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23 Mar 2011
Japan: Some home truths about nuclear power

The severe quake that hit Japan earlier this month and the devastating tsunami that followed it were unfortunate. These two events triggered a series of explosions at Fukushima Daiichi and a few other nuclear power installations. The Dept.

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NPC monitoring data from Japan

MUMBAI: March 11, 2011, began like any other day for an official of the Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) in the hi-tech emergency control room at the Vikram Sarabhai Bhavan, its headquarters at Trombay.

Publication Date: 
21/03/2011
Times Of India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Japan, Nuclear Power, Energy, Trombay TPS, India
Energy

Can India learn from Fukushima?

The unfolding tragedy in Japan is an opportunity to rethink nuclear power, but India has its head in the sand.(Editorial)

Publication Date: 
19/03/2011
Economic and Political Weekly
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Radiation, Nuclear Power Plants, Japan, India, Nuclear Safety, Earthquakes, Tsunami, Nuclear Accidents, Natural Disasters, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Energy
Energy

Is Nuclear Power Safer Than Other Energy?

KIRIT S PARIKH
FORMER MEMBER PLANNING COMMISSION Public Perception of Risk is Unwarranted

The nuclear disaster in Japan has raised grave concerns around the world about the safety of nuclear plants. But the chairman of India

Publication Date: 
18/03/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, India, Energy, Energy Efficiency, TERI, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Mining

3 Indian Cos in Race to Bid for Bandanna Energys Coal Assets

In a deal valued at $1.5 b, state-owned consortium ICVL, GVK,and Reliance Power have shown early interest
VINU LAL & MV RAMSURYA BANGALORE/MUMBAI

Three top Indian companies have joined the race to bid for the coal assets of one of Australia

Publication Date: 
18/03/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
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Energy, Coal, India, Mineral-Based Industry, Thermal Power Plants
Energy

Indian N-Plants Have Safer Design: NSA

No coolant trouble; plants in areas of low seismic activity
As radiation leaks in tsunami-hit Japan spawn concerns over the safety of nuclear reactors in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met with the heads of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to review the design and safety features of atomic power plants in the country.

The AEC and AERB

Publication Date: 
17/03/2011
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy, Nuclear Safety, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Parliament, Natural Disasters
Energy

Wikileaks expose UPAs cash-for-votes deal

A set of India-related diplomatic cables on the Indo-US nuclear deal released by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, claims that an aide of Congress leader Satish Sharma had told a US diplomat that the party had paid crores to several lawmakers to ensure that they voted for the deal in Parliament.

 

Publication Date: 
17/03/2011
Canary Trap
Tags:
Nuclear Power, India, United States Of America (US), Legislation, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Government Of India (GOI), Energy
Environment

Green nods see major decline in last 3 years

286 projects representing almost every state await clearance
THE number of green clearances granted by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has seen a significant decline over the last three years,with most of the brunt being borne by the non-coal mining projects.

Development projects covering irrigation, power, mining and infrastructure have been hit as it has become more difficult

Publication Date: 
16/03/2011
Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Mining, Energy, Environment, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), India
Natural Disasters

Indian nuclear plants are safe: scientists

MUMBAI: Stressing that Indian atomic power plants were constantly upgraded to match current levels of safety requirements and were safe, scientists on Monday said that the events in Japan cannot slow down the country's nuclear energy programme in any way.

Publication Date: 
15/03/2011
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power, Energy, Scientists, India, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Earthquakes, Natural Disasters
Energy

Ethanol pricing report signed with dissent notes

The final report on the price of ethanol set by a committee of the Planning Commission has been signed with dissent notes from the ministries of food and oil and natural gas.

"The report is qualified since most of our concerns were not being addressed and we will wait for the Cabinet to take a final call when it vets these final recommendations,&" said an official member close to the developmen

Publication Date: 
14/03/2011
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Ethanol, Energy, India, Fuel Pricing, Sugarcane

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