Everything you need to know about Jaitapur Laukaria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Jaitapur Laukaria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano is visiting India amid continuing protests over the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Work on the Jaitapur nuclear reactor in Maharashtra will start in 2015, the government told parliament Wednesday.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande Friday urged India "to trust" his country's nuclear technology and extended France's support to the Indian nuclear power generation programme.
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and French nuclear energy company Areva S.A. have agreed to collaborate in research and development projects, a statement said Friday.
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Ahead of French President Francois Hollande's visit to Mumbai, people from Jaitapur Thursday said they will continue to protest against the setting up of a nuclear plant in their area.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India and France Thursday discussed progress in negotiations over the Jaitapur nuclear power project and the over $10-billion deal for 126 Rafale fighter jets during talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Francois Hollande here.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) France and India Thursday reiterated their commitment to the early implementation of the Jaitapur nuclear power project and speedy conclusion of the over $10-billion deal for 126 Rafale fighter jets as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Francois Hollande inked four agreements here.
New Delhi, Feb. 14 (ANI): Asserting that India regards France as one of its most valued strategic partners, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the relationship between the two sides is defined by the breadth and diversity of our cooperation, and by the intensity of the bilateral dialogue.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) France was one of India's most valued strategic partners and has given "strong and steadfast support" during difficult moments, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): In the wake of French President Francois Hollande's scheduled visit to India on January 14, the Left Front on Wednesday demanded that New Delhi must cancel the proposed deal on the nuclear plant at Jaitapur with France, since it would be an expensive affair.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Strategic partners for nearly 15 years, India and France will seek to further cement their multi-faceted ties during the visit of French President Francois Hollande who arrives here Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) India and France will discuss the "status" of two big ticket deals under negotiation -- the over $10 billion contract for purchase of 126 Rafale fighter jets and French reactors for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant -- during the visit of French President Francois Hollande.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande's first visit to India is "clearly a message" of the importance that Paris places in its strategic ties with New Delhi, the country's envoy said Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The over $10 billion contract for buying 126 French Rafale fighter aircraft and a contract for French reactors for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra are not expected to be inked during French President Francois Hollande's visit to India Thursday.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Financial details of the over $10 billion deal for the purchase of 126 French Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force are being worked out ahead of the visit by French President Francois Hollande to India next week.
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Nobel laureate Dr. John Byrne Wednesday challenged nuclear power as a source of sustainable energy Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Economic and commercial relations between India and France were affected by the economic slowdown but are again growing steadily and there is considerable untapped potential for further growth, said External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Thursday.
Bangalore, Dec 11 (IANS) Is Jaitapur a safe site for a nuclear power plant from the earthquake risk point of view? A debate on this among geologists with opposing views that started a year ago has now intensified, with each group claiming the other is wrong. Common people are confounded.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Sunday urged to cancel the contract with French company Areva to set up nuclear reactors in Jaitpur in Maharashtra.
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IANS) The National Fishworker's Forum (NFF)- one of the largest organisations of fishermen in India - Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asking for immediate cancellation of proposed nuclear power plants on the coastline to protect ecology and their livelihood.
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A national alliance of political parties and groups warned Thursday that the location of six reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra "raises the risk of an accident substantially".
Despite huge protest to set up a nuclear power plant at the coastal area of Maharashtra after the accident of Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster, India and France has come to sign a deal regarding to establishing India's largest Nuclear Power plant that will generate 9,900 Mega Watt (MW) of electricity, sources say..............
On Board Air India One, June 16 (IANS) India hopes to seal by the end of the year a pact with France for multiple nuclear energy units at Jaitapur in Maharashtra to produce 9,900 MW of power, a top official said.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V Narayanasamy said on Wednesday that Kudankulam plant would soon become operational after enriched uranium is loaded into the reactor.
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), June 13 (IANS) Nearly 3,000 farmers and fishermen Wednesday made an unsuccessful attempt to 'recapture' their farms and other lands, which have been acquired for the proposed 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) coming up here, police said.
