Nod to set up six N-power plants at Jaitapur

The government has given approval for setting up six nuclear power plants with assistance from French company Areva at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, minister of state in the Primke Minister's Office V......

Protests, delays reason for low nuclear power generation

India's target of nuclear power generation of 20,000 megawatt by 2020 has been quietly lowered by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), the only government agency setting up the......

Uddhav would have remained silent if....: Raj Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray on Saturday claimed that his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray would not have said anything against......

Sorry, I had asked you to make Modi PM: Uddhav

Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said a vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a "vote for destruction" and asserted the INDIA alliance, of which his party is a constituent, will......

ONGC to invest in nuclear power plants of NPCIL

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to take up to 49 per cent stake in one of the five proposed nuclear power plants of Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL)."We are in discussions......

Modi goes shopping for nuclear power in France and Canada

Modi has made nuclear power a key element of his clean energy strategy Prime Minister Narendra Modi aims to advance the purchase of massive nuclear reactors and fuel from France and Canada to power......

Foreign banks keen to fund Jaitapur project

Nuclear Power Corporation of India has said that a large number of International Banks have given commitment to finance the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project in coastal Maharashtra. The......

French President's visit likely to spur investment

The upcoming visit by French President Francois Hollande is expected to spur investment from France into India across sectors, ranging from infrastructure to education. While no big-bang......