Power that could bomb

The Bush administration unveils new energy policy with an intention to revive nuclear reactors and to build new plants. Joining hands with …

Atomic regulatory body ineffective, says CAG

Maximum fine for safety violation by a nuclear installation is just Rs 500; 91 per cent of the medical X-ray units not registered with AERB

In harms' way

Bush fires spread very fast

Dredging of river near Chernobyl could spell disaster for 28 million in Ukraine

Pripyat river is being drained as part of the E40 inland navigation project to connect the Baltic and Black Seas

Four workers exposed to nuclear radiation in Kota

Second incident in a month; authorities say nothing to panic because radiation is a way of life

Nuclear EU

Ignores decommissioning, radioactive waste disposal

In Short

As told to Parliament (December 8, 2022): Annual PM10 levels dropped in 95 cities this year

Twenty cities met National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM10 in 2021-22 compared to 4 in 2017-18

Energy transition is now a must

Marie-Hélène Aubert, adviser to the French president for international negotiations on climate and environment, was recently in New …

Nuclear secrecy is a matter of concern

Commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear power plant challenged in court

Petition filed in Madras High Court says atomic regulator's decision violates Supreme Court directions on safety

Burying in empty space

An old plan to lug deadly radioactive wastes to the remote corners of the solar system is being revived by some Russian scientists

Nuclear power corporation goes all out to garner support for Jaitapur and Kudankulam plants

Holds the first meeting in a series meant to prove safety of the plants

Anti-nuke protests in Tamil Nadu

Gram sabhas call for closure of Koodankulam plant  

Real flower-power

South Koreans hoard sea salt as UN approves Japan’s release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific

Japan will dilute the water to bring the remaining substances below regulatory standards before slowly releasing it 1,000 kilometres …

Victims of ‘growth’

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Making sense of climate debate

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Nuclear power at the cost of livelihood

Russian nuclear attack

Radioactive Russian weed gets out of hand

Supreme Court not inclined to hear plea for stay on nuclear plants

Petitioners seek time to produce documents showing they have exhausted all other avenues of grievance redressal

At atom's mercy

A treaty that prevents WHO from reporting on effects of nuclear radiation

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board revises its consent order to Kudankulam plant

Madras High Court had questioned the heat tolerance limit for effluent discharge

High court questions permission to make Kudankulam plant operational

Judgement in related case on nuclear safety is likely on August 29