Critical minerals, strategic stakes: Inside India's bid to break China's supply chain strangleholdIndia and the US have inked a pact to secure critical mineral supplies, bolstering a broader Quad initiative aiming to invest $20 billion i...
22 Jun, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
India turns to nuclear power as Gulf risks riseIndia is boosting its energy security. Investments are growing in solar, wind, and nuclear power. Recent geopolitical events highlight nucl...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as US cites progressA significant deal is emerging between the United States and Iran. This agreement aims to end the ongoing war and reopen the vital Strait o...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
UCIL to extract uranium from Hindustan Copper's tailings, to set up recovery plant in Jharkhand: CMDUranium Corporation of India will establish a new plant in Jharkhand. This facility will extract uranium from waste materials produced by H...
17 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Parliament panel flags funding gap in uranium hunt, seeks priority boost for AMDERA parliamentary panel has highlighted a funding gap for AMDER. This underinvestment in uranium exploration could threaten India's nuclear e...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Private companies may be kept out of Uranium miningNew amendments to India's atomic energy bill may reserve uranium mining exclusively for government companies. Private firms might be exclud...
13 Dec, 2025, 12.48 AM IST
India set to allow its private firms to mine and import uranium to help nuclear expansionIndia is set to end its state monopoly over the nuclear sector, allowing private firms to mine, import, and process uranium. This move aims...
13 Aug, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
'15,000 tonnes of uranium needed to achieve supply security of fuel for nuclear plants'Currently, a major portion of domestic production of uranium comes from the Jaduguda mines of Jharkhand, which are "old" and the ore is fou...
30 Dec, 2018, 03.05 PM IST
India in talks with countries like Uzbekistan to create uranium reserveIn the past, the Indian power reactors were underperforming due to shortage of uranium, owing to the sanctions imposed by the West post 197...
24 Sep, 2017, 03.41 PM IST
India to get first lot of Canadian uranium next monthThe deal, worth CAD 350 million with Canada's largest uranium producing company Cameco Corp, will ensure 3,220 metric tonnes of uranium ove...
25 Nov, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
Uranium mines closure causes nuclear fuel loss of over 19 tonnes: DAEThe uranium ore extraction from Jaduguda and Bhatin mines, operated by the Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL), a PSU under DAE.
25 Dec, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
Decline in India's Uranium productionApart from exporting uranium from Kazakhstan and Russia, India is in the process of getting the ore from Australia, with which it inked a p...
21 Dec, 2014, 02.00 PM IST
Domestic availability of mined uranium inadequate: Government"BARC and UCIL have conducted health surveys in Jaduguda area and have found no adverse impact due to uranium mining," Singh said.
09 Jul, 2014, 09.31 PM IST
- Areva inks pact with NPCIL to supply 300 tonnes of uranium
French energy firm Areva, the world’s largest nuclear power company, has signed an agreement with government-run monopoly Nuclear Power Cor...
16 Dec, 2008, 01.10 AM IST
- Australian state mulling uranium mining ban
Australia could lose the chance to become the world's biggest uranium producer if a threatened ban on mining yellowcake in a key state is i...
03 Sep, 2008, 09.22 AM IST
- Int'l cooperation will help bridge n-fuel supply gap: Kakodkar
Pitching for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Friday said international cooperation could...
25 Apr, 2008, 09.02 PM IST
- No dearth of N-fuel, says NPCIL chief
Even without the Indo-US nuclear deal, the country’s nuclear power generating capacity is not going to be endangered for the lack of fuel.
01 Nov, 2007, 03.55 AM IST