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The Silent and Telling Emergency in India

S. P. Udayakumar, Idinthakarai, June 26, 2012 Today is the 37th anniversary of the infamous emergency that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed on the people of India. While some people were quite happy that the bureaucrats came to offices on… Continue Reading →

Resist the silent emergency! Call for Action on June 26th 2012

Dear friends, On June 26,1975, Emergency was declared in India, robbing citizens of their basic democratic rights and ushering in a dark period of rampant human rights violations all over the country. Arrests of Indian citizens without charge or notification… Continue Reading →

Open letter to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) #NPCIL #KKNPP

June 16, 2012 The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) Idinthakarai & P.O – 627 104 Tirunelveli District Tamil Nadu [email protected] The Chairman Atomic Eneregy Regulatory Board Niyamak Bhavan Anushaktinagar Mumbai 400 094 Dear Sir: Greetings! We, the members of… Continue Reading →

Indian Govt Imposing Koodankulam Plant on People

Published on: June 13, 2012 – BY PRAFUL BIDWAI, The Navhindtimes SO monumentally arrogant is India’s nuclear establishment that it brazenly brands its critics insane and in need of psychiatric treatment. It has asked the state-run National Institute of Mental… Continue Reading →

Centre seeks dismissal of petitions against KNPP

PTI / Tuesday, June 12, 2012 20:22 IST Asserting that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant belonged to the “highest safety category” of plants currently in operation in the world, the Centre on Tuesday sought dismissal of petitions in the Madras… Continue Reading →

Power, violence and Dalit women

V. Geetha, Book Review, The Hindu DALIT WOMEN SPEAK OUT — Caste, Class and Gender Violence in India: Aloysius Irudayam S.J., Jayshree P. Mangubhai, Joel G. Lee; Zubaan, 128 B, I Floor, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049. Rs. 695. WOMEN OF… Continue Reading →

The KOODANKULAM EXPOSÉ- and the Right to Know

This week’s front-page lead story tells us everything we need to know about the premium value of Right to Information in any democracy. Indian advocacy groups making use of new Right to Information laws have unearthed an evaluation report which… Continue Reading →

IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Activists Urge for More Openness in Green Policy Drafting

PRESS NOTE Activists Urge for More Openness in Green Policy Drafting 8 June 2012. CHENNAI – Thirty-eight environmental and social organisations from across Tamil Nadu have expressed their disappointment with the Department of Environment’s lack of seriousness and consultation in… Continue Reading →

India’s nuclear radiation threat to Sri Lanka

June 6, 2012, 8:44 pm by David Soysa “God is so far away, and US is so near”. So goes a popular Mexican saying which is equally applicable to Sri Lanka’s plight, being so close to India. Although Sri Lanka… Continue Reading →

Windmills play a big role in easing power situation in Tamil Nadu

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Coimbatore, June 6,2012   Since May 25, windmills have contributed 31 to 34 per cent of the total power consumed in the State every day. Tamil Nadu has nearly 7,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity and peak… Continue Reading →

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