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US welcomes SHANTI Bill: ‘A step towards stronger energy security ties’

December 23, 2025 11:50 am

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 was passed in Parliament on Thursday and received Presidential assent on Saturday.

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By keeping itself out of RTI ambit, why SHANTI Bill has raised transparency concerns

December 21, 2025 1:05 pm

The issue with Section 39 of the SHANTI Bill is not that the N-power-related information can be withheld — the RTI Act already permits this — but the manner and finality of the exemption.

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SHANTI Bill: How India is overhauling its nuclear power sector

December 22, 2025 10:12 am

SHANTI Bill: The new law opens the doors for private sector operations, changes liability framework, and empowers country’s atomic energy regulator.

Truth Social’s parent, Trump Media, announces merger with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies

Truth Social’s parent, Trump Media merges with nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies

December 18, 2025 10:02 pm

TAE focuses on nuclear fusion, a technology that combines two light atomic nuclei to form a single heavier one.

After the attack on JeM headquarters in Bahawalpur, Army Chief Asim Munir issued direct orders from GHQ Rawalpindi to the Corps Commander (Bahawalpur) and soldiers to attend the funeral of those killed in the attack, said JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri.

Asim Munir’s nuclear threat: Why India shouldn’t be dragged into rhetoric

August 13, 2025 6:55 am

While Munir’s missiles exist in the imagination of a rally audience, India’s infrastructure corridors, manufacturing hubs, and global partnerships exist in hard reality

Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran. (Reuters)

Targeting nuclear plants in Iran and Ukraine: Playing with fire

June 19, 2025 12:09 pm

These actions cross more than red lines — they pose global risks in an age of fragile energy transitions

Italy's government adopts plan for return to nuclear power

February 28, 2025 8:33 pm

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described the plan as a step towards energy security and self-sufficiency.

Quick commerce platforms are growing rapidly in tier-2 and tier-3 Indian cities, says Meta.

Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

December 04, 2024 9:04 am

Meta is turning to nuclear energy to power its AI and sustainability goals, planning 1-4 gigawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity by the 2030s. With U.S. data center power needs projected to triple by 2030, nuclear energy is emerging as a key solution for clean and reliable electricity.

Google and Microsoft have already signed deals with nuclear power plant operators to fulfill their AI power requirements.

Buzzkill: How bees reportedly stung Meta's nuclear plans for AI data centre

November 06, 2024 8:23 pm

Meta was reportedly in talks with an existing nuclear power plant operator to build a new data centre to meet its ever-increasing AI compute energy needs

Why is Russia holding nuclear exercises - and what to watch for?

May 15, 2024 7:06 pm

All nuclear powers carry out routine nuclear exercises but it is extremely rare to explicitly link such drills in public to a current war as Russia did.