Showing posts with label Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Show all posts
PM may ink civil N-deal with Canada today
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Toronto: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to break down the wall of distrust between New Delhi and Toronto build 36 years ago when Canada had accused India of using plutonium from reactors it had supplied for the 1974 nuclear test during the Indira Gandhi regime.
Dr Singh, who is here to attend the G20 summit, is expected to sign a civil nuclear deal with Canada later today.
The new deal will pave the way for supply of uranium and cooperation in research, development, waste management and radiation safety in atomic sector.
If the deal goes through, Canada would be the latest country with which India inks civil nuclear deal since the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) allowed New Delhi to resume global nuclear trade in September 2008.
India has already signed similar agreements with countries like the US, France and Russia.
Besides the nuclear deal, both the countries are also expected to sign Memorandum of Understandings, which will give a fresh impetus to the economic and commercial cooperation between the two sides in the areas of science and technology, health, agriculture and culture.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will also host a special dinner in honour of Dr Singh which is expected to be attended by over 400 dignitaries.
"Canada and India are developing the tremendous potential of our relationship by rapidly expanding commercial, cultural and educational ties," Harper had said in a statement.
"I look forward to working with Prime Minister Singh to further capitalise on our shared strengths," Harper added.
Dr Singh will also have separate meetings with US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon are also part of the Indian delegation.
Panel on Bhopal gas tragedy reconstituted under Chidambaram
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reconstituted GOM gas disaster victims of the worst industrial disasters in the world to offer treatment to help empower responsible.
"Yes, it is reconstructed by the 26-05 group was originally founded in 2008," a senior official IANS Wednesday, the Prime Minister said that Interior Minister P. Chidambaram will head a high powered panel ..
Other members of the team's health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister Veerappa Molly Law, Planning Minister, S. Jaipal Reddy, Road Transport, Kamal Nath, Minister of Housing and Fertilizers Minister MK Selja Azhagiri.
Deputy Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Prithviraj Chavan to science and technology are also its members, but Gas disaster relief and rehabilitation department of Madhya Pradesh government has a standing invitation.
, The official said, "mission-related groups all gas accident. Appropriate recommendations for corrective action must investigate the rehabilitation of victims and their families is applied to a group of cases."
Tons of deadly gas from Union Carbide in Bhopal in 1984 February, 1912 night fighting in March, around 3500 and soon afterwards leaked thousands dead.
Bhopal court was held on Monday, Union Carbide India, and seven of its officers were charged with criminal negligence and sentenced to two years in prison officials. Released on bail after seven.
Molly and the Law and Environment Minister Ramesh was invited to a penalty as "very unsatisfactory" and that the environment protection to ensure such incidents do not occur in future legislation and focus on the implementation of more stringent laws would buy .
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