The mangrove species Heritiera littoralis Dryand, from which the name Sundarbans has been derived, has for the first time been found in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts by botanists.
A research paper about the findings of two botanists
The campaign against Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) remained active on the second consecutive day as the Greenpeace on Tuesday claimed that two of the European banks, which were in the negotiations to fund the JNPP, will not invest in the project.
If in the nuclear reactors in Japan, a sizeable core-melt occurs, it could give rise to explosive metal-water reactions, which could disintegrate the reactor core, disperse radioactive substances, and breach the ultimate containment.
When that happens, dangerous species of radioactive fission products in the gaseous and micro-dust and droplet form could spread over large areas, depending on win
The widely reported protests against the Jaitapur nuclear power plant seem to have created an international ripple with Germany's second largest bank, Commerzbank, deciding to pull out of this venture.
Commerzbank, in an email sent to the NGO Greenpeace has cited reasons of "sustainability and reputational risk" for no longer wanting to be part of a project which is being set up with French col
Mumbai: Fukushima has become part of the local lexicon at Jaitapur. As news of the apocalypse-like situation in Japan reaches the far corners of villages in and around the area, residents have increased their agitation against the proposed 9,900MW nuclear power plant.
The nuclear crisis in Japan is a wake-up call for India and everyone else, readily admitted Union environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday.
He said additional safety measures would be specified for the 10,000-Mw Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra's coastal Ratnagiri district.
Addressing a conclave on ‘Business and Climate Change' here, Ramesh said the govern
A NUMBER of mega projects along the Konkan coast in Maharashtra are under public scrutiny. The most recent reason for this is the amendment to the rules governing the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ). The rules originally prohibited the setting up of big industries on the coast. The amended version permits them, primarily because of the convenience of transportation by sea.
The government has approved the construction of a 9900 MW (megawatt) nuclear park at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), will own this mega power project.
