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Solar, nuclear, climate progress possible on Obama India visit via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/01/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

GANDHINAGAL, INDIA – There could be progress on U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation, solar power and climate change when U.S. President Barack Obama visits India in two weeks, U.S. officials said on Sunday. While stressing there were no guarantees that some … Continue reading →

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Russia India: Putin agrees to build 10 nuclear reactors via BBC News

Posted on 2014/12/11 by norma field

Russia will help India build at least 10 more nuclear reactors, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said following a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two countries signed a series of major energy agreements on Thursday. Russia will … Continue reading →

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Govt cautious on West-discarded nuclear technology: Goyal via 2 News

Posted on 2014/11/06 by norma field

“Nuclear has potential and has opportunities for India. This government is considering all options… In nuclear, we are seized of the problem and we are already trying to see how we can address the nuclear liability restrictions,” Goyal said. Goyal, … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear activist Udayakumar quits AAP via The Times of India

Posted on 2014/10/18 by norma field

MADURAI: Anti-nuclear activist S P Udayakumar on Saturday announced his resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) because he felt that the party high command did not pay attention to the problems of the people in south Tamil Nadu. […] … Continue reading →

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Global fears grow as Pakistan expands nuclear capabilities via Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2014/09/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Islamabad: Pakistan is expanding its nuclear program, moving towards a sea-based missile capability and expanding its interest in tactical nuclear warheads, Pakistani and Western analysts say. The development of nuclear missiles that could be fired from a navy ship or submarine … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear power activist Udayakumar detained at IGIA via The Indian Express

Posted on 2014/09/16 by norma field

Activist S P Udayakumar, who spearheaded the campaign against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as the convenor of the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), was stopped and interrogated at Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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India and Australia seal nuclear deal, Abbott meets Modi via The Times of India

Posted on 2014/09/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Abbott said India and Australia were bound by “strongly convergent” trade and strategic interests on the last day of his visit, which culminated with the deal to supply uranium to the energy-hungry country. During the meeting, PM Abbott gifted … Continue reading →

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Japan’s former PM tells of Tokyo evacuation risk after Fukushima via The Brisbane Times

Posted on 2014/08/27 by norma field

He has told the USA’s Huffington Post of his conversion to renewable energy in this way. “Before the Fukushima accident, with the belief that no nuclear accident would happen as long as the safety measures were followed properly, I had … Continue reading →

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Jaduguda uranium mining area safe: UCIL via The Week

Posted on 2014/08/09 by norma field

Ranchi: State-owned Uranium Corporation of India Limited on Thursday told the Jharkhand High Court that the UCIL’s mining area at Jaduguda is safe even as the court asked details of safety measures being taken by it. The Corporation made the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone via The Hindu

Posted on 2014/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chennai, July 1:   Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the … Continue reading →

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