Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhilesh Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/05/2025. The matter related to illegal mining activites carried out by Jai Maa Chandrika Enterprises, Rajendra Nagar, village Kabari, district Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant also alleged about illegal sale …
Nuclear India was conceived before independent India, and has undergone similar ups and downs in its development. Multiple conflicting opinions, controversies and secrecy have been its constant companions. The end result is that the common citizens of the country are not sure if nuclear power is good or bad for …
For anyone interested in nuclear politics, Asia has been the focus from the beginning: since the time of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Everyone sat up and took notice of the power of the atom. Since then, there has been a mad scramble to harness it. And, almost always, countries have claimed …
Japan's government will announce soon its contingency plans for dealing with nuclear accidents to ease public concerns about restarting reactors closed since the Fukushima radiation crisis last year, Trade Minister Yukio Edano said on Tuesday. Contingency plans for Kansai Electric Power Co's two reactors, which are at the most advanced …
Sri Lanka today expressed concern over possible impact of radiation from India's nuclear power plants located in the southern region, as it prepares to raise the issue with global atomic watchdog IAEA. The official raising of concern with the International Atomic Energy is to be made in September, the Power …
DMK President M Karunanidhi today slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project issue, saying India "will do what is required." The Kudankulam project was not something new and had been started many years ago and work on it is currently in progress, he said, adding it …
It is one year since the great eastern Japan earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster ravaged Japan. How is the country coping? Shriya Mohan travels to Tokyo and Fukushima to find out. My first impression of Japan, after landing at the Haneda international airport in the wee hours of the …
Calls for engaging local people on a continuous basis Renowned agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan has suggested that consultative committees be formed in and around the Kudankulam area, comprising civil society representatives and nuclear technology experts, so that the local people could be engaged on a continuous basis on the …
France is in regular touch with India to seek clarifications on certain aspects of the civil nuclear liability law, informed sources said today. Paris is also waiting for New Delhi to establish the legal framework before the two countries sign the commercial contract for setting up atomic reactors in India. …
Japan should aspire to phase out nuclear power completely, its energy minister said on Friday, even as the government struggles to persuade a wary public that it is safe to restart reactors after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. Yukio Edano, whose trade portfolio makes him responsible for …
The spectre of Fukushima continues to haunt the world, forcing governments in most parts of the globe to rethink their plans to tap this controversial source of energy. But it is in India that the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl has had its most serious fallout, with public protests …
Japan needs more time to decide whether to restart two offline nuclear reactors, the trade minister said on Tuesday, as concerns about a summer power crunch vie with safety worries in the wake of last year's Fukushima crisis. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will not make any immediate decision on a …
In its robust performance, the State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) generated 32,455 million units (MUs) of power during the year ending March 31, surpassing its previous electricity generation record of 26,473 MUs during the previous financial year. With its power generation having gone by 23 per cent …
"India needs to develop nuclear energy in addition to all other forms of energy to meet its ever-growing demand. With a large pool of talented engineers and scientists, India can confidently manage a large nuclear energy programme safely and efficiently," M.R. Srinivasan, former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, and expert …
Fatehabad: Haryana Janhit Congress supremo and Hisar MP Kuldeep Bishnoi today rubbished allegations that his father and former Chief Minister Bhajan Lal had ever sought nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad. Bishnoi was reacting to Congress leader Sampat Singh’s accusation that Bhajan Lal was the first Chief Minister to …
New Delhi: A letter from the office of India’s Central Information Commission to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently raises serious concerns over two proposals to amend the Right to Information Act through the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) Bill 2011, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha last September. The …
Japan's defenses against a major tsunami and the safety of its nuclear plants were thrown into further doubt after two official studies predicted much higher waves could hit and that Tokyo quake damage could be bigger than it was prepared for. The reports, carried in the media over the weekend, …
CHENNAI: After giving green signal to the Koodankulam nuclear power plant, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today demanded that the entire 2000 MW power to be generated by its two units be given to the state in view of the "severe power shortage." In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan …
The Tamil Nadu Government has asked the Centre to allocate the entire power from the proposed Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to the State. The Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, has written to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to allocate the entire 2,000 MW from the plant. Tamil Nadu’s share …
