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TopicIndia nuclear power

Topic: India nuclear power

PFBR’s criticality milestone at Kalpakkam makes India a firm contender in the global nuclear race

The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor located in Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam attained criticality. The reactor is now only a step away from being fully operational.

India’s nuclear-power goal needs more than capital

New Delhi has finally accepted that the base load power demand of the future will need supplementing, and nuclear plants are one way to go about it.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

With SHANTI, top scientist Kakodkar calls for startup push to make nuclear sector even more competitive

SHANTI Bill, passed by Parliament & granted Presidential assent earlier this month, opens up nuclear sector to private players & makes key changes to liability provisions.

France eyes Make in India for Jaitapur nuclear deal. Project ‘very much on the table’, says envoy

New Delhi: The Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant, which was envisioned as the world’s largest nuclear energy facility, remains “very much on the table”, French...

Rajasthan’s Rs 42,000 crore Mahi Banswara project will mark entry of NTPC in nuclear power sector

The 2800 MWe nuclear power plant is set to be inaugurated by PM Modi next week. Govt has set an ambitious target of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.

Betrayals, quarrels, indifference—the long arc of Indian scepticism towards US, from Nehru to Modi

As Trump’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods come into effect, ThePrint takes a closer look at factors that have shaped Indian scepticism towards the US for the last eight decades.

China was quick to test the nuclear bomb. India missed vital landmarks

India had a nuclear research programme at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, months before the US’ test. Eight decades later, it is light years away from that early vision.

Delayed again, why the ambitious Gorakhpur nuclear plant project in Haryana is yet to gather speed

Union Power Minister Khattar has announced new timeline for the 2,800-MW project, now delayed by a decade from its original target.

Op Sindoor took wind out of Pakistan’s nuclear blackmail, set Lakshman Rekha—Modi at Adampur IAF base

During his address, the Prime Minister stood in front of the S-400 Triumf missile launchers, which Pakistan claimed to have destroyed in strikes.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.