Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously.Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any......

Veteran nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu dies of Covid-19

Veteran atomic scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr Sekhar Basu succumbed to Covid-19 early on Thursday at a private hospital in Kolkata, a health department official said.......

'Oh, you are Kakodkar!', President Bush exclaimed

Dr Kakodkar's strategic stubbornness ultimately got India what it wanted though the negotiations with the US went to the wire, notes Shivanand Kanavi. IMAGE: Then India's Atomic Energy Commission......

Pak nuke at a high risk of theft while India faces 'insider threats': Report

With Pakistan moving towards tactical nuclear weapons, there is an increasingly higher risk of nuclear theft, a US think-tank report has warned ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington......

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

The government slashed the budgetary allocation for Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyutikaran Nigam (Bhavini), one of the two public sector undertakings (PSUs) for nuclear power, by 45 per cent to Rs 757......

India's first fast breeder reactor by 2010

India will commission its first 500-Mw fast breeder reactor (FBR) for generating commercial nuclear energy by the end of next year. The reactor, when commissioned, will mark the country's entry......

'7 nuclear reactors to be ready by Sept 2010'

The country is operating 16 nuclear reactors with a total capacity of around 3,900 megawatt electrical. Seven more with a capacity of 338 Mwe are under construction and likely to commence......

NTPC aims to put nuclear plant 5 yrs ahead of plan

NTPC Ltd has stepped up its plans to set up a nuclear power plant. The company hopes the 2000-Mw plant, to be set up in South India, will be up and running by 2012, ahead of the projected 2017. Two......