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Indian farmers and activists take part in an anti-nuclear protest at Jaspara-Mithi Virdi village in Bhavnagar, 260km from Ahmedabad, in March 2013. The protest was held to oppose a 6,000 MW nuclear plant proposed at the coastal site. The current protest is against a lignite power plant planned on the same land. Photo: AFP/ Sam Panthaky

India, South Asia

Farmers protest against acquisition of land, seek ‘right to die’

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2018February 18, 2020

More than 5,000 people have been protesting for about a month in the Indian state of Gujarat over the acquisition of land by the state power utility – saying they want permission from the authorities to die. Narendrasinh Gohil, the protest leader and a member of Gujarat Khedut Samaj, an organisation fighting for farmer’s rights, […]

Smoke billows from a coal-fired power plant after a boiler unit exploded in the town of Unchahar in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on November 1, 2017. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia

Negligence suspected in power plant blast that killed 32

by Kanchan Srivastava November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Russia's Far East region. Photo: Wikipedia commons.

India, Russia, South Asia, World

Fire at Russia power plant leaves 300,000 people without light, heat  

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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Beijing, China, Shanghai, World

China opens doors to foreign investment

by Liu Hsiu Wen and Zheng Xin July 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs search at the site where a power plant's cooling tower under construction collapsed in Fengcheng, Jiangxi province, China, November 24, 2016. Photo: China Daily/via Reuters

At least 40 dead in China construction accident

by Reuters November 24, 2016February 18, 2020

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