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 …
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI `The govt was keen to have the N-facilities insured but no Indian insurance company wanted to take such a risk' While the govern ment is keen to push the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill (CLNDB) 2010 in Parliament, it turns out that none of its …
Liability provisions should be revised periodically to ensure they are adequate and aligned with international practice Anshu Bharadwaj / April 22, 2010, 0:09 IST The government has recently drafted the
Kanika Datta / New Delhi April 20, 2010, 1:21 IST Getting the requisite numbers to pass the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lok Sabha may be the least of the United Progressive Alliance
Like most countries that embraced nuclear power decades ago, Japan has soured on the technology in recent years. But prompted by worries about climate and energy security, the country's industry ministry placed a big bet on a rapid expansion of its nuclear power capability.
Anyone following the statements expressed from time to time about the renaissance of nuclear energy could get the impression that the number of new nuclear plants was increasing at an immense and steady rate. In fact, more recent statistics show 60 plants in the process of being built, the majority …
There's far too much to be said against Nuclear Liability Bill Twenty-five years ago, thousands of Bhopal residents fell victim to a gas leak from a local Union Carbide plant. Five years later, the Supreme Court put its imprimatur on a deal between Carbide, the government and others, setting Carbide
Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: The Union Cabinet overrode strong objections from both the Finance and Environment Ministries in approving the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill November last, The Hindu has learned. These objections related to the impact of the law on safety standards and on providing adequate compensation …
The severe challenge posed by the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, especially in the electricity generation sector, has led to renewed interest in the construction of nuclear power plants. These would initially replace the aging stock of existing reactors, then meet electricity demand growth, and eventually replace some …
Pressure is mounting on Toyota days before its chief faces a US con- gressional grilling. This after new documents revealed the automaker boasted of saving $100 mil- lion by limiting its safety recalls. The beleaguered Japanese giant has pulled more than eight million vehicles worldwide and faces a host of …
The November 2009 exposure of employees at the Kaiga nuclear power plant to tritiated water is not the first instance of high radiation exposures to workers. Over the years, many nuclear reactors and other facilities associated with the nuclear fuel cycle operated by the Department of Atomic Energy have had …
Mumbai: A director with the Tarapur Atomic Power Station is among the eight recipients of the International Excellence Award given by World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). Shashi Bhattacharya, station director of Tarapur Atomic Power Station Units 1 and 2 of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) was awarded …
Energy is a prime requirement for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The energy dimension of poverty is fundamental. Lack of energy/electricity perpetuates poverty as it precludes most industrial activities and the jobs they create. The author brings out that in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty …
Karwar: Intelligence agencies had warned the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) authorities about possible threats to the security of the Kaiga power plant. Raman Gupta, Superintendent of Police, Uttar Kannada had written on two occasions to the officials in charge of the security of the plant conveying the …
India is aggressively shopping for nuclear fuel and technology to ramp its energy production. But this will be expensive and risky. Read this special report by Down To Earth to know what this means in terms of cost, technology and safety. Read the full story at the following link: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20091015&filename;=news&sec;_id=9&sid;=27 …
The federal government has decided to establish the National Safety Analysis Centre (NSAC) to provide technical support to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) to ensure the safety of Chashma-3 and Chashma-4 nuclear power projects. A 325-megawatt nuclear power plant is under construction at Chashma, which will be completed by …
Leaders of Balochistan National Party (Awami) Kharan unit demanded of the government to ensure provision of compensation and other relief measures for farmers affected by Chaghi atomic blast. Addressing a news conference at the Quetta Press Club here on Friday, Sardar Jalil Sargalzai, district president BNP (Awami) Kharan unit and …
In case of accident, US does not want firms to pay it all nuclear reactor suppliers will not be liable if there is an accident in an atomic power plant in India. The onus of the accident would be on the operator, only partly. The rest would be on the …
At least four million Americans under age 65 are exposed to high doses of radiation each year from medical imaging tests, according to a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine. About 400,000 of those patients receive very high doses, more than the maximum annual exposure allowed for …
