Heggodu Prasanna nominated for ‘Mahatma Gandhi Seva Award’
Bengaluru: CM HD Kumaraswamy has announced that theater Director Heggodu Prasanna has been nominated for the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Award.
The committee chaired by the Supreme Court retired judge Justice Gopal Gowda has made this choice. While Journalist Hunasawadi Rajan and Gandhi Memorial Fund President Woody P. Krishna were the members of the Committee, Director of Information and Public Relations NR. Vishukumar was the secretary.
This award, which carries Rs. 5 lakh cash, will be given on October 2.
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LS passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private participation
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047.
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition.
Singh termed the bill a "milestone legislation" that will give a new direction to the country's developmental journey.
"India's role in geopolitics is increasing. If we have to be a global player, we have to follow global benchmarks and global strategies. The world is moving towards clean energy. We too have set a target of 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047," he said.
The opposition contended that the bill diluted provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that passed on the liability for a nuclear incident on to the suppliers of nuclear equipment.
