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Green tribunal bans sand mining in Kerala, Tamil Nadu sea coast

Anupam Chakravartty Issue Date: 2013-8-16 Order given on petition cites environmental threats and radiation risk from naturally occurring radioactive minerals in beach sand After banning mining of river sand and other minor minerals without the mandatory environment clearance [2], the National Green… Continue Reading →

Areva seeks help of French govt on cost sharing for Jaitapur project in Maharashtra

Sanjay Jog  |  Mumbai  June 16, 2013 , BS NPC insists that per unit tariff be equivalent to new coal based project during phase I commissioning In a major breakthrough, Areva, which proposes to initially supply two evolutionary pressurized reactors (EPRs) of 1,650… Continue Reading →

An Open Letter to the Media houses in India!

  The Struggle Committee                                                                     June 16, 2013 People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Idinthakarai & P. O. 627 104 Tirunelveli District Tamil Nadu Dear friends: Greetings! Please allow us to bring the following to your kind attention in the larger interests… Continue Reading →

#India -Village falls within Jaitapur nuclear reactor’s 2-km danger zone #WTFnews

Nitin Ghanekar reports in  Hindustan times, June 10, 2013 Since we are so close to the plant, we fear that we might be displaced. SACHIN WAGH DHARE, a Dhanivare resident JAITAPUR/MUMBAI: Residents of Dhanivare village are a worried lot. Given… Continue Reading →

#India – Uranium waste contaminates water in Jharkhand

Saturday, Jun 8, 2013, 8:21 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA DNA Correspondent Reckless dumping of radioactive waste in Jharkhand is contaminating surface and ground water, putting thousands of locals at risk of developing cancer, according to a… Continue Reading →

Don’t fund Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant , locals urge European banks

Friday, Jun 7, 2013, 6:47 IST | Agency: DNA Dilnaz Boga Protesters at the proposed site for a nuclear plant at Jaitapur sent an e-mail to the three main bankers — BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole in France… Continue Reading →

Kudankulam nuclear power plant : the unsettled queries

First Published: Wed, Jun 05 2013. livemint On 6 May, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking to halt the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear reactors in Tamil Nadu till the implementation of key additional safety measures recommended after the catastrophic… Continue Reading →

Paris – Secret meeting for Jaitapur Reactors continues despite protests in India #WTFnews

  PARIS, June 5, 2013 Investors’ meet on for underwriting package for Jaitapur reactors even as protests continue  Vaiju Naravane  A crucial investors’ meeting to underwrite the financial package for two 1,650 megawatt Areva EPR reactors to be built in Jaitapur,… Continue Reading →

Jaitapur villagers oppose investors’ meeting, hidden from Locals

PUNE, June 4, 2013 Staff Reporter, The Hindu Konkan Bachao Samiti says this meet was hidden from the locals to avoid furore Even as officials of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) left for… Continue Reading →

Koodankulam’s Environmental Impacts: An open letter to Jayanti Natarajan

  Dr. A Gopalakrishnan wrote this letter to the Minister of Forest and Environment Ms. Jayanti Natarajan. After getting no reply from the ministry, he has put this letter in the public, which has been published in today’s New Indian Express…. Continue Reading →

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