Archive for category: India’s Nuclear Expansion

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  Anti-nuclear resolution and letter to PM from Kolkata

  Latest, Resistance News March 10, 2012 8:36 pm

  The Press Conference was the first of a series of programmes that will continue till 26 April, Chernobyl day.

   
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  Combating the Nuclear Lobby in India

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Kovada March 10, 2012 3:28 pm

  Would it require another Fukushima in India, to wake up the rest of the country to the dangers of Nuclear? Can we not see the suffering of our fellow citizens who are effected by the so called “daily doses of low radiation”, our future generations, which will pay a huge price for ever, from the radioactive wastes that are lying all over the world, which no body knows what to do about?

   
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  Candlelight Vigil at India Gate on Fukushima’s First Anniversary (March 11, 2012)

  Community Updates, Resistance News March 8, 2012 6:58 pm

  This Sunday would mark the first year of the Fukushima disaster. It is important that we join hands to express our sympathies and solidarity to people of Japan.

   
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  Congress Party vs Peoples Power in Koodankulam?

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam, Latest, Resistance News, Updates February 4, 2012 10:28 am

  When the representatives of PMANE were attacked inside Tirunelveli Collecotrate 2 days back it was interesting to note that none of the media reported the presence of local Congress leaders with whom the arrested Hindu Munnani cadres were seen discussing before the attack.

   
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  Stop Harrassing Anti-Nuclear Activists: An Open Letter to Maharashtra Home Minister

  Resistance News January 20, 2012 12:46 pm

  To endorse this statement, the readers are requested to comment below with their name and email (and their organisational association if  any). Thanks! January 20, 2012 To, The Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra,   Subject: Appeal against the externment order issued to social activist Vaishali Patil in Jaitapur Vaishali Patil, [...]

   
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  The anti-nuclear movement wants India to develop more sustainably and equitably: Lalita Ramdas

  India's Nuclear Expansion January 12, 2012 8:24 am

    Lalita Ramdas has inspired a generation of activists working for social and environmental justice. Through her engagements with Greenpeace and other prominent organisation, she has provided immense help and direction to a wide-range of social causes. She is a leading member of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace [...]

   
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  What Future for Nuclear Power in India?: C. E. Karunakaran

  Environment and Climate Change, India's Nuclear Expansion, Nuclear Waste, Radiation and Health, Safety and Accidents December 13, 2011 7:57 pm

  For very many years I have been a supporter of nuclear power plants, on the premise “Bomb No, but Power Yes”.

   
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  No to Nuclear Energy in India: An Appeal

  Campaigns, India's Nuclear Expansion December 11, 2011 8:00 am

  This appeal has been prepared by Dr. EAS Sarma and Prof. T Shivaji Rao, urging scrapping of all nuclear power projects in India. Prof. Rao has sent it to DiaNuke.org to collect signatures from Indian citizens. This appeal would be forwarded to the president of India and the Prime Minister. Readers are requested to support the appeal by sending their approvals and suggestions to nuclear.resource@gm ail.com

   
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  Protesters in Delhi demand scrapping of all reactors

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam December 8, 2011 8:52 pm

  Farmers, landless workers, fishrfolks and others Tootikudi, Idinthakarai, Tirunelveli and Koodankulam in Tamilnadu; Fatehabad, Gorakhpur in Haryana protested today at Jantar Mantar opposing various nuclear power plants across the country.

   
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  Deploying Renewable Energy to eliminate the chances of Nuclear Accidents

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Safety and Accidents, Society and Culture December 8, 2011 7:39 pm

  The proponents of nuclear power have been saying that it is cheap, green and can be a major part of the future energy policy.

   
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  Koodankulam: Doublespeak on limestone mining at the nuclear site

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam December 5, 2011 10:40 am

  NPCIL bought about 10 sq km of land at Kudankulam to set up nuclear power plants. Of this, about 2.2 sq km of land was leased for lime stone mining to a private cement factory.

   
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  CNDP Seminar on Nuclear Liability Rules (3rd December, 2011)

  Resistance News December 1, 2011 2:57 pm

  On the Occasion of the 27th Anniversary of Bhopal Gas Tragedy Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace (CNDP) Cordially invites you for a panel discussion on The Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority Bill, 2011 & Civil Liability for the Nuclear Damage Rules, 2011 Which the Union Government is bent upon pushing [...]

   
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  Koodankulam Nuclear Plant : Risk Analysis and What to expect – Part 2

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam, Safety and Accidents November 25, 2011 11:00 pm

  As an Engineer I am cognizant of the sentiments around the efforts – millions of man-hours and tax payer money that have been spent till date towards the construction of Koodankulam power plant.

   
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  Koodankulam: Indian democracy under nuclear threat

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam November 23, 2011 3:35 pm

  When charged with sedition under the same section of the Penal Code in British India, Mahatma Gandhi said “sedition is the highest duty of the citizen”. It is time to ask who is seditious? The fishermen of Koodankulam fighting for their livelihood or our policy elites? When it comes to nuclear, truth and democracy become the first casualties.

   
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  Nuclear madness at Delhi’s doorsteps

  Fatehabad, India's Nuclear Expansion November 22, 2011 10:21 am

  The proposed nuclear plant in Haryana is facing protests by villagers who are unwilling to part with their farm land for an unsafe future.

   
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  India does not need nuclear energy: Top scientist

  Environment and Climate Change, India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam November 7, 2011 12:59 pm

  One of the pioneer nuclear scientists in the country says that India can very well suspend its entire nuclear programme.

   
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  Why Indian nuclear plants are accident-prone and some may explode in the long run?

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam, Safety and Accidents November 4, 2011 11:59 pm

  All these studies indicate that an accident scenario for the 1100 MW Size-well reactor can be used to predict the socio-economic consequences of a nuclear accident for the different sites.

   
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  Why Say NO to Nuclear – Prof. Dhirendra Sharma

  Alternatives, Environment and Climate Change, India's Nuclear Expansion, Nuclear Energy, Safety and Accidents November 4, 2011 1:30 pm

  No Parliamentary Committee had discussed the reliability and performance of the “peaceful nuclear” program. Since the safer and economical sources of energy like water, wind and solar are available to us, there is no need to mortgage life and liberties of future generations to potentially hazardous nuclear power.

   
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  What is Really Real?: Prof. Atul Chokshi

  India's Nuclear Expansion, Koodankulam, Radiation and Health, Safety and Accidents November 1, 2011 8:29 pm

  There has been substantial public debate recently on a host of issues such as climate change,genetically modified crops and nuclear power; a common theme running through these issues involves science and public policy. This presentation will be based broadly on three interlinked themes: growth of specialization in science, significant commercial interests pushing science and technology, and a checkered track record of the promises-made and the broken-reality.

   
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  Struggle in Koodankulam: In Pictures

  featured, India's Nuclear Expansion, Resistance News October 31, 2011 10:08 am

  The relay hunger-strike in Koodankulam is continuing with around 40 infants on fast along with their mothers. Meanwhile, the struggle committee has nominated Mr. M Pushparayan and Mr. Jesuraj as its representatives to the government appointed Expert Committee.   Given below are some recent pictures of the ongoing agitation, sent [...]