NAPM demands Govt of India to drop amendments to Nuclear Laws & pursue sustainable energy alternatives | August 10, 2025

80th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki must deepen our resistance and resolve to ensure a nuclear-free world order

NAPM demands Govt of India to drop dangerous proposals for amendments to Nuclear Laws and pursue sustainable energy alternatives

10th August, 2025: Eighty years ago, on the mornings of 6th & 9th August, 1945, the world witnessed the catastrophic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing over 200,000 civilians instantly and condemning generations to untold suffering. These horrors remain a stark reminder that nuclear technology, whether for weapons or energy, poses an existential threat to humanity and all life on Earth.

Yet, instead of learning from history, governments around the world, including ours, are deepening their dangerous nuclear path. Recent announcements to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, (CLNDA) to open the sector to private companies and foreign investments mark a reckless and regressive step. These proposed changes seek to dilute Section 17(b) of the CLNDA, removing suppliers