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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicAtomic Energy Commission of India

Topic: Atomic Energy Commission of India

MR Srinivasan led India’s nuclear energy programme, but wanted a world free of nuclear weapons

Former chairperson of Atomic Energy Commission, Srinivasan took ill in Ooty & passed away peacefully in a hospital at 4am, daughter S. Sharada writes on FB.

BARC director Ajit Mohanty appointed chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Patnaik hails scientist from Odisha

Mohanty will hold post till the age of 66, or till 10 October 2025, the government order issued Saturday said. The decision was taken by Appointments Committee of Union Cabinet. 

Off The Cuff with Dr Anil Kakodkar

In conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Senior Associate Editor Manasi Phadke on #OffTheCuff, nuclear scientist and former chairman of the Atomic Energy...

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.