South Korea concerned, US confident, over Japan's contaminated water discharge
South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and U.S. climate envoy John Kerry met to discuss international efforts to tackle global warming. South Korea raised its concern over Japan's decision to discharge nuclear water into the sea on which the US showed its confidence in the Japanese government's transparency in the process.
Apr 18, 2021, 12:16 PM IST
Morning Breaking: New coastal research vessel SAGAR TARA launched
Titagarh Wagons Ltd, the flagship company of the Titagarh Group, has launched the first of the coastal research vessels, ‘Sagar Tara’. The vessel was built for the National Institute of Ocean Technology under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Dec 26, 2018, 09:00 AM IST
Japan says ageing nuclear reactors can stay on line
Japanese regulators said today that two ageing nuclear reactors can stay on line for up to 20 more years -- the first such exception under tighter safety rules imposed after the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Jun 20, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Fukushima dumps first batch of once-radioactive water in sea
Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant today began releasing previously contaminated water into the sea, but the man tasked with preventing another meltdown warned other highly radioactive fluid still stored on site could pose a major threat.
Sep 14, 2015, 19:22 PM IST
