IREL's Mining Project Faces Hurdles

The PMK has now lent its voice to the protests against the mining of atomic minerals in Kanyakumari. Kindly note this image of IREL's corporate research centre and mining department at Chavara in......

197 suicides at India's atomic centres in 15 yrs

197 employees belonging to a number of nuclear establishments and related institutes in India have committed suicide and 1,733 scientists and employees belonging to these centres have died of......

Kakodkar urges Meghalaya to allow uranium mining

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Saturday met representatives from various NGOs in Meghalaya, in an attempt to acquire their consent for uranium mining in the state. Kakodkar told......

Want uranium? Give us nuke plant: Meghalaya

The Meghalaya government has sought a nuclear power plant either in Meghalaya or any other suitable part of the Northeast India as a pre-condition for uranium mining in Meghalaya provided there......

Uranium Corp allays pollution fears

Amid the hue and cry being raised by the Nalgonda district people in Andhra Pradesh about the upcoming mining project in their locality, Uranium Corporation of India Ltd on Monday tried to allay......

Meghalaya uranium mining: Govt plans

Against the backdrop of increasing demand for uranium, the Centre has decided to go the extra mile to blunt the opposition to uranium mining in Meghalaya, which has the third largest reserves......

Do you want water or minerals?

Do you want water or minerals? The question need not always be this. But for many activists and communities arraigned against mines, it could be something as extreme, especially if it is someone in......

ONGC to enter solar energy business

After unveiling its plans to harness wind energy, ONGC, the country's leading crude and gas producer, now plans to foray into solar and geothermal energy. The company is in talks with four......