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‘We are hiding behind the poor when we say we are a poor country and we need coal and nuclear energy’ via indian express.com

Posted on 2011/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Amitabh Sinha Posted: Sun Aug 21 2011, 00:41 hrs Harish Hande, who was one of the Magsaysay awardees this year, co-founded SELCO that has been working to provide solar lighting in rural areas of Karnataka. In this Idea Exchange moderated … Continue reading →

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Time for India to invigorate disarmament plan: panel via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/08/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Report suggests steps to carry forward Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan India must breathe fresh life into its proposal for universal disarmament by assuming a high profile in advocating its basic ideas and goals, according to the Report of the Informal … Continue reading →

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Report: Anti-Nuclear Cycle Rally in Srikakulam – 3rd August to 7th August 2011 via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2011/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

on August 16, 2011 12:48 pm in India’s Nuclear Expansion For pictures from the rally, click here. NAPM Andhra Pradesh Chapter along with Sanjeevani Paryavarana Parirakshana Seva Sangham (Srikakulam) and Anu Vidyat Kendram Vyatireka Porata Udyamam undertook a Five day … Continue reading →

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No Bhopal, No Hiroshima, No Fukushima: Yamaguchi Hiroichi via Dianuke.org

Posted on 2011/08/12 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Today 6 August is the Hiroshima Day. At 8.15am, when the bomb exploded, thousands who assembled at the ceremony ground stood up for a minute’s silence. They were joined by millions across the country. The Mayor’s speech, called the ‘Hiroshima … Continue reading →

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Resistance to Jaitapur nuclear plant grows via Deccan Herald

Posted on 2011/07/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Vikas Bajaj, NYT When a farmer named Praveen Gawankar and two neighbours began a protest four years ago against a proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, they were against it mainly for not-in-my-backyard reasons. They stood to lose mango orchards, … Continue reading →

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Korea, India sign nuclear energy pact via The Korea Herald

Posted on 2011/07/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Korea and India on Monday signed a nuclear energy cooperation pact that will allow Seoul firms to sell atomic power plants in India’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy market, Korean officials said. President Lee Myung-bak and his Indian counterpart Pratibha Patil … Continue reading →

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NPCIL to borrow $5.7 bn for world’s largest nuclear plant via The Financial Express

Posted on 2011/07/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

fe Bureau Posted: Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 0048 hrs IST New Delhi: Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL), India’s lone nuclear power generation utility, is going ahead with its aggressive capacity addition plans despite the renewed concern over safety of nuclear … Continue reading →

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Uranium find in India could be world’s largest: report via Reuters

Posted on 2011/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI | Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:18am EDT (Reuters) – A huge deposit of uranium India has found in a southern state could turn out to be among the biggest reserves of the mineral in the world, reports said … Continue reading →

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