PM asked to cancel Jaitapur nuclear project
August 26th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Sunday urged to cancel the contract with French company Areva to set up nuclear reactors in Jaitpur in Maharashtra.The ... Read more...
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‘Risk of nuclear accident rises in Jaitapur’
July 19th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) A national alliance of political parties and groups warned Thursday that the location of six reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra "raises the risk of ... Read more...
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‘Pact with France soon for Jaitapur nuclear plants’
June 16th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, June 16 (IANS) India hopes to seal by the end of the year a pact with France for multiple nuclear energy units at Jaitapur in ... Read more...
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Areva joins Reliance to set up solar power plant
April 13th, 2012 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Areva Solar, France-based Areva's subsidiary, has bagged a contract by Reliance Power to build Asia's largest concentrated solar power installation."Areva Solar, an Areva subsidiary, has ... Read more...
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Court issues notice on suit challenging Jaitapur n-plant
April 12th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Thursday issued notice to the government, Nuclear Power Corporation of India and others in a public suit challenging the proposed 9,900-MW Jaitapur ... Read more...
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French nuclear group sells stake in Canadian mining project
March 3rd, 2012 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, March 3 (IANS) French leading nuclear company Areva has announced the signing of an agreement to sell its 27.94 percent stake in the Millennium uranium mining project in Canada ... Read more...
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India to talk to France, US for nuclear reactors
January 11th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) India will hold technical discussions with France and the US for sourcing reactors, said a senior Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) official Wednesday.Speaking to ... Read more...
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L&T; executes first US order for nuclear equipment
November 14th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T;) has executed its first order of 12 dry shielded canisters for storing radioactive waste from Transnuclear Inc. USA, a spokesperson ... Read more...
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CPI-M and more to battle Jaitapur nuclear project
October 23rd, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) A 15-member "National Committee" has been formed to demand a halt to the construction of the nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra, the Communist Party ... Read more...
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Areva T&D; restructuring to be over by early 2012
August 6th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Power transmission and distribution equipment company Areva T&D; India Ltd said it is looking to complete its restructuring operations by early next year and is betting ... Read more...
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Areva T&D; signs pact with Power Grid Corporation
July 25th, 2011 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Power transmission and distribution firm Areva T&D; Monday said it has signed an agreement with the Power Grid Corporation of India to provide ultra voltage ... Read more...
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Bolt set for Stockholm return
July 14th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), July 14 (IANS/CMC) Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has confirmed his presence for the DN Galan Diamond League later this month, in a return to the city where he suffered ... Read more...
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Bolt battles flu to win at Diamond League
July 9th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 9 (IANS/CMC) World champion sprinter Usain Bolt stormed to yet another victory but it was Trinidadian Kelly-Ann Baptiste who stole the headlines as she upset Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown in ... Read more...
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Study needed before setting up new nuclear power parks: Scientist
May 1st, 2011 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), May 1 (IANS) A detailed study on the nuclear reactor design, regulations and crisis management measures should be done before setting up new nuclear reactor clusters, a ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuclear power project discussed by Manmohan Singh and Chavan
April 26th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, here today to discuss the fate of the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project.The ... Read more...
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Post Fukushima disaster, Oz nuke industry calls for renewed debate on nuke energy
April 21st, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr. 21 (ANI): The Australian nuclear industry is calling for a renewed public debate about the use of atomic energy in the country.Leading nuclear companies told a forum at the Lowy ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuclear power project stays, asserts Jairam Ramesh (Lead)
April 15th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The controversial 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra will be implemented despite all hurdles, union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said ... Read more...
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Jaitapur will be implemented, declares Jairam Ramesh
April 15th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) The controversial 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra will be implemented despite all hurdles, union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam ... Read more...
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Greenpeace observes a month of Japanese quake, tsunami (Second Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) Marking a month of the devastating earthquake and associated tsunami that hit Japan, members of Greenpeace India held candlelight vigils at the India Gate in ... Read more...
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Candlelight vigils mark one month of Japan quake (Lead)
April 11th, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Over a hundred people Monday took part in a silent candlelight vigil in Mumbai and Pune to pay homage to the victims of Japan's devastating ... Read more...
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No Jaitapur n-plant if people don’t want it, says Sena
April 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jaitapur (Maharashtra), April 9 (IANS) The Shiv Sena will not allow the Jaitapur nuclear power plant to come up here in this Maharashtra district if the people do not ... Read more...
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French experts to tackle Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis
March 29th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Mar 29(ANI): A French nuclear fuel company will send two experts to Japan to help tackle the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, French Industry and Energy Minister ... Read more...
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Foreign banks support Jaitapur n-plant: NPCIL
March 23rd, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Wednesday refuted reports that some international banks have decided to withdraw from the ambitious Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh distances himself from Jaitapur nuke project
March 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, Mar. 20 (ANI): Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has claimed that the impact assessment for the controversial Jaitapur nuclear power project in western India has been done by another government agency and ... Read more...
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Halt Jaitapur nuclear project, says CPI-M
March 15th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday called for an immediate halt to the Jaitapur nuclear power project in Maharashtra in view of the nuclear ... Read more...
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Uddhav takes on Chavan for pro-Jaitapur remarks
February 27th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Sunday took a dig at Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who batted for the Jaitapur nuclear power plant, saying the land ... Read more...
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Villagers continue to agitate over proposed Jaitapur nuke power project
February 27th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jaitapur (Maharashtra), Feb.27 (ANI): Even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan continues to assure the people of Jaitapur that their farmlands won't be forcefully acquired for a 9,900 megawatt nuclear power project, ... Read more...
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Prithviraj Chavan bats for Jaitapur nuclear project
February 26th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Feb 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Saturday declared that the state government would go ahead with the 9,900-MW Jaitapur nuclear power project being set up at a cost ... Read more...
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Sack Rane for threatening anti-nuke activists: Maharashtra party
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Maharashtra's opposition Republican Left Democratic Front (RLDF) Sunday demanded the sacking of state Industries Minister Narayan Rane for his threats issued to activists opposing the Jaitapur nuclear ... Read more...
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Schools to shut for two days against Jaitapur n-power plant
January 10th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Jan 10 (IANS) About 70 schools in and around Madhban village, where the Jaitapur nuclear power plant is coming up, will remain closed for two days as part of protests ... Read more...
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France transferring submarine technology to India
January 9th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India should be able to produce more than one sophisticated submarine every year, thanks to the transfer of high technology from the French leader in naval defence ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM Chavan ready to hold discussions over Jaitapur project
December 29th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan commenting on the ongoing controversy surrounding the 9,900 mega watt Jaitapur power plant, on Tuesday said he would never allow unsafe reactors to ... Read more...
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Jaitapur n-plant site issue being politicised, says Ramesh (Lead)
December 29th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said that the issue of setting up a nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra is being "politicised" by ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuclear plant issue being politicised: Ramesh
December 29th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The issue of setting up a nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra is being "politicised" by opposition parties, unhappy over the "success" of the India-US ... Read more...
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Reassess green clearance to Jaitapur n-plant, says BJP
December 28th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday appealed to the central government to reassess the environmental clearance given to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear plant in ... Read more...
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