In a humiliating verdict, the National Green Tribunal has withdrawn the environmental clearance awarded to the proposed nuclear plants in Gujarat’s Mithivirdi. This victory would not have been possible without sustained people’s protest and their legal interventions.

Anuj Wankhede | The recent announcement that India will build 10 new nuclear reactors took observers by surprise.

Least realising the Achilles’ heel of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the Civil Nuclear Deal with the United States of America despite Singh’s misplaced belief that the nuclear deal brought glory to him as Prime Minister, the immediately succeeding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi enthused himself to embark upon a vigorous nuclear diplomacy.

The affected villagers of proposed 6000 MW Nuclear Power Plant at Mithi Virdi – Jaspara organised a protest in their villages on 28 September 2014 during the USA visit of Mr. Modi, the Prime Minister of India.