Clause-By-Clause Discussion On Bill Deferred, No New Date Fixed

New Delhi: The civil nuclear liability bill may have been the priority number one for the government just a few months back, but now it faces the uphill task of getting past the standing committee on science and technology.

WHILE Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is keen on getting the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill passed, his enthusiasm on the subject is not shared by his party. As Congress engages its main political adversary in a pitched battle, the prime minister

New Delhi: With the fate of civil liability for nuclear damage bill getting enmeshed with stalemated ties with Left and fresh hostilities with BJP, the government is open to defining responsibilities for a nuclear accident more closely.

The government on Tuesday stepped up moves to ease potential hurdles before the Nuclear Liability Bill in Parliament by holding consultations with Opposition leaders with the assurance that all

Giving in to pressure from Opposition members, the Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday postponed deliberations on the Nuclear Liability Bill. The committee, which had earlier decided to hold clause by clause deliberations on the Bill on Thursday and then bring it before the Lok Sabha, has now decided to hold two more meetings on July 27 and August 2.

Clearer Definition Of Risks Needed

New Delhi: There is a case for strengthening clauses relating to liability in terms of environmental damages in the event of a nuclear accident as these provisions are currently ill-defined in the civil liability for nuclear damage bill.

Bill To Work Against Interests Of Victims In Case Of Nuclear Mishaps: BJP Leader To Parliamentary Panel

SENIOR BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who appeared before Parliament

Shubhajit Roy

India and Japan will follow the first round of talks on nuclear cooperation, held earlier this week, with the first-ever 'Sub-cabinet/Senior officials 2+2 dialogue' in New Delhi on July 6, The Indian Express has learnt.

INDIA concluded an agreement with Canada here on Sunday, the Agreement for Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, to enable civil nuclear commerce between the countries. Canada is the ninth nation to enter into such an agreement with India, after India obtained its crucial waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers