Nuclear Power

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding poor handling of the fly ash by Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Khedar, Hisar district, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …

GE Hitachi in talks with L&T for nuke plans

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is in talks with Larsen & Toubro (L&T;) to engage the engineering and construction firm as a potential vendor for its nuclear power plants in India. GEH had, late last month, announced a tie-up with state-owned equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for reactor …

Radio ecology centre for Hisar varsity

Chandigarh: A Radio Ecology Centre (REC) is being set up in Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar, in collaboration with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The DAE has sanctioned Rs 5.11 crore for the project, out of which Rs 3.41 crore has already been received by the …

India's electioneers make bold pledges on science

Science features prominently in the manifestos of the main political parties contesting India's month-long general election, which began on 16 April.

N-scientist lays stress on energy security

Top ranking nuclear scientist and principal scientific adviser, Dr R. Chidambaram, has emphasised that India is on its way to transforming itself into a developed nation. He was delivering a key lecture today at the Delhi College of Engineering on "Nuclear Energy: Energy Security and Climate Change". The question, however, …

We must look at uranium mines overseas

Dr Anil Kakodkar Our Bureau Mumbai, April 17 India has enough uranium to produce 10,000 MW of electricity, said Dr Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission. On Friday, he was interacting with the media at a CII session on opportunities and challenges in developing nuclear power in the country. …

Numeric to set up solar project in TN

Numeric Power Systems, a manufacturer of UPS systems, is planning a 1-MW solar energy farm in Coimbatore.

Regional and global nuclear disarmament: Going beyond the NPT

The accession of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States is an opportune time to revisit the issue of global and regional nuclear disarmament. What are the options open to civil society? The two routes to global and regional disarmament are obviously connected but not in a manner …

Pakistan calls for equitable approach to accomplish nuclear disarmament

Under-scoring the need for total elimination of nuclear weapons, Pakistan told a UN panel on Wednesday that the objective should be achieved through an equitable approach and genuine empathy for the security concerns of all states. At the same time, Ambassador Farukh Amil said. We have to avoid discriminatory application …

As World Growls, China Sends Tigers To North Korea

China will send five tigers as "friendship envoys" to North Korea, a provincial government website said on Thursday, even as reclusive Pyongyang declared it would restart a nuclear plant and expelled UN inspectors. The three Siberian tigers from the northeast city of Dalian and two Bengal tigers from Sichuan in …

Iran Says It Plans New Nuclear Offer

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran said Wednesday that he was preparing a new proposal to resolve disputes with the West over Iran

North Korea Says It Will Halt Talks and Restart Its Nuclear Program

North Korea, angered by a United Nations rebuke of its recent missile launching, declared on Tuesday that it would permanently pull out of nuclear disarmament talks and restart its nuclear program. It also expelled United Nations inspectors from the country. The moves, which came hours after the United Nations Security …

Angry with UN statement, N Korea says it will restart nuclear plant

North Korea vowed on Tuesday to restore nuclear facilities that it had been disabling and boycott international talks on its nuclear weapons program to protest against the UN Security Council

Iran Claims Gains in Nuclear Program

Iran inaugurated its first nuclear fuel manufacturing plant on Thursday and said it had increased its capability to enrich uranium. The developments came a day after the United States said it would participate in talks with Iran and other nations over Tehran

Energy sector: new petroleum policy to bring positive changes

New petroleum policy would help bring positive changes in the energy sector, enabling the country to meet the growing demand of oil and gas by achieving autarky in this sector, renowned expert on energy, Dr Gulfaraz Ahmed said on Thursday. "I think the new policy is quite on time and …

U.S. to Join Iran Talks Over Nuclear Program

The Obama administration said Wednesday that the United States would start participating regularly with other major powers in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. The decision was a further step toward the direct engagement with Iran that President Obama has promised. It followed an invitation to Iran to join …

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