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 …
The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state government to consider giving better fishing facilities and coastal land to the 53 families who have been given alternative accommodation on account of the Tarapur nuclear power project. The court also directed the state secretary for rehabilitation to look into the …
MUMBAI: The BombayHC on Thursday directed the state to consider the request of fishermen, rehabilitated due to the Tarapur atomic plant, for land near coast to store boats and equipment. A division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R G Ketkar was hearing a clutch of intervention pleas saying that …
A committee appointed by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) after the Fukushima nuclear accident in March this year has recommended that India’s nuclear power plants (NPPs) should have an emergency facility that will remain functional during calamities like earthquake or tsunami. The panel chaired by former AERB chairman S K …
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday directed the state government to pay within three weeks Rs 20.37 lakh to 163 families, displaced due to the Tarapur power plant's construction, as compensation for rent. These families were not paid rent from June 2006 to March 2007. A division bench of …
The Maharashtra government received flak from the Bombay high court on Thursday for its lackadaisical attitude towards the project-affected persons (PAPs) of Tarapur atomic power plant. A division bench of Justice Ranjana Desai and Justice RV More directed the government to ensure that there is water supply, which is “a …
New Delhi: A nuclear safety review has concluded that Indian nuclear plants will be able to withstand “extreme natural events” like tsunamis, cyclones, floods and dam breaks. The government informed Parliament that after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) had set up six taskforces …
Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh could have one of the largest uranium reserves in the world. Recent studies have indicated that it could have a reserve of 1.5 lakh tonnes of the scarce material, said Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee here on Monday.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has found loopholes in the relief and rehabilitation package offered to villagers affected by the Tarapur atomic power station but said that the government would soon rectify the problem. In the backdrop of the Japanese quake and the subsequent disaster, the authority also announced …
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said here on Friday that nuclear power production was safe, given the stringent regulatory mechanism put in place. He was speaking at the 52nd convocation of Sri Venkateswara University after receiving an honorary degree. Dr. Banerjee called the nuclear industry the
After Fukushima nuclear disaster, response teams to be set up at all 20 nuclear plants across India The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has recommended setting up of disaster response teams by state governments to address concerns in case of a calamity at any of the 20 nuclear power plants …
Indian Social Action Forum, Janhastakshep, People's Union for Civil Liberties, All-India Students Association and other citizens' groups jointly staged a protest demonstration near Maharashtra Sadan here on Monday condemning the detention and harassment of yatris taking part in the anti-nuclear yatra in Maharashtra. In a memorandum to the Resident Commissioner …
As part of the exercise undertaken by the government to ensure world class nuclear safety standards in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the four groups constituted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will quantify to what level India can handle a major crisis beyond the design capacity of nuclear …
As a review of all the nuclear facilities in the country is underway, the authorities are factoring in the lessons learnt from the Fukushima episode and even beyond to ensure that the atomic installations are able to weather all the possible disasters. The upgrade in safety features of the nuclear …
India's nuclear plants may soon get some additional safety features, including more provisions to add water to the reactors to deal with over heating of the core, a condition that led to the Fukushima nuclear accident. The measures are part of six recommendations made by four separate task forces set …
PM orders technical review of plants to check if they can withstand major disasters The Government, which banks on nuclear power to reduce dependence on petroleum, has refrained from backing a call for review of its policy, following the meltdown of two reactors in Japan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told …
Industries Minister Narayan Rane has said the Jaitapur nuclear power project will go ahead and the government is willing to take those opposing the project to Tarapur power station to allay their fears. He, however, ruled out the possibility of making the project-affected people (PAPs) shareholders in the project, claiming …
