Singh also said that Phase 2 of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu will be commissioned this “March-April”.

"Countries like Japan and Germany are closing nuclear projects in a phased manner because of the threats they pose," he said.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh holds government responsible for the delay in commissioning of Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh, replying to a question, said the PEA was signed on April 10 this year.

"There is no threat to environment due to the Jaitapur project," said Pawar, who was in Nashik, about 200 km from here.

Civil nuclear cooperation has been one the pillars of Indo-French strategic cooperation.

Two geologists have said that a 6-plus earthquake cannot be ruled out & it could occur within the lifetime of the plant.

Karat expressed solidarity with the villagers and said that the agitation of Jaitapur locals will be fought at the national level. "You are...

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said India would do its own safety reviews on the nuclear reactors it plans to purchase...

A man was killed in police firing in Jaitapur, as protests against the proposed nuclear plant turned violent with agitators setting ablaze ...

In Madban, a small village close to the coastal town of Jaitapur in Maharashtra, nobody had heard of BBC or CNN till a few weeks ago.

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Fukushima has become part of the local lexicon at Jaitapur. As news of the apocalypse-like situation in Japan reaches the far corners of vi...

The prime minister had assured Parliament on Monday that the country's nuclear power reactors were safe.

Ramesh was asked whether the Environment Ministry would have a rethink over the clearance given to the power plant in view of demands in th...

Unfazed by growing opposition to Jaitapur nuclear power plant, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today refused to review the conditional e...

The Nuclear Power Corporation has said that its ambitious plan to build mega atomic power plants in the region was not put on hold.