India’s nuclear power industry stalled in Parliament
Now, nuclear liabilities bill under a cloud, Business Standard, New Delhi March 10, 2010, The Bharatiya Janata Party, the largest opposition party that helped pass the women’s Bill, has now told the government that it would do nothing to jeopardise the Finance Bill and the Vote on Account — which needs to be passed by March 16 when Parliament goes into recess.
But it would not help it pass the critical Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill…..The nuclear liabilities Bill is considered essential to jump-start civil nuclear commerce. …If the UPA could have banked on SP and RJD’s support, it could have ignored the opposition’s objections. But in the current environment, it is entirely possible that if the Bill is introduced in the lower House, it could be defeated.
Solar Energy prospects looking up in India
Budget 2010 puts money where mouth is for Solar Energy, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, By Ameet Shah and Sourabh Sen, 4 March 2010,
The 2010-11 budget is great news for renewable energy, and in particular solar energy, in India. In November of last year, the Government of India took a major stride forward in driving sustainable development with the announcement of the National Solar Mission targeting 20,000MW of installed solar power by 2022. But the fact that they’ve now included it in the budget is a critical step.
While the NSM set the vision for solar in India, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s tariff order laid out the details. These guidelines further strengthened the case for investing in the Indian solar sector by setting preferential feed-in-tariffs and declaring long term (25 year) power purchase agreements…http://blogs.wsj.com/india-chief-mentor/2010/03/04/budget-2010-puts-money-where-mouth-is-for-solar-energy/
Anti-uranium groups in India boycott uranium mining meeting
KSU boycotts uranium meet The Telegraph – Calcutta (Kolkata) Shillong, March 2: The first meeting of the joint committee on uranium mining was today boycotted by groups opposing the quarrying of the radioactive mineral in Meghalaya. Continue reading
Big Powers to get big nuclear sales to India
Doors Wide Open For Nuclear Technology Exports to India By Prakash Joshi IDN-InDepth News 15 Feb 2010
NEW DELHI (IDN) – The door has finally been thrown open for a free flow of nuclear exports to India. The four nuclear weapons states — USA, Russia, France and Britain — Continue reading
World’s largest renewable energy plant planned in India
India plans for the world’s largest renewable energy power plant Ecofriend 11 Feb 20210 After China’s ambitious plan to develop a 20GW wind farm, India has also announced a green energy power plant that will generate up to 13GW of renewable electric power, which is expected to outpace China’s wind energy development. The power plant will be developed by a consortium between Airvoice Group and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, which is a joint venture between the government of India and the state of Himachal Pradesh. The project will involve the generation of 10GW of electricity from solar thermal energy and 3GW from wind turbines. The power plant will be built in a rural area of Karnataka. The developers estimate that over $50 billion will be invested in the project over the next 10 months and the first phase would be commissioned in the next 36 months….http://www.ecofriend.org/entry/india-plans-for-the-world-s-largest-renewable-energy-power-plant/
First Uranium broke environmental law
Business Report – Web: State finds First Uranium broke the law February 8, 2010By Asha Speckman First Uranium’s application for an environmental authorisation licence was withdrawn because it had contravened law and begun development of its minewaste tailings processing facility at its Ezulwini mine near Potchefstroom without proper approval. Continue reading
Nuclear winter could happen in days, if a nuclear war erupts
Nuclear war between India, Pak could spell climate disaster : Report THE TIMES OF INDIA PTI, 26 January 2010: A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cause severe “climate cooling” and may have a devastating impact on agriculture says a report jointly produced by Japan andAustralia on nuclear-non proliferation and disarmament. Continue reading
Fishing community in India fights nuclear power
At a recent protest meeting in Sakhri Nate, activists managed to gather the entire village, including the women who rarely speak up. Hamid Abdur Rehman says: “We don’t want this project. Our future generations will be affected.”….
Fisherfolk join the fight against nuclear plant in Jaitapur THE HINDU SAKHRI NATE, Ratnagiri district, January 18, 2010 Meena Menon The narrow roads in this fishing village wind down to a crisp blue creek full of frenetic activity. Across the creek is the location of the proposed Jaitapur project being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)…………. Continue reading
India’s ‘relentless’ military buildup
Pakistan warns against ‘massive’ Indian arms build-up ( Google News AFP) – 14 Jan 2010 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan voiced concern Wednesday over a “massive” arms build-up by rival India, warning that it could destabilise the regional balance. Continue reading
Russia renting nuclear submarines to India
India to rent Russian nuclear submarine News.scotsman.com 13 January 2010 RUSSIA is to lease its new Nerpa nuclear-powered submarine to India, officials in the two countries confirmed yesterday.According to Nato, Nerpa is the latest Akula-class attack submarine and is armed with conventional torpedoes and short-range nuclear missiles.The Nerpa project began in 1993, but did not launch or start sea trials until 2008 because of disruptions in funding
Tax-payer must be liable for nuclear accidents
But why haven’t Russia or France demanded that such a law be passed in India? “In the US the equipment manufacturers are in the private sector whereas in other countries they are either government owned or act like one,” Kakodkar replied.
Nuclear liability limit needed to enter global trade: Kakodkar Little About, Chennai, Jan 5 : A law to limit the liability of nuclear equipment makers in case of accident is a basic need to enter global nuclear trade, the ex-head of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has said, Continue reading
Mystery of India’s fire deaths at nuclear centre
Mystery hangs over fire mishap at Indian nuclear centre at Trombay Bombay News.NetTuesday 5th January, 2010 ( : Sreekumar Banerjee, Director of Centre and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) has said a panel of experts is still probing the cause of last week’s fire mishap in a chemical laboratory in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) at Trombay in Mumbai in which two research students were burnt to death.
Mystery hangs over fire mishap at Indian nuclear centre at Trombay
India’s nuclear safety is a myth
Myth of Indian nukes safety Pakistan Observer Mohammad Jamil 5 Jan 2010 There have been many accidents and thefts of uranium in India’s atomic research centres and other facilities giving rise to doubts about the security of Indian nukes. Risks related to India nuclear proliferation are many while their security arrangements are far from satisfactory. The world must take note of it before it is too late. On 29th December 2009, two research students died in the fire in laboratory of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) caused by an explosion, Continue reading
India and Pakistan swap nuclear site lists
Pak, India exchange nuclear sites lists The Nation By: Kaswar Klasra | Published: January 02, 2010 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and India exchanged the lists of their nuclear installations on Friday for the 19th time. Continue reading
Fire kills two at Indian nuclear centre
Two killed in fire at India nuclear research centre BBC News 30 Dec 09 A fire at an Indian nuclear research facility has killed two people….the blaze, which broke out in a laboratory, was brought under control within 45 minutes.Indian police officials told news agencies that the charred bodies of two research students were found on the third floor of the laboratory.
The centre has a number of nuclear research reactors and is one of India’s key research centres for both nuclear power and nuclear weapons.
BBC News – Two killed in fire at India nuclear research centre
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