Search Results for: Kudankulam

‘Tiger’ women carry on anti-nuclear protest via The Telegraph

Posted on 2014/04/25 by norma field

Here, the men go to work and the women fight. They have been doing that for nearly a thousand days now, braving police batons to “save future generations from a potential Fukushima-like disaster”. Maybe, the clue lies in the way … Continue reading →

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D. Raja sees wave against anti-people policy via The Hindu

Posted on 2014/04/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Communist Party of India national secretary D. Raja has said the “angry wave” against the “anti-people” policies of the Congress will sweep away the party, which heads the ruling coalition at the Centre. In monetary and fiscal policies and external … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear activist is AAP candidate from Kanyakumari via Two Circles.net

Posted on 2014/03/18 by norma field

Chennai: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded anti-nuclear energy activist S.P. Udayakumar from Kanyakumari. AAP announced the seventh list of 26 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. […] Kumar, who joined the AAP in February 2014, is … Continue reading →

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India Shouldn’t Buy What Japan Is Selling via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/11/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An obsession with nuclear power makes many political elites secretive, ruthless and delusional, even as their cherished projects threaten millions of people with disaster. But the egregious examples I have in mind here aren’t Iran, Pakistan and North Korea. They … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power plant plan gets go ahead via gulfnews.com

Posted on 2013/05/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India’s supreme court ruling says plant will help ‘people’s welfare’ New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of the nation’s largest nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, despite widespread … Continue reading →

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David Bradbury on Idinthakarai’s anti-nuclear front line via Independent Australit.net

Posted on 2013/03/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Award winning Australian filmmaker, David Bradbury, describes in chilling detail his visit to the epicentre of the Kudankulam anti-nuclear struggle in India – the beautiful seaside town of Idinthakarai. I KNEW we were in trouble when the young auto-rickshaw driver … Continue reading →

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Waves of Resistance Never End at Nuclear Plant via Inter Press Service

Posted on 2013/03/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

KUDANKULAM, India, Feb 3 2013 (IPS) – An indefinite struggle continues against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Indian state Tamil Nadu despite a government crackdown on protests. Idinthakarai, a village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, has … Continue reading →

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‘KNPP’s First Unit Likely to be Operational By Next Year’ via Outlook India.com

Posted on 2012/09/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Amid anti-nuclear protests by villagers, Atomic Energy Chairman R K Sinha today said the first unit of 1,000 MW of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu is likely to become operational by next year. “Though it will not be … Continue reading →

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No Imported Nuclear Plants, No Compromise Safety via People’s Democracy

Posted on 2012/09/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The mega nuclear parks planned to be set up in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh with US reactors would also be costly. The whole idea of importing nuclear reactors on such a large scale is unviable and is part of … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear India pictures via Reuters

Posted on 2012/09/16 by kojimaaiko

A demonstrator shouts slogans near a nuclear power project during a protest in Kudankulam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu September 10, 2012. Riot police fired tear gas to break up thousands of protesters on a beach near … Continue reading →

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