Serious differences have emerged between the Centre and Telangana Government over uranium explorations in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, spread across Mahbubnagar and Nalgonda districts in southern part of the state. The state Forest Department has said it will not allow any exploration that interferes with the natural habitat of the …
Australian defence minister Stephen Smith, who had pitched for reversing ruling Labor party's policy on uranium export to India, has ruled out similar treatment to Pakistan, citing its poor proliferation record. Smith, who is on his way to India, said he was a strong supporter of uranium export to India, …
The Australian Labour Party has backed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's proposal to reverse the ban on sale of uranium to India. It was the Labour Party that forced the then Premier, Kevin Rudd, to overturn an assurance by the Conservative Party that was in power previously, to sell uranium to …
Ruling Labour Party votes in favour of lifting decades-old ban. Even as it faces a plethora of domestic problems, the Manmohan Singh government added another feather to its cap on the foreign policy front today when the ruling Australian Labour Party (ALP) approved a plan to lift the decades-old ban …
Australia's ruling Labor Party on Sunday endorsed plans to open up uranium sales to India, clearing the way for talks on a bilateral nuclear agreement and resolving an issue that has caused diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the plan in November, but needed her …
Molten nuclear fuel may have bored into the floor of at least one of the reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the complex’s operator said Wednesday, citing a new simulation of the accident that crippled the plant in March. The simulation suggested that the meltdown may have …
The research group at Physics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh did studies related to presence of uranium in drinking water from the Malwa belt. The analysis technique used is Energy dispersive X-ray Fluorescence, which is capable of detecting many elements simultaneously. The detection method is further improved by analyzing the residue …
Acting on a petition filed in public interest blaming Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of indulging in favouritism in setting up water purifiers mostly in areas falling under his own constituency, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to the state of Punjab. No scientific basis …
Australia's Opposition parties today questioned Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plans to reverse a ban on uranium exports to India and her snubbing of foreign minister Mr Kevin Rudd on the matter. The Opposition raised the issue during question time in parliament, asking both Ms Gillard and Mr Rudd to speak …
The Obama administration plans to impose a new round of sanctions against Iran’s petrochemical industry, a Western official briefed on the plans said Friday, less than two weeks after a United Nations report published evidence that the Iranian government was working on a nuclear weapon. The sanctions, expected to be …
The Obama administration pressed Iran to account for a discrepancy of nearly 20 kilograms in its reporting to the United Nations' nuclear agency on how much natural uranium metal it has in its stockpile. U.S. diplomats told a quarterly gathering Friday of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board that …
The Australian Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, today made it clear that she would take forward her proposal to lift ban on uranium sale to India as she met Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, here. Dr Singh and Ms Gillard, who are here to attend the Asean and East Asia …
The nuclear industry is divided over the new notification on civil nuclear liability law. Some believe there has been a dilution of the law and violation of the spirit; others feel suppliers from abroad would still not be happy. The communist parties are expected to take up the issue in …
Yadgir district in-charge to meet Chief Minister today Residents of Gogi village and surrounding places, along with local legislators, have strongly opposed uranium mining by the Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) in their village in Yadgir district and have demanded that the Government cancel the project, which they fear …
New Delhi In a breakthrough for India’s civil nuclear initiative, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday pitched for lifting a long-standing ban on export of uranium to the country. “I believe the time has come for the Labor Party to change this position ... Selling uranium to India will …
In a significant move, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard today proposed to overturn her country’s controversial policy of not selling uranium to India since it is not a signatory to the NPT. Writing in the ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ newspaper, she said: “We must, of course, expect of India the same …
Gillard Seeks Boost In Ties With New Delhi New Delhi: In a major policy change that will be welcomed in New Delhi, Australian prime minister Julia Gillard declared that her ruling Labour Party would reverse its ban on selling uranium to India. Australia had been refusing to sell uranium to …
The Australian government looks set to overturn its ban on selling uranium to India after Prime Minister Julia Gillard changed sides on Tuesday and came out in support of lifting an embargo that has strained relations with the world’s biggest democracy. Since taking office in 2007, the Labour government has …
MELBOURNE, 27 OCT: Australia's ban on uranium sale to India was not holding back its civil nuclear programme as the country was not exclusively dependent on supplies from here, foreign minister Mr Kevin Rudd said today. The ruling Australian Labor Party (ALP) refuses to permit sale of uranium to India …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma has admitted that the Atomic Mineral Division (AMD) has requested the State Government for shifting the proposed Kynshi Stage-II hydro-electric project to another site. “I have been brief by AMD officials that if the project is not shifted it will submerge areas where there …
Australia and India are in a secret “dialogue” to allow the sale of uranium to New Delhi despite Canberra’s declared policy of opposing sales to non-NPT signatories, a media report claimed today. “The two nations have already begun a dialogue that is likely to canvass the uranium sale if Labor …
