The Hindu: “Close on the heels of the publication of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion in an interview in the latest issue of journal Science that some United States-based NGOs are behind the agitation against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, the Centre on Friday announced the revocation of the licences of three NGOs.
MESSAGE TO MOSCOW
Simultaneously, India told Russia, which is collaborating with India in the 2,000-MW plant, that the government was engaged in consultations with all stakeholders and appreciated Moscow’s patience.
At ‘Comprehensive Foreign Office Consultations,’ Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai told Russia’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov on Thursday that India was consulting various domestic constituencies and working on the opening of the first 1,000 MW unit, a process that would pave the way for operationalising the second unit six months later.
The Centre has offered half of the electricity to be produced to Tamil Nadu, where four more units have been planned.”

