Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Amartya Sen’s felicitous metaphor which celebrated an aspect of an open middle class Indian society has been harshly disproved by no less a person than the mild-mannered Manmohan Singh when he followed the practice of Indira Gandhi in seeing a “foreign hand” behind democratic opposition. Even when the prime minister …
One of the less-noted consequences of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima is the effect on carbon dioxide emissions. Two of the world's six largest emitters are switching off their nuclear power stations, leaving them needing to source energy from elsewhere.
The Indian government has cancelled a visa granted to Maya Kobayashi, a Fukushimat survivor due to visit India and share her experiences with communities who would be affected by the proposed nuclear power plants, including the Koodankulam Nuclear Project. She was visiting India on the invitation of Greenpeace. The Indian …
Cracking the whip against the NGOs stirring unrest against the operationalisation of the Kudankulam nuclear power plants, the CBI registered a regular case on Wednesday against Indo-German Export Promotion Foundation for violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and searched their premises at Delhi and Gurgaon. The NGO had received …
CHENNAI: The Central expert group's report on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant issue has answered all questions raised by protestors and was satisfactory, a senior member of the Tamil Nadu government panel, appointed to look into concerns of the locals, said today. "We have reviewed all concerns raised by the …
Developing countries with an insatiable thirst for electricity are going full speed ahead with new reactors a year after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster disrupted the growth of nuclear power around the world. Innovations in nuclear design are tackling problems like the ones that contributed to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in …
Long before the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, nuclear engineers were working on solutions to problems similar to those that contributed to the accident. Some of the improvements—from new high-tech materials to so-called passive safety systems—have been worked into the designs of the latest generation of reactors, regulators and safety experts …
The terrifying meltdowns and hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in the days following 11 March 2011 made the importance of backup electricity generators painfully clear.
Anti-nuclear activists today announced a ‘Kudankulam Chalo' rally on March 15, urging the Government to “stop harassing” those protesting construction of the proposed nuclear plant there. The activists said construction should be halted till people's fears on the nuclear plant in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu are allayed through dialogue. “A …
Heads of states and leaders from 57 nations, including India, will attend the Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27 to discuss a host of measures to prevent nuclear fissile material falling into rogue hands, but the Fukushima disaster in Japan last March seems to have shifted spotlight on the safety …
Several members of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s hand-picked National Advisory Council (NAC) have asked the government to stop harassing the anti-nuclear activists in Koodankulam. These include economist A.K. Sivakumar, activists Aruna Roy and Harsh Munder. They are amongst a group of over 50 intellectuals, including historian Romilla Thapar, writer Arundhati …
PUDUCHERRY: The first reactor of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant will be made operational within 15 days of Tamil Nadu government conveying its decision (on the operation of plant) to the Centre, said Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension. V Narayanasamy on Monday. Hoping that …
Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has called a Cabinet meeting on Monday reportedly to discuss the report submitted by the expert panel that went into safety aspects of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project. There is wide expectation CM may give a go-ahead to the plant. The expert committee has given …
The impasse over the Koodankulam nuclear power project is costing the country dear. With the near-complete project being blocked by activists and protestors, latest estimates show an escalation of Rs 2,653 crore in the cost of completion. Amid continuing protests at the site, the commercial operation date of the first …
Pray for early closure of Kudankulam power project Around 300 anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protestors took out a procession with milk pots from Kudankulam to Sri Vishwamithra Temple at Vijayapathi and offered special puja on Sunday with the only prayer of permanent closure of the nuclear plant. Led by anti-KKNPP …
The Union government is hopeful that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will be commissioned soon, as the Tamil Nadu government is quite positive towards the project and is close to making a decision, V. Narayanasamy, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, said here on Saturday. “The Central …
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has roped in ‘Mr Muthu’ to create awareness among and allay fears of people staying around Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP). ‘Mr Muthu’ is a mascot, possibly inspired by a famous movie character played by superstar Rajinikanth. N. Nagaich, executive director (corporate planning …
The Centre has slapped showcause notices on three more NGOs on charges of diversion of foreign contributions to uses other than declared purposes registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). It has also sent questionnaires to 9 other NGOs. All 16 NGOs against whom action has been initiated are …
Four companies of police deployed in and around KKNPP With pressure mounting on the Tamil Nadu government to facilitate the early commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) to mitigate the power crisis to some extent, Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) S. George visited the project site …
