CPI threatens to stall UCIL meeting

The Wikileaks disclosures have now indicated that the US administration was as much responsible for installation of the pesticide plant in Bhopal with unproven technology as the Union Carbide India Ltd (UCIL). and the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) ...

As many as 50 uranium specialists from across 27 countries will attend an inter-regional training course to be hosted by Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in association with International Atomic Energy Agency in Jamshedpur.

There is no let-up in this years suicide count in Jamshedpur, which crossed the 100-mark in the past two months and touched 104 on Monday after another death by hanging. The fact that the death wish is striking people across all ages was borne out ...

At least one person was killed and 77 injured in an explosion and fire at a petrochemical plant in Indian-American governor Bobby Jindals home state of Louisiana in southern US. "This has been a tragic incident," said Republican Jindal Thursday, during a ...

Reckless dumping of radioactive waste in Jharkhand is contaminating surface and ground water, putting thousands of locals at risk of developing cancer, according to a report by independent researchers. The Uranium Corporation of India Limited ...

News From the Field Source University of California, Irvine The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. In fiscal year ...

Uranium mining at Thummalapalle in Pulivendula and Kadiri in Anantapur district is leading to radiation and causing water pollution, thus endangering the health of people, Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi president K. Venkatasubba Reddy alleged on ...

GENEVA An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday. Senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next ...

Multiplicity of governing authorities, lack of integration and scarcity of proper response mechanism pose a threat to handling and transportation of hazardous cargo. Mishandling and improper stowage of hazardous material have been the cause of ...