …
French, Russian regulators say no need to change designs of projects at Jaitapur and Kundankulam. India’s nuclear capacity addition programme, which has seen opposition from local villagers and experts countrywide, has got a boost following safety assurances from French and Russian nuclear safety regulators associated with pertinent projects in Maharashtra …
While exhibits from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have been a regular at IIT Bombay’s Techfest, for the first time at this year’s festival, NPCIL addressed the students to dispel myths and fears about nuclear energy. In the wake of the Fukushima disaster last year, NPCIL had …