Satara (Maharashtra), May 24 (IANS) India's first state-of-the-art seismic research and monitoring centre will come up here at a cost of around Rs.400 crore (Rs.four billion), an official said Thursday.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asserted that it would be harmful for the country to give up the option of nuclear power as an additional source of energy and said the government was committed to foolproof security of nuclear power plants.
New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Stressing on the need to have nuclear power plants, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said that it was imperative to ensure safety of such vital installations.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Hundreds of people are likely to take part in a three-km long march here Thursday evening to mark the 26th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Ukraine.
Chennai, Apr 18 (ANI): Criticizing the Department of Atomic Energy, anti-nuclear activist Neeraj Jain has urged the Central Government to halt operations at existing plants such as Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam project.
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday issued notice to the government, Nuclear Power Corporation of India and others in a public suit challenging the proposed 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project coming up in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) In the midst of the run-up to the French presidential elections, France has been in dialogue with India to clarify issues relating to the nuclear liability law, and is waiting for New Delhi to establish the legal framework before signing commercial contracts for setting up atomic reactors.
Chennai, Mar 11 (ANI): Former Director for Nuclear Recycling and Waste Management, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Dr. K. Balu has assured the safety of Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam nuclear power plant.
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): A day after a German national was deported for anti-national activities in the form of helping raise funds to part-finance ongoing protests against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday rubbished reports that it was a breach in security, and said that the man had come to India as a tourist.
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Veteran scientist and director of India's Kalpakkam nuclear project, Dr. Baldev Raj, has vouched for the safety of the controversial Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu by calling it 'one of the world's safest reactors.'
New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): Veteran scientist and director of India's Kalpakkam nuclear project, Dr. Baldev Raj, has vouched for the safety of the controversial Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu by calling it 'one of the world's safest reactors.'
Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday deported a German national, Sonnteg Reiner Hermann, on charges of supporting and funding the anti-nuclear power plant protests in Kundankulam.
Chennai, Feb 26 (ANI): Anti nuclear activist S. P. Udayakumar on Sunday questioned the right of the Russian ambassador Alexander M. Kadakin to comment against the anti-nuclear movement.
The government?s plans to build a nuclear power plant in Haryana got a jolt on Tuesday when farmers protesting against the construction held company officials.
Fatehabad (Haryana), Feb 7 (ANI): Plans to build a nuclear power plant in Haryana came to a grinding halt on Tuesday after farmers held company officials hostage in protest against the construction.
Chennai, Jan 11 (ANI): Technical Director of Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Limited (NPCIL), S A Bhardwaj on Wednesday termed the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu as the safest power plant in the world.
On Board Special Aircraft, Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured safety to all stakeholders of Kudankulam nuclear power plant project which is being set up in joint collaboration with Russia.
Coimbatore, Dec 17 (ANI): Reacting to a recent statement made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, officials from the controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu has said that power generation from the project was expected to take 'some time.'
Chennai, Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi has said that all viewpoints have to be taken into account before starting any work on the disputed Kudankulam nuclear power plant Tamil Nadu.
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said the government was taking seriously the concern among people about the safety of Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi, Dec 5(ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko Gopalaswamy says plans to set up a nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu should be abandoned.
Mumbai, Nov 30 (ANI): Former Atomic Energy Commission Chiarman Anil Kakodkar has supported the setting up of the controversial nuclear plant in Jaitapur, Maharashtra.
Chennai, Nov.26 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy on Saturday said that work on the Koodankulam nuclear power project inTamil Nadu would commence soon.
Chennai, Nov 8 (ANI): K M Balu, one of the experts appointed by the Central Government to review safety norms in the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli District, has expressed his disappointment over the protest against to former president and top nuclear scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's safety review of the plant.
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): With former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam visiting Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu, to examine the safety features installed in the nuclear power plant's Russian reactors, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), V Narayanasamy, asserting that all safety measures have been taken care of today said the Koodankulam nuclear power plant is one of the safest in this country.
Chennai, Nov 6 (ANI): Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today visited Kundakulam, Tamil Nadu, to examine the safety features installed in the nuclear power plant's Russian reactors.
On Board Special Aircraft, Oct 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured safety to all stakeholders of Kudankulam nuclear power plant project which is being set up in joint collaboration with Russia.
