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. …
The Kerala Government should implement the Supreme Court order in connection with the Mullaperiyar dam issue, otherwise the Kerala Government led by Omman Chandi should be replaced to provide justice to the people belonging to Tamil Nadu, said the former Minister, EVKS, Elangovan. The former Minister who came to Nagercoil …
AGARTALA: State-owned ONGC is to set up a slew of projects in the nuclear, fertiliser, solar, wind power and lighting sectors, a top company official said Thursday. A gas-fired fertiliser plant would be set up in Tripura, the solar projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat and the wind power project in …
Allaying apprehensions regarding nuclear cooperation in the wake of the Fukushima accident, Japan on Wednesday expressed keenness to expand ties in the sector after taking into consideration the safety aspects. Seeking to expand cooperation in the 60th year of establishing diplomatic ties, India and Japan decided to expedite work on …
The senior citizens of the Kudankulam area in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu have forwarded a communiqué to the Prime Minister of Japan against the revival the civil nuclear cooperation negotiations with India. The correspondence indicated that “although Japan is scientifically more capable, technologically superior, and financially better-off than most …
Japan's response to the nuclear crisis that followed the March 11 tsunami was confused and riddled with problems, including an erroneous assumption an emergency cooling system was working and a delay in disclosing dangerous radiation leaks, an interim report revealed on December 26. The disturbing picture of harried and bumbling …
Fishermen’s children from the coastal villages of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanyakumari districts, who took out a protest rally against the Koodankulam nuclear power project (KKNPP) at Koodankulam on Monday, in an open letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, charged his government with putting the interests of multinational corporations and foreign …
Tokyo Electric Power Co asked a government-backed bailout body on Tuesday for an additional 690 billion yen ($8.8 billion) to help compensate victims of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. To help Japan's biggest utility, known as Tepco, meet costs running into trillions of yen for compensation …
Japanese regulators were so unprepared for a serious accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear-power plant that they had to abandon the emergency response center they set up nearby in part because it didn't have an air filter to remove radioactive particles, according to a report released Monday that faults the …
Claims necessary documents being submitted to AERB to carry out the task. Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) has rubbished claims of anti-nuclear activists and villagers that Kudankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu are getting loaded with uranium. The state-run enterprise, which is bullish after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said (during a recent …
Keeping in view the fast depleting hydrocarbon energy sources in the world, Germany has set a target to entirely shift to renewable energy sources by 2030 and in the process the country has not only been phasing out its 17 nuclear power plants, but also many of its coal mines …
Regret move to form a team of experts on Mullaperiyar dam The Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association has called for the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant at the earliest in view of the severe power shortage faced by the State. The association has expressed regret over the National …
Fatehabad: A farmer sitting on a dharna in front of the local mini-secretariat against the acquisition of his land for the proposed nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur village was taken seriously ill due to the severe cold conditions last night. The farmer, Parkash Siwach (66), was sleeping under the tent …
Mumbai-based Tata Institute would conduct a survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka and treatment would be provided to anyone found affected, the Chief Minister, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, said today. “Tata Institute will conduct survey on radiation levels in villages surrounding Kaiga plant and …
Now that the Lokpal logjam looks like ending one way or the other and the controversial Food Security Bill is already on the Lok Sabha’s anvil, the time has come when the Central government should concentrate on the country’s nuclear power generation programme. In recent months it has been sadly …
U.S. regulators moved a step closer on Thursday toward clearing the country's first nuclear reactors since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, even as the industry struggles against plunging natural gas prices and safety fears after Japan's Fukushima disaster. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Thursday approved the …
Villagers not happy with Manmohan’s remark in Russia on plant opening Leaders of the rainbow of outfits that are organising protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in south Tamil Nadu have vowed to continue their efforts to prevent commissioning of the Indo-Russian joint venture project, notwithstanding Prime Minister Manmohan …
Several industrial associations have sought early commissioning of the Kudankulam power project. Though the industries in Coimbatore had postponed the proposal to go on a fast in support of the project, the associations have said the State was facing shortage and commissioning of the project was necessary to meet the …
KOLKATA, 21 DEC: The state government will not set up any nuclear power plant in the state, said the state power minister, Mr Manish Gupta, today. He said this while replying to Forward Bloc MLA Mr Tejmul Hossain's question. He said by 2016-17, the state will generate 7,696 MW through …
Decommissioning the wrecked reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will take 40 years and require the use of robots to remove melted fuel that appears to be stuck to the bottom of the reactors’ containment vessels, the Japanese government said on Wednesday. The predictions were contained in a detailed …
Strikes, demonstrations held in many parts of Western region Tuesday saw strikes, demonstrations, and observance of a fast in many parts of Western region asking the Government to commission the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant immediately. Small scale industries in Erode district stopped production for the day demanding that the Union …
