Nuclear Energy
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India's NPCIL and UAE's ENEC sign landmark MoUs to operate nuclear power plants in gulf nation
World | Sep 10, 2024, 10:47 PM ISTBhuwan Chandra Pathak, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), and Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) of the UAE, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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Russia in talks for developing six more nuclear power units in India amid PM Modi's visit: Report
World | Jul 10, 2024, 10:27 AM ISTRussian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said it was discussing building six more nuclear power units in India after PM and Russian President Putin inked agreements in several key areas. India is also looking to seek deals with Rosneft and other leading Russian oil firms to strengthen energy ties.
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India's largest nuclear power plant in Gujarat starts operations at full capacity, says PM Modi
Gujarat | Sep 01, 2023, 12:02 AM ISTTaking to X, formerly Twitter, PM Modi said that India has achieved another milestone. The first largest indigenous 700 MW Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 in Gujarat has started operations at full capacity.
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Germany switches off its last nuclear plants with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy
World | Apr 16, 2023, 08:42 AM ISTDefenders of atomic energy say fossil fuels should be phased out first as part of global efforts to curb climate change, arguing that nuclear power produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and is safe, if properly managed.
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Govt says it has no plans to stop use of nuclear power, to build 10 atomic power reactors by 2031
India | Apr 05, 2023, 08:32 PM ISTIn a written reply to a separate question, MoS Jitendra Singh said the government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors of 700 MW each in fleet mode.
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Historic Nuclear Fusion breakthrough achieved by scientists. What it means for world
Science | Dec 13, 2022, 11:57 PM ISTNuclear Fusion scientific breakthrough: Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain, the Energy Department said.
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PM to visit France; defence, nuclear energy, counter-terrorism to top talks agenda
World | Aug 19, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTFrom France, the prime minister will proceed for bilateral visits to the UAE and Bahrain, and will return to the French city of Biarritz on August 25 to attend the G7 Summit where India has been invited as a partner country.
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India's crucial contribution in ITER hope for energy freedom
Jul 24, 2019, 01:33 PM ISTThe upcoming $25 billion plasma-based fusion reactor ITER, in which India is a partner, is the hope to energy freedom and also a solution to the world that is gripped with a threat to survival primarily by the use of fossil energy and fast depleting conventional energy resources. These were the views expressed by former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, Anil Kakodkar, who was at his maiden visit on Tuesday to ITER facility being built in Saint-Paul-Les-Durance, some 35km north of Aix-en-Provence in southern France.
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US President Trump nominates Indian-American woman to head nuclear energy division
World | Oct 04, 2018, 01:55 PM ISTRita Baranwal currently serves as the Director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative.
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Modi in Moscow: What India can expect from Russia
India | Dec 24, 2015, 10:21 PM ISTIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday arrived in Moscow on a two-day visit to Russia for the 16th Annual Bilateral Summit between the two countries. There has been much anticipation over the likelihood of several
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Pak seeks international cooperation on civil nuclear energy
World | Oct 08, 2015, 08:58 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today said it was seeking international cooperation, including with the US, on civil nuclear energy, amid reports that America is negotiating a deal with it that might lead to an agreement similar to
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Why India must submit to King Coal” For Now
India | May 29, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTMumbai: Coal generates over 75% of India's electricity and is among the cheapest energy sources available. But its main advantage over other feasible alternatives is that it is largely immune to interference from nature—quakes, floods,
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PMANE denies funding by Saradha group for anti-nuke protests
India | Jan 27, 2015, 08:05 AM ISTChennai: People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which spearheaded the prolonged stir against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, today said it had not received any funds from the Saradha Group, the entity which is at
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Nuclear power 'dependable, clean' energy option: PM
India | Jan 13, 2014, 08:25 PM ISTGorakhpur: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that nuclear energy was a “dependable and clean” option for satisfying the growing energy needs of the country as it looks to achieve rapid economic development. Addressing a
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Bihar set to use nuclear energy in agriculture
India | Apr 10, 2013, 02:56 PM ISTPatna, Apr 10: After encouraging farmers to adopt organic farming, the Bihar government is now exploring how farmers might benefit from nuclear technology, officials said Wednesday.V.B. Patel, chairman of the horticulture department of Bihar Agricultural
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Jayalalithaa Govt. Gives Go Ahead To Kudankulam N-plant
India | Mar 19, 2012, 03:38 PM ISTChennai, Mar 19: Seeking to end the impasse over the Kudankulam nuclear plant issue, the Jayalalilthaa government in Tamil Nadu on Monday gave the go ahead to the controversial project and announced a Rs. 500
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India, Kazakhstan Sign Nuclear, Oil Pacts
World | Apr 16, 2011, 03:24 PM ISTAstana, Apr 16: Embarking on an ambitious roadmap to consolidate their strategic partnership, India and Kazakhstan today signed seven pacts, including a framework agreement in civil nuclear field and a stake-sharing accord in oil sector,