Through 'Bharat Small Reactor' policy announced in Union Budget, govt plans to partner with private firms for the first time to deploy small indigenous nuclear reactors.
This is the first step towards generation of power for commercial use. Nuclear energy is key to India's goal of generating 50% of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.
Combined with heat pumps, the cheap and abundant power of nuclear fusion would revolutionise in-home energy use. And it could be available as soon as the 2030s.
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...
The Russia-Ukraine war has galvanised sentiment in favour of nuclear power in startup world, as billionaires including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos & Peter Thiel have opened their wallets to back it.
Ukraine told the IAEA the fire 'has not affected ‘essential’ equipment'. US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the reactors are being safely shut down.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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