IIT heads’ selection process too casual, says scientist Anil Kakodkar"IITs are far too important to the country to have such a casual process for the appointment of its directors. It has to be dealt with seri...
24 Mar, 2015, 10.04 AM IST
Anil Kakodkar skips key IIT meetingAlthough Kakodkar, who is on each of the three panels scouting for directors, had conveyed his inability to attend the Sunday’s meeting at ...
23 Mar, 2015, 04.23 AM IST
Centre requests Anil Kakodkar to continue till his tenure ends on May 11The nuclear scientist had quit the post on March 12, apparently because of differences with the Ministry over selection of IIT directors.
19 Mar, 2015, 04.50 AM IST
Anil Kakodkar quits IIT Bombay boardChairman of IIT Bombay's board of governors and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar resigning apparently due to differences with Ministry over ...
18 Mar, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
Congress attacks Smriti Irani over Anil Kakodkar's resignationGowda said "the HRD Minister has become a habitual offender of continuous interference" and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene...
18 Mar, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
Anil Kakodkar resigns as chairman of board of governors of IIT-BombayKakodkar's resignation came two months after IIT Delhi director R Shevgaonkar had stepped down from his post in December last year.
18 Mar, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Solar energy can meet energy requirements: Dr Anil KakodkarTo meet twin objectives of controlling current account deficit and fulfilling energy requirements, India must take the Solar route, Dr Anil...
12 Dec, 2013, 10.03 PM IST
Only nuclear & solar power can meet India's needs: Anil KakodkarOnly the nuclear and the solar power can meet the mammoth energy requirements of India, former chairman of AEC Dr Anil Kakodkar said.
11 Aug, 2013, 06.10 PM IST
Need to address issues in our education system: Dr Anil KakodkarDr Anil Kakodkar said a recent US national intelligence council has identified the period between 2015-2050 as the period of opportunity fo...
29 Jun, 2013, 03.53 PM IST
- IITs should encourage students to do research: Anil Kakodkar
Every student should have a choice of concurrent education in all learning domains, said eminent nuclear scientist Dr Anil Kakodkar.
28 Oct, 2012, 03.17 AM IST
- Rajya Sabha nomination declined due to current projects: Anil Kakodkar
Eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar has declined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to become a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.
23 May, 2012, 06.43 PM IST
- Indian Railways to Raise Rs 1 lakh crore to upgrade coaches, signals
Indian Railways is evaluating options to raise Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next five years to introduce new coaches and overhaul the signali...
18 Feb, 2012, 06.53 AM IST
- WikiLeaks: US found Kakodkar's successor pedantic, impatient
US found Kakodkar's replacement Sreekumar Banerjee as head of India's nuclear programme pedantic and impatient even though he appeared incl...
05 Sep, 2011, 09.56 AM IST
- P K Iyengar, Anil Kakodkar to depose on N-liability bill
Former Atomic Energy Chairmen P K Iyengar and Anil Kakodkar are among the experts who would depose before a Parliamentary panel examining t...
21 Jun, 2010, 09.58 PM IST
- 'India to achieve 35 per cent power from n-plants by 2050'
With the signing of the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal, the country will achieve 35 per cent electricity generation from nuclear power plants b...
14 Oct, 2008, 11.40 AM IST
- Up close with Anil Kakodkar
He may be mild-mannered, but talks tough, and never shies away from a good challenge. Everyone is waiting for Anil Kakodkar’s next move on ...
22 Sep, 2007, 12.43 AM IST
- 'N-Deal does not prohibit nuke tests'
The Indo-US deal does not prohibit nuclear tests, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said.
17 Aug, 2007, 01.41 PM IST