-The United Nations World food prices rose for a second straight month, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today said, while global production of coarse grains could set a new record this year with strong growth also projected for global wheat and rice production. FAO's Food Price Index - which measures monthly changes in international prices of a basket of meat, dairy, cereals, oils and fats, and sugar - rose...
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'Rajasthan national leader in solar Energy'-Mahim Pratap Singh
-The Hindu Jaipur: Rajasthan is set to play a major role in solar and renewable Energy, according to its Governor Margaret Alva. "Energy is the key to progress. At the same time, it is a big challenge too. Rajasthan is a national leader in solar Energy and under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, a majority of the solar projects are located in Rajasthan. In wind Energy, India is globally positioned at...
More »What Next: The five corners of Kudankulam verdict -Amitabh Sinha
-The Indian Express The immediate effect of the Supreme Court order has been that it has cleared the legal cloud over the nuclear power reactors at Kudankulam. But the real significance of the judgment lies in the manner in which it has dealt with the subject of harnessing nuclear Energy for public good. In the most comprehensive verdict yet on the subject, it addresses almost every issue that is raised against...
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-The Indian Express SC has usefully separated valid safety concerns from generalised fears of nuclear power In clear and ringing terms, the Supreme Court has backed the operationalising of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. Nuclear Energy is necessary for the larger public interest, for "present and future generations", it stressed, while ordering the government to comply with all safety measures. The court had been hearing a string of petitions that said the...
More »Fear of nuclear disaster has no basis: court-J Venkatesan
-The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday said there is no basis to the fear that the radioactive effects of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, when commissioned, will be far reaching. A Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said: "We are convinced that the KKNPP design incorporates advanced safety features complying with the current standards of redundancy, reliability, independence and prevention of common cause failures in its safety systems....
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