July 03, 2025 11:04 pm
Foreign Cos now getting ready to come and invest in India, proposed legislative amendments are key: Kris P Singh
April 13, 2025 6:10 pm
Recently, India's three-stage nuclear program has come up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha. In today's knowledge nugget, learn about India's nuclear program and its first indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor. In 'Beyond the Nugget', learn about the Nuclear Energy Mission.
August 20, 2024 10:13 am
It stands out for being a beacon of nuclear stability, even as the country's neighbours are indulging in behaviour that encourages an arms race.
August 10, 2023 10:39 am
Inside Neerja Chowdhury's How Prime Ministers Decide: Arun Nehru, friend who fell out, leaked Bofors story to Swedish radio, ex-Law Minister H R Bhardwaj told author; Atal 'opposed' n-tests in 1979
May 11, 2023 12:21 pm
It can leverage its economic heft, political clout and cultural appeal to showcase the advantages of its philosophy of nuclear deterrence based on minimalism in numbers and restraint in roles and circumstances of use of nuclear weapons
May 11, 2023 1:55 am
The LIGO facility, which involves the construction of two 4-km long vacuum chambers in L-shape along with other structures, would come up at nearly 600 acres of land in Hingoli district, about 450 km east of Mumbai. The facility is set to become operational by 2030.
June 16, 2022 2:23 am
Prithvi-II is an indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile, which has a range of around 250 km and can carry a one tonne payload.
May 02, 2018 7:02 am
A steady supply of uranium is good news for the country’s nuclear power sector, something that is expected to boost the performance of Indian nuclear power plants, as well as of several fuel cycle facilities.
March 07, 2018 12:47 am
Since India is not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the country cannot directly take part in the construction of nuclear power plants in other countries. However, it has individual pacts with Bangladesh and Russia for collaborations in the nuclear sector.
December 06, 2017 1:30 pm
The two operating units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant have reached full generating capacity of 2000MW, as both units recorded 1000MW of electricity generation for the first time.


