Centre reconstitutes Atomic Energy CommissionThe government has re-constituted the Atomic Energy Commission. T V Somanathan and Manoj Govil are among the new members. The reconstituted...
13 Jan, 2025, 09.39 PM IST
In memoriam: R Chidambaram, a world-class physicist who shaped India's nuclear weapons programmeRajagopala Chidambaram, a key figure in India's nuclear weapons programme, passed away at 88. He contributed significantly to nuclear physi...
04 Jan, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
India's nuclear pioneer Rajagopala Chidambaram passes away at 88Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, a key figure in India's nuclear tests of 1974 and 1998, passed away at 88. He significantly contr...
04 Jan, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Milestone for India: Indigenous E-beam technology sterilises 50 lakh medical devicesIndore's electron beam radiation technology sterilized 50 lakh medical devices. This milestone was achieved by a premier institute of the D...
02 Dec, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign becoming a mass movement: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat'Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasizes the importance of the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign and urges citizens to support local businesses du...
27 Oct, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Ladakh gets world's highest MACE ObservatoryLadakh now hosts the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment observatory, the world's highest imaging Cherenkov telescope, inaugurated by Dr...
10 Oct, 2024, 04.54 PM IST
N-power to play greater role in India's energy mix: AEC chairman Ajit MohantyIndia plans to expand its nuclear power capacity over the next two decades to meet energy security and climate goals. The country is buildi...
17 Sep, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
Ready to build high-capacity nuclear power units at new site in India: RussiaRussia and India are set to expand cooperation in atomic energy. There are plans to construct high-capacity nuclear power units at a new si...
24 May, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
India to get next-generation nuclear fuel, says Russian Nuclear Agency chief; calls nation a key partnerAtomic Energy Commission chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty was hosted by the Russian Atomic Chief in Siberia's Tomsk region in Russia on Thursday...
24 May, 2024, 11.30 AM IST
ROSATOM DG visits India as India-Russia seeks to expand civil nuclear cooperationDuring the two-day visit, the delegation inspected the power units being constructed as the second and third stages of the Kudankulam NPP a...
08 Feb, 2024, 10.17 PM IST
IAEA conference: India spells out plans to use Nuclear energy to achieve Net Zero emissionsIndia aims to generate 22 GW of power through nuclear energy to achieve Net Zero emissions, according to the Atomic Energy Commission Chair...
27 Sep, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
BARC Director A K Mohanty appointed as new Atomic Energy Commission chairmanIn 1983, he joined the Nuclear Physics Division of the BARC after graduating from the 26th batch of the BARC Training School. He obtained h...
30 Apr, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
DAE to build incubation centres in Mumbai, Chennai, Indore to work with startups: AEC chairmanDAE's establishment of the incubation centres is in line with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's May 2020 reform proposals for the atomi...
30 Oct, 2020, 07.31 PM IST
Come up with out-of-the-box solutions: Naveen PatnaikOdisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged the scientists to come up with "out-of-the-box" solutions to combat the menaces of environment issues and cl...
05 Aug, 2014, 04.52 PM IST
- Wildlife lovers irked over postcard errors
They alleged the mistakes had been overlooked by state forest and environment minister Bijayshree Routray, a philatelist himself, who relea...
14 Feb, 2014, 05.21 AM IST
- Naveen Patnaik sworn-in as Orissa CM
A 21-member council of ministers headed by Naveen Patnaik was on Thursday sworn-in by Governor Muralidhar Chandrakant Bhandare here at Raj ...
21 May, 2009, 09.04 PM IST
- POSCO supporters hold talks with govt
Separate groups supporting POSCO and Vedanta hold talks with the state administration.
13 Jul, 2007, 09.45 PM IST