800 police vans to be equipped with radiation monitors
November 30th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The government proposes to equip 800 police control room (PCR) vans covering 80 cities in the country with radiation monitors to detect any radioactive source ... Read more...
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Japan: radioactive source contaminating sea not clear
April 4th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by BNO News
TOKYO (BNO NEWS) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) on Monday used colored powder in an effort to locate the source of highly radioactive water leaking into the sea, officials said.In its ... Read more...
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Japan’s nuclear crisis could create serious health problems
March 18th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): A professor of pharmaceutical sciences has said that the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan could create serious health problems if too much radiation is released into the ... Read more...
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No radioactive threat in AMU
July 12th, 2010 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 11 (IANS) An expert committee has concluded that the radiation level of the radium beryllium (Ra-Be) source stored in the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU was within safe limits, an official ... Read more...
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AMU seeks help against radioactive source
July 5th, 2010 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 5 (IANS) The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has asked the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to take measures for securing the campus and its vicinity against a radioactive source lying ... Read more...
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No radioactive material lying in open in Delhi: Nuclear watchdog (Second Lead)
May 5th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Radioactive materials are no longer lying in the open in India's national capital and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has taken possession of all such pieces, an ... Read more...
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Delhi free of radioactive materials: Nuclear watchdog (Lead)
May 5th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Radioactive materials are no longer lying in the open in India's national capital and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has taken possession of all such pieces, an ... Read more...
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Delhi University to pay compensation to radiation victims
April 30th, 2010 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) The Delhi University (DU) will pay compensation to the six people affected by the radioactive material sourced to it and found in the scrap market of Mayapuri ... Read more...
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Delhi University apologises, starts radiation leak probe (Second Lead)
April 29th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday accepted "moral responsibility" for the radioactive accident that killed one man and injured seven in a scrap market here. The ... Read more...
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Delhi University apologises for radioactive leak
April 29th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor Deepak Pental Thursday accepted "moral responsibility" for the radioactive accident that killed one man and injured seven in a scrap market here. The ... Read more...
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Myapuri residents tested for radiation exposure
April 16th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Thirteen people underwent medical examinations at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in New Delhi Friday to check whether they have been exposed ... Read more...
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Delhi Police to buy radiation meters
April 16th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) After having been caught unprepared during the radio-active Cobalt 60 exposure in the capital that affected seven people, the Delhi Police is now procuring sophisticated devices to ... Read more...
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Fresh radiation source found; hospitalised victims to be discharged soon (Lead)
April 14th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Nearly a week after the first source of radiation was found in a scrap market in west Delhi's Mayapuri area, another Cobalt 60 source was found and ... Read more...
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Fresh radiation source discovered in Mayapuri
April 14th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Nearly a week after the first source of radiation was discovered in a scrap market in west Delhi's Mayapuri area, another source containing Cobalt 60 ... Read more...
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Radioactive device lost, found 3 hours later (Lead)
August 26th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) A radioactive device fell off a vehicle while being transported from Mumbai and was recovered from villagers near Pune three hours later, officials said Wednesday.
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Radioactive device lost, found 3 hours later
August 26th, 2009 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) A radioactive device fell off a vehicle while being transported to Mumbai and was found three hours later by villagers near Pune, officials said Wednesday.
According to ... Read more...
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IAEA conducts radiation training for Beijing Olympics
May 23rd, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
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Vienna, May 23 (DPA) Officials of the UN nuclear watchdog said they were aware of no specific dirty bomb threats against the Beijing Olympics, but were working with China as part of ... Read more...
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