On Board Special Aircraft, Oct 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured safety to all stakeholders of Kudankulam nuclear power plant project which is being set up in joint collaboration with Russia.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of triggering a 'semi-constitutional crisis' in Andhra Pradesh by failing to resolve the simmering row for the creation of a separate state of Telangana.
Chennai, Oct 15 (ANI): Terming the ongoing protests against the set up of the Koodankulam Nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu as 'unfortunate', Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, V. Narayanasamy, on Saturday urged the protestors to return to negotiations with an open mind.
New Delhi, Oct 14 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, V Narayanaswamy has said that the Central Government wants an amicable solution to the ongoing stir over the Kudankulam nuclear power plant project.
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has sought continuing support from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa for the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.
New Delhi, Oct 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who met anti udankulam activists today agreed to send a high-level committee to address the nuclear safety concerns of residents of the area.
New Delhi, Oct.7 (ANI): A group of activists, who are opposed to the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today.
Chennai, Oct.6 (ANI): Anti-nuclear activists on Thursday said they were hoping that their meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the closure of the Koodankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu would work in their favour.
Mumbai, May 11 (ANI): Scores of students of the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) are boycotting their convocation ceremony on Wednesday as a mark of protest against the proposed 9,900 MW nuclear power plant in Jaitapur.
Bangalore/New Delhi May 4, 2011: Demanding an immediate halt to the Jaitapur project till a comprehensive review of the nuclear policy is conducted; Greenpeace today began faxing people's petitions to the Prime Minister's Office and also to the office of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): Defending its decision to set up the Plant at Jaitapur, the government today announced that will bring a bill in the Parliament for setting up an independent and autonomous nuclear regulatory authority that will succeed the current Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, here today to discuss the fate of the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project.
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is meeting Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to discuss the fate of the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project.
Kolkata, Apr 21 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday charged the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of having links with the Maoists.
Ratnagiri, Apr 20 (ANI): The situation is still tense but under control in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, where a shutdown was called by Shiv Sena on Tuesday to condemn police firing in which one person was killed while opposing the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP).
Mumbai, Apr 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai on Tuesday criticized the Congress Party for losing its cool over the protest related to the construction of the 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) in Maharashtra.
Ratnagiri, Apr 19 (ANI): Shiv Sena today called a shutdown in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district to protest the police firing in which one person was killed while opposing the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project.
New Delhi, Apr. 19 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday criticised the Shiv Sena for politicising the Jaitapur nuclear plant issue.
Hyderabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has claimed that the impact assessment for the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project in western India has been done by another government agency and not by his ministry.
New Delhi, Mar.17 (ANI): Greenpeace has welcomed an announcement by the State Council in China to temporarily suspend approval for nuclear plants.
New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): In the wake of a nuclear crisis in Japan, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, on Tuesday promised that additional safeguards would be put in place before giving environmental clearance to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
Mumbai, Mar 13 (ANI): The Budget Session of Maharashtra Legislature, which begins here on Monday, is likely to be a stormy affair with the Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine Opposition likely to take on the government on a number of issues including corruption and the murder of Additional District Collector Yashwant Sonawane.
Jaitapur (Maharashtra), Feb.27 (ANI): Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan continues to assure the people of Jaitapur that their farmlands won't be forcefully acquired for a 9,900 megawatt nuclear power project, the minds of protestors have not changed on the issue.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan commenting on the ongoing controversy surrounding the 9,900 mega watt Jaitapur power plant, on Tuesday said he would never allow unsafe reactors to be set up in the state, and added that he would hold discussions over the issue.
New Delhi, Dec.29 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) today defended the establishment of the controversial nuclear plant project at Jaitapur in Maharashtra.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that both India and France have decided to enhance cooperation in the defence sector.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that both India and France have decided to enhance cooperation in the defence sector.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (ANI): India and France Monday signed a general framework agreement and four other pacts for deeper bilateral cooperation in the atomic energy sector.
Bangalore, Dec.4 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is on a four-day state visit to India, backed India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday.
Mumbai, Nov 29 (ANI): The 9900-Mega Watt Nuclear Power Project of Jaitapur, a small port situated in Maharashtra Ratnagiri district received green nod by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): India on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a French power major AREVA to build atomic power plants.
