Scientists are puzzled by what caused the mysterious nuclear leak at the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in Gujarat last year, reveals Pallava Bagla. In a highly guarded Indian nuclear reactor......
'When the cause of the leak is identified, is the AERB going to order a shutdown of all the other pressurised heavy water reactors in the country to fix the underlying problem?' Rashme Sehgal......
'The leak is likely to continue for some time before it becomes stable, but this is something that NPCIL, who is the plant operator, will have to do.''For this, we have to plan very......
'Headley's testimony indicates to what extent the Pakistan government and its proxies can go to destroy not only Indian scientific talent but also international expertise.'Vappala Balachandran, the......
'The India-France relationship has been that of the elites of two countries, who appreciate each other's philosophical traditions -- whether it is ancient Indian civilisation and Sanskrit texts or......
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......
Budget Provisions: Generic excise duty is being enhanced from 10 per cent to 12 per cent. Steam Coal classified under CTH2701 1920 is being fully exempted from basic customs duty along with 1 per......
Shunned for decades for refusing to relinquish its nuclear weapons programme, India was finally welcomed as a member of the global nuclear club last year when the US dropped long-standing......
India on Thursday said it will scale up nuclear energy production to 60,000 megawatts by 2030 after signing the pending N-deals with more countries. "It is our expectation to achieve generation of......
There are quite a few positive spin offs for India from the current global crisis. There is the sliding price of crude oil - which is now trading at less than half of the $147-per-barrel peak that......