Kakodkar urges Meghalaya to allow uranium mining

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Saturday met representatives from various NGOs in Meghalaya, in an attempt to acquire their consent for uranium mining in the state. Kakodkar told......

Meghalaya: Kakodkar to talk to anti-mining groups

Desperate to make headway in the uranium mining project in Meghalaya that has hung fire since the last one and half decades, Atomic Energy Department Chairman Anil Kakodkar will arrive in Shillong......

Finalisation of IAEA talks: Kakodkar non-committal

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar remained non-committal on when the 'agreed text', onIndia specific safegaurdsfor civilian nuclear power plants with the International Atomic Energy......

India to carry forward IAEA talks, says Kakodkar

India will speed up negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency on country-specific safeguards, but will ensure that it is done satisfactorily, chairman of the Atomic Energy......

Indian Railways on the brink of collapse: Report

The current system of the Indian Railways is on the brink of collapse. The Indian railways working model is not financially viable either. The railways coffer have gone, almost, bankrupt, that is......

Govt to procure 200K-tonne onions amid farmer protest

Barely days after imposing a 40 per cent export tax on onions to cool down soaring prices, which, in turn, triggered widespread protests across the main growing belts, the Centre on Tuesday sought......

Railways needs Rs 5.6 lakh crore for revamp

An expert group on modernisation of Indian Railways has recommended an investment of Rs 5.6 lakh crore (Rs 5.6 trillion) during 12th and 13th Five Year Plans, while the Safety Review Committee has......

Railways need Rs 1 lakh crore to fund safety upgrade

The committee, headed by Anil Kakodkar, former chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, in its report said Rs 100,000 crore (Rs 1,000 billion) would be......

Padma Bhushan row: Now, Saina Nehwal gets special consideration

Saina Nehwal. Photograph: PTI Photos The possibility of conferring Padma Bhushan to ace shuttler Saina Nehwal continues to remain uncertain notwithstanding the Sports Ministry's nomination as the......