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Dear Member of Parliament,
The UPA Government is about to introduce the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill in Parliament. This Bill seeks to cap the liability of nuclear plant operators and the equipment suppliers in case there is an accident involving a nuclear plant. This legislation is being pushed by the Government because of pressure from the US equipment suppliers and investors put through the US administration at the highest levels. The US has made a precondition that India must put a cap on liability of the nuclear operators and virtually remove all liabilities of the equipment suppliers before it delivers on its promises in the India US Nuclear Deal. That is why the Fuel Reprocessing Consent, claimed to be a done deal by the proponents of the Nuclear Deal has yet to be agreed to by the US. Neither have the dual use technology restrictions been removed as the Prime Minister had claimed before the Parliament.
Tamil Nadu can now boast of the world's first Green legislative Assembly, which has also won LEED-gold certification for its leadership in energy and environmental design. LEED for ‘Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’ is an internationally recognized building certification programme for g...
In what is being billed as the single biggest programme to save electricity, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will from 15-03-2010 distribute two 14 watts compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs to 75 lakh households in the state at subsidised rates. State Electricity Minister A.K. Balan told ...
The Left parties said they oppose the nuclear liability bill that seeks to cap and limit the liability for the operator of a nuclear plant and which is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on 15-03-2010. The bill, which the Left parties said was "a harmful piece of legislation meant to serve the int...
Heavy transmission congestion is affecting smooth power flow in south India especially when temperatures soar. Despite availability of power in the grid and on power exchanges, power demands in the southern states are not met. In view of this unique situation, the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Po...
The power situation in Andhra Pradesh is set to worsen in the next three months as the reservoir levels are expected to plummet resulting in lower generation by hydel projects. As on March 3, major reservoirs in the state were holding 556.23 tmc water, which is about 6 per cent less compared with 59...
Showing that the dispute between the power and petroleum ministries is very much alive, power secretary H S Brahma has written to his counterpart in the petroleum ministry, S Sundareshan, seeking gas from Reliance Industries Ltd's Krishna-Godavari gas for the National Thermal Power Corp at the origi...
After the search giant revealed that it has developed a new mirror technology that could slash the cost of building a solar thermal plant, Google's plan to develop renewable energy that is cheaper than coal could soon bear fruit, reports Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen. The project is focused on redu...
Power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha on 08-03-2010 that proposes key amendments in the existing Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to empower the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to specify qualifications, criteria and conditions for the accreditation of energy auditors....
The fate of power projects of nearly 26,000 Mw in the economically fragile Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has told the state government that its clearance to these power plants in the two coastal districts, which...
After observing the success of its recently-introduced scheme ‘Material at site model’, launched as a pilot project in Patiala, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today introduced the same in Kotkapura town. As per the scheme, private contractors have been engaged to load, unload and transpor...
