India's search for uranium could displace 4,000 in 13 tribal villages of Madhya Pradesh

Like Madhya Pradesh, Telangana is also witnessing tribal protests against uranium exploration

India revives its largest test for uranium contamination in groundwater

India's most comprehensive study ever is important in the face of the Centre denying health repercussions due to uranium contamination of …

Authorities move a step closer to mining the Aravallis for uranium

After traces of uranium and other mineral deposits were found in the mountain range in preliminary findings, a second phase of survey is being …

Won’t grant NOCs to uranium mining projects in Meghalaya: Khasi District Council

After the Centre reiterated its move to open up uranium mining in the state, the highest council of the Khasi community says it will not grant an NOC

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal may have plateaued due to uranium shortage: study

Pakistan does not have high grade uranium ore in the country, and its potential uranium reserves are also not very large

Extracting a radioactive disaster in Niger

For 40 years, French firms have been extracting uranium ore in the heart of the Sahara. But instead of benefiting, local communities in Niger …

France stops supply of uranium

Officials say the stoppage of enriched uranium for the Tarapur reactor will not affect India's peaceful nuclear programme

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Australia, source of uranium and lead pollution in Antarctica

Since 1945, rise in Southern Hemisphere uranium levels has been attributed to uranium mining in Australia 

High levels of uranium in groundwater of eastern Karnataka’s 57 villages: Study

Uranium concentration in groundwater exceeded 30 μg/l, more than the WHO-prescribed limit, in 57 out of 73 villages 

Amrabad Tiger Reserve: An Eden under threat

The recent in-principle clearance granted for uranium exploration in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve, will destroy a landscape rich in …

Tribals oppose uranium mining

Villagers, students, welfare organisations and opposition parties have come together and formed a council to protest the proposed mining and …

Remembering Kong Spelity Lyngdoh Langrin: Money can’t buy you freedom

Filmmaker Tarun Bhartiya posted a thread on his Twitter handle about the late matriarch of Domiasiat in Meghalaya’s Khasi Hills, who …

Uranium contamination in Punjab could be due to geological processes: study

The latest study argues that uranium leaching from the Himalayan granite rocks has possibly contaminated Punjab's groundwater

Uranium in water can cause chronic kidney diseases, but India doesn’t monitor it

This is when severely high levels of Uranium are present in groundwater that people consume, says a study

Hazards of using fertilisers in Punjab

Studies have pegged consumption of phosphatic fertilizers in Punjab at ten times higher than the national average

Just what is heavy water?

Down To Earth explains the importance of the culprit behind the leak at Kakrapar on Friday

Technology shift in India's nuclear sector

Ironically, the upgrade involves a technology that is being discarded worldwide due to its poor safety record and complicated processes

Nuclear nightmare

Japan is hit by yet another nuclear accident. Low safety standards and tardy government action aggravates the situation

'Bollywood stars could act in the romances around nuclear contamination'

So says Brazilian environmental journalist Norbert Suchanek who is travelling with his film festival across the world. One of its kind, the …

Ublic outcry greets uranium mining project in AP

"There is radiation everywhere on earth. Mining in Nalgonda will not increase it." This comment of S D Prasad, adviser to public sector …

Police cracks down on retrenched UCIL mine workers in Jharkhand

Most of the protesting workers are tribal people who were displaced from their land by the Bandhuhurang mining project

RED ALERT in nuclear India

India's pampered nuclear power programme is losing steam. Uranium stocks are almost over; people won't let the government dig new mines; all …

Refugee exodus, militia attacks: What is happening in Mali

At least 0.1 mln refugees fled to neighbouring countries; about 1.4 mln in critical need of food assistance

Keeping cancer alive

Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer …