Greenpeace on Nuclear Liability Bill: Drop it

Greenpeace has urged Members of Parliament and people from across the political spectrum to unite and reject the Civil Liabilities for Nuclear Damage Bill 2009, which the government introduced in......

Join the debate on the nuclear liability bill

Liability caps can be raised without affecting the bill. Local suppliers will be the worst hit if there is no liability cap, G Balachandran observes. It is useful to keep in mind that the proposed......

Lok Sabha passes amended N-liability bill

Ending months of wrangling between treasury benches and the opposition, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the civil nuclear liability bill after government dropped the contentious provision of......

Nuclear liability may be doubled to Rs 1000 cr

In a move aimed at addressing concerns of opposition parties over Nuclear Liability Bill, a parliamentary committee is set to recommend doubling of the compensation cap to Rs 1000 crore.The......

For a slightly higher government capex outlay

While the capital spending is being maintained at 3.1 per cent of the GDP, a little more would have boosted economic growth even further, suggests Rajiv Memani. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......