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. …
After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Vietnam suspended its nuclear plans and waited for more than a decade before reviving them. But Vietnam was undeterred by last year's Fukushima nuclear meltdown in Japan, the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl, and is racing ahead with plans to start construction of …
The Central Experts Committee set up to allay the fears of the people protesting against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), decided not to hold any more talks with the State panel as the latter’s members boycotted the fourth round of discussions on Monday following an attack on them by …
Some 8.5 tons of radioactive water leaked from a reactor at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant but it had not flowed outside the reactor building, Kyodo News said on Wednesday, quoting the plant’s operator. Tokyo Electric Power Company said the leak occurred in the No 4 reactor after …
The three-day State conference of the CPI (M) which concluded in Bhiwani on Monday passed a resolution lambasting the Haryana Government for its “senseless” land acquisition policy. Haryana unit secretary Inderjit Singh said not a single Special Economic Zone had come up in the State even though the Bhupinder Singh …
Talks between Central experts' team and State panel adjourned The much-awaited talks between the Central experts team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the State panel, scheduled for Tuesday, did not take place after a couple of anti-nuke protestors were roughed up by Hindu Munnani activists on the Collectorate premises …
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is totally safe, asserts the expert group constituted by the Government of India. In a release, A.E. Muthu Nayagam, group convenor, said, “Based on its extensive examination of various issues, there should be no cause for concern about the safety” of the plant. He …
The fourth round of the talks between agitating local villagers and authorities over the commissioning of the nuclear power plant at Koodankulam came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday after representatives of the protesters came under attack from a group of Hindu Munnani activists who have been demanding speedy commissioning …
Date for the next round of talks will be finalised Expressing hope that talks between the Central Experts' team on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project and the anti-KKNPP group could be revived, Collector and head of the State panel R. Selvaraj has said that date for the next round of talks …
Tirunelveli (TN): Blaming the anti-nuclear activists for the continuing impasse over the Kudankulam power plant, the Central expert committee set up to allay the fears of the people today said it had conclusively addressed all safety aspects and made it clear it was not in a position to hold further …
The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman of a U.N. scientific body investigating the effects of radiation said on Tuesday. The fact that some radioactive releases spread over the ocean instead of populated areas also contributed …
The UNEP Year Book 2012 depicts the status of key environmental indicators, shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes and highlights the benefits of soil carbon and decommissioning nuclear power plants. The UNEP has released the UNEP Year Book 2012, which presents important events and …
Activists protesting against the nuclear power plant staged a mock funeral of the controversial project 'cremating' its model here today. Thousands of residents of this coastal village took part in the 'funeral procession' organised to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary and cremated the model of the Indo-Russian plant. Leader …
The International Atomic Energy Agency called for a more comprehensive disaster management plan at Japanese nuclear plants, as regulators struggle to regain the public's trust in its ability to keep reactors operating safely after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March. In a report released Tuesday, the global nuclear watchdog also …
U.N. nuclear experts have endorsed stress tests designed to show that Japanese nuclear plants could withstand a repeat of last year's quake and tsunami, as the government campaigns to restart idled reactors and avoid a summer power crunch. The government, though, still faces an uphill battle to restore public trust …
EG observes that KKNPP is designed and engineered to the state of art of nuclear reactors in line with the current international safety requirements and principles. KK site related aspects such as seismic, tsunami and tropical storms are taken into consideration at design stage. While finalizing the contract for KKNPP, …
The Government of India constituted a 15 member Expert Group (EG) to interact with the officials of state government of Tamil Nadu and spokespersons of the people in the neighborhood of KKNPP, nominated by the state government, to explain the factual position on various aspects of the Project and to …
Japan's stricken nuclear power plant has leaked more than 600 liters of water, forcing it to briefly suspend cooling operations at a spent-fuel pond at the weekend, but none is thought to have escaped into the ocean, the plant's operator and domestic media said. The Fukushima plant, on the coast …
Congress to conduct awareness meetings across Tamil Nadu While appealing to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to cooperate with the Central Government to ensure the early commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president B.S. Gnanadesikan said the Congress will conduct awareness meetings across the State to mobilise …
At a time when coal and gas shortages have crippled operations at most of India’s thermal stations, a boost in nuclear fuel is set to take atomic power generation to a seven-year record next fiscal. With supplies from a new uranium mine and processing facility at Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh …
The Karnataka government has informed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) that it has prepared a proposal for upgrading the infrastructure facilities in villages close to the Kaiga Atomic Power Plant in Uttar Kannada district. The NDMA, an unit under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, had carried out mock …
