India To Go For Small Modular Reactors

The Indian government has come out with a nice name for its tried and tested 220MW pressurised heavy water reactor -- Bharat Small Reactor.   With the global nuclear power industry moving......

AERB Greenlights RAPP Unit 7

AERB's permission for RAPP-7 paves the way for the subsequent phases of reactor commissioning leading to its commercial electricity generation. IMAGE: The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project.......

Civil nuclear projects to be subject to Indian laws: NSA Menon

Civil nuclear projects in the country would be subject to Indian laws including on issues of civil liability, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said on Friday dismissing reports of......

India, France discuss nuclear safety issues

Indian scientists are holding talks with their French counterparts on various issues relating to safety in transport of radioactive materials, leak tests and flooding hazards at nuclear power......

Government bans food imports from Japan

Almost a month after Japan was devastated by a high-intensity earthquake, followed by radiation from nuclear reactors, the government has banned import of food articles from that country with......

Govt revises FDI norms to shield firms from takeover

The government on Saturday made its prior approval mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border with India to curb 'opportunistic takeovers' of domestic firms following......

Is National Investment Board needed?

Vinayak ChatterjeeChairman, Feedback Infra "Over 65 clearances are required for a thermal power project at three different levels - federal, state and local. There are 17 ministries at the central......

The man behind India's first power exchange

Jayant Deo, an expert in energy sector and the advisor to the Indian Energy Exchange, is a multi-faceted personality with knowledge of almost every field. He joined the Maharashtra Electricity......