A Radioactive Silence
“Uraniam found in 241 water samples” the headline could have screamed, but it didn’t. It made modest appearance and slid into obscurity, unheralded on the news site’s social networks. This […]
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Fukushima
Transcript: Sainath on Mass Media v. Mass Reality: Part 2 of 5
A lecture at University of Texas, Austin by P. Sainath, sponsored by the University of Texas School of Journalism, the South Asia Institute, AID-Austin and the Society of Professional Journalists
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What to do in case of a nuclear accident – Learning from Fukushima
Most people really have little clue about what they can do in case of a nuclear accident. Research and surveys conducted in Japan after the Fukushima meltdowns revealed that many
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Protesting Nuclear Power
As I write and tweet about the ongoing happenings at Fukushima, many take me to be an anti-nuclear activist. With this logic, if I write and tweet about India, I’m
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Radioactive people
Physicist Michio Kaku said in a video “If you have been exposed to Cesium 137 because you are an atomic worker, even after you are dead and buried your graveside
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Fukushima Daichi and nuclear safety
Contrasting bits of news coming in from Fukushima Daichi in Japan. And I think, as a country with a raging debate about nuclear power, we need to pay more attention
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A Baloch Voice
I often get messages and tweets from Baloch people sharing information about their plight in Pakistan. I decided that it was time to end my reluctance to write on Balochistan,
Interview with Dr. Gaurav Chhabra
I got the opportunity to interview the filmmaker of the indie film InkLab that was released online yesterday Watch Film>> The filmmaker Dr. Gaurav Chhabra happens to be a good
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The need for responsible nuclear regulation
Got a tweet from a reader here who recommended The post by Rupa Subramanya Dehejia on the Wall Street Journal on Why We Need a Proper Nuclear Regulator and asked me
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