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  Opinion: Notes Ban Is A Solid Move. But Team Modi's Messaging Is Not.

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tearful defence yesterday of his war against the parallel black money economy is both an admission that the war is tougher and will last much longer than he expected, as well as the unstated frustration that his initiatives outside the country are received with greater appreciation than at home.

• India Seeks More Security Measures for Kudankulam Nuclear Plant

  India has sought "enhanced security measures" for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant after the Fukushmia Daichi atomic disaster in Japan, Russia today said.

• Drop cases against Kudankulam activist: Court tells Tamil Nadu government

  The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to abide by the Supreme Court direction to withdraw cases filed against those opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP).

• Kudankulam case: Supreme Court likely to deliver verdict on operationalisation of plant

  The Supreme Court is likely to deliver its verdict today on a plea seeking a stay on the commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.

• On Fukushima anniversary, black flag protests at Kudankulam

  Around four thousand fishermen and six hundred boats dotted the sea behind the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu, marking the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.

• Nuclear 'hot spots' detected at 20 schools in Fukushima

  More than 20 schools in Koriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, have 'hot spots' with high radiation levels on their premises, a civil group said. The finding was based on municipal education board documents it obtained through an information disclosure request, it said.

• Koodankulam citizens to appeal to Japan Prime Minister

  Senior citizens of Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district will be sending an appeal to the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda not to revive civil nuclear cooperation with India, said an anti-nuclear energy activist.

• Japan to offer nuclear plant technology to India

  Japan and India are moving forward on a deal for Tokyo to provide nuclear plant technology to India despite widespread worries about safety after the, March 11 disaster triggered by a massive tsunami. Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told reporters on Saturday, that the agreement was reached in a meeting in Tokyo with his Indian coun...

• Misinformation is fueling anti-nuclear protests: John Ritch

  The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan has been a real eye opener for the world on the hazards of embracing atomic energy, today even India a country so much in adoration of its achievements in nuclear technology is now witnessing a severe backlash, with thousands of protestors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu literally stopping...

• Japan: New video shows Fukushima nuclear plant was hit by 48-feet-high wave

  A wall of water that slammed into Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the massive tsunami on March 11 was as high as 48 feet higher than normal sea levels, a brief video clip shot by a plant worker shows.The video shows the giant wave generated by the March 11 earthquake crashing over the plant's seawall and engulfing the facility, with one sh...

• Japan's nuclear crisis forces a rethink on new nuclear plants

  Experts say the Fukushima nuclear disaster could be Level 6, just one notch below the Chernobyl disaster. As Japan tries desperately to control the damage, government's across the world are now stepping up efforts to assess how safe their own nuclear reactors are.And that includes India, which will see French EPR reactors being installed at Jaitapu...

• Can add safeguards at Jaitapur nuclear power plant: Jairam Ramesh

  The Government today said it can look at putting in place additional environmental safeguards to ensure safety of the proposed nuclear reactors in Jaitapur in the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan that has endangered the atomic power plants there."...Based on the technical reviews the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) does, we will...

• PM orders review of safety at Indian nuclear plants

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said an immediate technical review of India's atomic plants has been ordered to check if they can withstand the impact of major natural disasters like tsunami and earthquakes in the wake of the catastrophe in Japan threatening a nuclear meltdown.Making a statement in Parliament on the earthquake and tsunami in Ja...

• Japan earthquake: Jaitapur concerned

  Fresh fears of a possible nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan that could lead to radioactive contamination in the area has once again turned the spotlight on India's most ambitious nuclear power project at Jaitapur in Maharashtra.The 9,900 MW proposed project is pegged to be the biggest in the world. It has already been facing ...