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The good and bad news about India's nuclear programme

While nuclear engineers cheer the KNPP's first full operation, on nine other sites which house atomic reactors, scientists spend sleepless nights, reveals Pallava Bagla. At India's highly-guarded......

Bharat Ratna C N R Rao: I expect great things to happen under Modi

'No PM has said no to anything we have proposed. I am not a politician and I cannot give speeches about things, but a lot of good things have been done in science by previous governments.' 'Under......

Kundankulam becomes India's first N-plant to generate 1000 MW power

The Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant attained its full generation capacity and became the first nuclear plant in the country to generate 1,000 MW of power on Saturday, its site director R S Sundar......

Kudankulam reactor running smoothly

The first nuclear reactor of the country's 21st nuclear power plant in Kudankulam, which attained criticality on Saturday night, is functioning smoothly and all the parametres are normal, a top......

Kudankulam N-plant to attain criticality by midnight

The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will attain criticality by mid-night on Saturday, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman S K Sinha announced in Tirunelveli. Talking to newsmen, Sinha, flanked by the......

Alloy steel: Benefits from cut in customs duties

Budget Provisions: Generic excise duty is being enhanced from 10 per cent to 12 per cent. Steam Coal classified under CTH2701 1920 is being fully exempted from basic customs duty along with 1 per......

A cotton T-shirt that will save you from bullets!

Believe it or not, an ordinary cotton T-shirt could be converted into a flexible full-body armour which will protect not only from bullets but also from radioactive materials. A team led by......

More fertilizers to get subsidy

The central government is considering an expansion of the list of fertilisers that are eligible for subsidy. The move would benefit fertiliser companies that are planning to introduce complex......

Which city first started diamond trading?

Diamonds From Kohinoor to modern day fancy stones, diamonds have caught the imagination of old and young. Diamonds are indeed forever. But how much do you know about diamonds? Take......

Plan panel for farm push

Withdrawal of subsidies on urea, review of existing policies on fertiliser subsidy and emphasis on soil test-based fertiliser use are among the set of proposals the mid-term appraisal of the Tenth......

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