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As AI threatens to overload the power grid and America faces an electricity crunch, here’s what tech giants are betting on to keep the power flowingU.S. electricity consumption grew by less than 0.5% annually. Now, AI data centers, factories, robotics and wider electrification are pushi...07 Oct, 2026, 12.46 AM IST- Pakistan denies airspace clearance to Russian flight carrying uranium for Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear plantPakistan has refused overflight clearance for a Russian cargo aircraft transporting uranium to Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, re...29 Sep, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
- When AI agents go rogue: Australia breach offers warning for countries like IndiaThe incident, in which an autonomous AI system went beyond its intended task and attempted to circumvent security protections, has become a...27 Sep, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
- In 1930, Albert Einstein and another physicist patented a refrigerator with no moving parts; why did their invention never reach your kitchen?In a remarkable collaboration, Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard advanced the world of refrigeration with a groundbreaking patent. Their desi...17 Sep, 2026, 01.09 AM IST
- From Uzbekistan to Canada: A look at India’s global uranium huntIndia is accelerating its nuclear power expansion to reach 100 GW by 2047. This ambitious goal necessitates securing substantial uranium su...14 Sep, 2026, 01.36 PM IST
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands to go nuclear? BARC plans small reactors amid China’s growing Indian Ocean presenceIndia is exploring Small Modular Reactors for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as BARC scientists inspect potential sites across all three d...07 Sep, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
- Global warming: From Nepal to Assam to Kerala, nature’s fury is colliding with unchecked developmentThe Himalayan region is facing increasingly frequent and unpredictable extreme weather, with glacier collapses, flash floods and landslides...06 Sep, 2026, 08.11 AM IST
- Mary Kathleen’s uranium town still had 212 homes when its mine closed in 1982; the company settlement was dismantled and auctioned off in 1983Mary Kathleen was once a thriving community centered around a uranium mine in Queensland, complete with schools, a cinema, and numerous hom...05 Sep, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
- Science says space smells different after astronauts return inside, Here’s the chemistry behind the strange odorAstronauts have described the smell as resembling spent gunpowder, ozone, burning metal and welding fumes. NASA even worked with fragrance ...01 Sep, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
- India, US discuss ways to strengthen civil nuclear cooperationIndian and US officials met to discuss strengthening bilateral civil nuclear cooperation. They explored ways to enhance partnerships for mu...26 Aug, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
- In 1997, America's last bismuth refinery shut down. 29 years later, the metal is crucial to a 240-MW nuclear reactor whose coolant supply is 82% ChineseA proposed American nuclear reactor, EAGL-1, will use liquid lead-bismuth coolant. China currently dominates global refined bismuth product...25 Aug, 2026, 12.46 AM IST
- Can divorced central govt woman employee add parents to health scheme? DAE clarifies CHSS ruleThe central government has clarified that married female employees can now list their parents or parents-in-law as beneficiaries in the CHS...24 Aug, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
- Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC seeks Centre response on SHANTI ActThe Supreme Court questioned the Centre regarding compensation for nuclear accidents. It also sought clarification on regulatory body appoi...17 Aug, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
- In 1969, Nebraska buried much of its experimental nuclear plant beneath a 1.4-acre grassy mound: The reactor vessel remains underneath todayIn 1969, an experimental nuclear reactor located near Hallam, Nebraska, was dismantled, with its radioactive materials securely sealed unde...11 Aug, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
- 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
- India stresses on nuclear safety at IAEA conferenceIndia today emphasised that the international nuclear community should give highest priority to importance of issues of nuclear safety.21 Jun, 2011, 10.41 PM IST
- Govt mulling autonomy for domestic nuclear power regulatorThe government is mulling giving autonomy to the atomic energy regulator by amending the relevant laws.24 Mar, 2010, 01.09 PM IST
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