Having overcome multiple challenges, fuel loading at India's first prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam is expected to start next week. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......
India and the United States revived talks on nuclear safety cooperation with the three-day visit of US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard A Meserve, which began on Monday.The talks,......
Giving a fillip to bilateral nuclear ties, India and the United States have agreed to expand their cooperation on safety issues by including two major aspects of licence renewal and risk-informed......
Whether the ambitious targets are achievable is a moot question as India's earlier target was 20,000 MW of nuclear power by 2020. IMAGE: A view of India's first indigenously developed 700-megawatt......
'Bharat Small Reactors are essentially similar to the existing 220 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The existing regulations are applicable for BSRs.' Kindly note the image has been posted......
High energy costs, long a drag on India’s manufacturing competitiveness, are finally easing. Illustration: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Power and fuel expenses accounted for 1.98 per cent of net sales in......
To curb rising food prices, the Union government is contemplating using large-scale nuclear irradiation technology for increasing the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, particularly that of onions......
It would be unrealistic to expect the new institution to be able to credibly advise on all big issues in national development right away, says Shankar Acharya. Ever since the prime minister......
'Agri reforms need to go beyond the limited concerns of these three laws in improving agriculture productivity in cereal and crop diversification and production patterns' IMAGE: Farmers on their......
'The BJP has shown signs lately of returning to its trader mindset.''Several strong emotions get meshed in this: Nationalism, protectionism, mercantilism, and arrogance,' points out Shekhar......