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Sunday,
June 19,
2011, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)
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Fukushima
Fallout
Safety
of nuclear power plants being upgraded: AEC chief
Act to have a new independent
regulatory authority being introduced in Parliament
 Chandigarh,
June 18
Three months after Fukushima, now
regarded as among the world’s worst nuclear incidents, India has just
completed a major safety review of its 20 operating nuclear power plants
that generate 5,000 MW daily. In all these plants, steps are being taken
to augment its backup power supply and inventory of water storage apart
from putting up tsunami protection walls and mini-wave breakers to
prevent a Fukushima like incident from occurring.
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THE
TRIBUNE INTERVIEW
by Raj Chengappa, Editor-in-Chief
with Dr. Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission |
 President
Patil to declare assets
New Delhi, June 18
Breaking new ground, President
Pratibha Patil has decided to declare assets. This is the first time
that the country’s President will be making assets public although
there is no law that mandates her to do so.
Congress
to call all-party meeting on Lokpal Bill
Within the government, we feel
the Prime Minister shouldn’t be brought under Lokpal, says Sibal
 New
Delhi, June 18
The Congress has decided to widen
the ambit of discussions on the Lokpal Bill by seeking the opinion of
other political parties after government representatives on the joint
drafting committee failed to bridge differences with civil society
members on key provisions of the proposed anti-graft legislation.
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