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Villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Chutka, twice displaced, vow to fight government over proposed nuclear power plant
Manish Chandra Mishra •Villagers in Chutka, Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh are hoping to use the power of the ballot in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to prevent the setting up of a nuclear power plant.
Activists raise concern over proposed nuclear plant in Madhya Pradesh's Chutka, say villagers being exploited
•Activists and villagers raised their concerns over a proposed nuclear power plant in Chutka in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, saying it would destroy nature and take away their homeland.
Reliance Infra bags Rs 1,081 crore EPC contract from NPCIL for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Ians •Reliance Infrastructure has received a Rs 1,081 crore purchase order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Emmanuel Macron in India: Agreement on Jaitapur nuclear plant likely to be signed during French president's visit
•India and France are likely to sign a framework agreement for expediting the Jaitapur nuclear power plant project during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit next month, sources from the Indian side have said
Kudankulam nuclear power plant generates full 2,000 MW capacity for the first time
Ians •Kudankulam, around 650 km from Chennai, has two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants, built with Russian equipment.
India pushing for Jaitapur nuclear plant despite cost escalation, protests from locals
Ians •Ignoring both local protests as well as the fact that French nuclear giant Areva SA is facing a financial crisis, the Indian nuclear establishment continues to push for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) planned in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
Kudankulam nuclear plant's unit 2 should be operational in next two weeks, says NPCIL chief SK Sharma
•The Unit 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Plant, which is undergoing maintenance since August, should be operational in the next two weeks
Rosatom open to signing NPCIL contract for six 1200 MW nuclear reactors at one go
Ians •At present, India and Russia have signed an agreement for six 1,000-MW nuclear reactors, of which two have been built and are operational at Kudankulam.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant construction begins, expected to finish in 73 months
•The NPCIL on Thursday put the 'first pour of concrete' for unit three of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), marking the commencement of construction work with a deadline.
Modi-Trump meet: India-US civil nuclear deal may figure in talks, but NPCIL reactor pact unlikely
•The India-US civil nuclear deal is expected to figure during talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump on Monday, but a pact between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build six power reactors in Andhra Pradesh is unlikely to be signed.