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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday asked how energy-short India could solve its power problems with so many agitations against nuclear and hydel projects. “Almost every state which earlier showed interest for nuclear power has agitation against land acquisition because some accident happened in some part of the world.... In …
The Government of India is bent on maligning the struggle against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu because it cannot comprehend that ordinary citizens can understand issues and wage a spirited struggle to protect their lives and livelihoods. One of the leaders of the movement writes about their …
Reports by the experts’ panel, came in handy for the Tamil Nadu government to give its approval for the Kudankulam nuclear power project downstate, it is learnt. The expert groups of both the central and state governments observed the proposed 2,000-Mw endeavour met current safety standards. Besides, officials say, rising …
Activist groups fear rights violation in Kudankulam area, where police have been heavily deployed to curb protests against State government's green signal to the project. Seeking release of all those arrested by the police in and around Kudankulam area, Pon Chandran of Peoples Movement against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) said in …
TIRUNELVELI, TN: Leaders of various parties and outfits, including MDMK leader Vaiko, were on Friday arrested here when they attempted to proceed to Idinthakarai, the epicentre of protests against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, to express their solidarity with the locals demanding the scrapping of the Indo-Russian project. Leaders and volunteers …
In a bid to prevent Koodankulam-like protests against nuclear power plants, the Department of Atomic Energy is pushing the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply at cheaper rates to people living near the sites. DAE secretary Srikumar Banerjee told The Indian Express that local people needed to be given “preferential …
Idinthakarai: Encircled by a posse of armed policemen, Idinthakarai fishing hamlet on the southern Tamil Nadu coast has been virtually cut off from the mainland even as the villagers protesting against the Kudankulam nuclear plant refused to hold talks with two police officials who visited the protest site. Power supply …
KOODANKULAM: Police and paramilitary personnel maintained strict vigil as tension prevailed at Idinthakarai, the epicentre of the stir against Koodankulam nuclear power plant, with anti-nuclear agitators continuing their indefinite fast today protesting the state Cabinet's decision to go ahead with the project. Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in strength …
950 staff, including Russian technocrats, return to work For the first time after nearly five-and-a-half months, the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) received its optimum strength of around 950 technical and non-technical personnel and 100 Russian technocrats on Tuesday morning when operations were revived following the State Cabinet resolution on …
The Swiss operator of one of Europe's oldest commercial nuclear reactors says it plans to shut the plant by 2022. BKW Energie AG said on Tuesday that the Muehleberg plant will continue to provide electricity for 10 years despite a Swiss court ruling earlier this month that the reactor's licence …
Civil society members, including former judges, writers, scientists, academicians, filmmakers and lawyers, have condemned the Tamil Nadu government's decision “to give the green signal to commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) and the massive deployment of police force to crush the peaceful agitation.” Releasing an appeal to Chief …
It will benefit trade and industry that are reeling under power crisis Industries in Coimbatore region, which are hit by power shortage and had demanded commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project at the earliest, welcomed the announcement by the State Government on Monday that efforts will be taken for …
The work at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant returned to normal on Tuesday, a day after Tamil Nadu government gave the goahead to the stalled Indo-Russian project. Officials said the first unit would be commissioned “as soon as possible.” “We are happy that the government is with us. All our 1,000 …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) seems set to counter NGOs campaigning against atomic energy with another group of NGOs it will fund and support, so as to build a positive image of the public sector nuclear monopoly. Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blaming foreign …
Read this report on the Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011 presented by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests to the Rajya Sabha on 21/03/2012. Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests present this Two Hundred and Twenty First Report on The …
Chennai After months of dilly-dallying and continuous protests by the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), the power-starved Tamil Nadu on Monday took a final call on the much-debated Koodankulam nuclear power project issue by announcing it as safe and ordered for speedy measures to commission the plant at the …
Trade and industry bodies of the region appeal to the Centre Welcoming the decision of the State government to open the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) with immediate effect, the trade and industry bodies of the region have appealed to the Centre to allocate the entire quantum of power generated …
If India's gross domestic product growth could reach 7.5 per cent from 3.5 per cent over the years without further addition of nuclear energy, the country can achieve similar growth in 100 years without nuclear power, said former Naval chief Vice-Admiral (Retired) L. Ramdas on Saturday. Vice-Admiral Ramdas, who was …
Seeking to end the impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue, the Jayalalilthaa government in Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the go ahead to the controversial project and announced a Rs. 500 crore special development package for the area where it is located. “In accordance with (today’s) Cabinet decision, immediate …
Poll Says 80% Favour Gradual Phasing Out As Govt Mulls Whether To Restart 2 N-Reactors Tokyo: A vast majority of Japanese favour the gradual phasing out of nuclear plants but accept that some reactors need to be restarted to secure enough power in the short term, a newspaper poll showed …
