Maha CM Caveat: N-Power Is Inevitable As Natural Resources Are Limited
Mumbai: In the backdrop of the nuclear crisis in Japan, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Monday that the state government will not go ahead with the Jaitapur plant unless it is fully secure.

But even as Chavan assured naysayers that the government would ensure all safety aspects, he underlined the importance of

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

In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, the Centre is considering fine-tuning its plans of locating key infrastructure projects, such as power plants, along the coast.

Following the nuclear disaster at Japan

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.

Sept. 17: The Centre today announced a diesel subsidy of up to Rs 500 per hectare to farmers in drought-hit Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand to help them irrigate their fields.