Zelensky accuses Russia of 'nuclear terrorism' on Chernobyl anniversaryUkraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of nuclear terrorism. This comes as Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Cher...
26 Apr, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to knowUkraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant -- the worst civilian nuclear disaster i...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
At Davos, Ukraine's first lady urges support for her nationAt Davos, a helicopter buzzed overhead as scores of notables, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, trudged through the snow and cr...
18 Jan, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
India votes against Russia for the first time in UNSC during procedural vote on UkraineAccording to media reports, this is for the first time that India has voted against Russia on the issue of Ukraine, after the Russian milit...
25 Aug, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
Abandoned plant and wasteland: Ukraine eyes UNESCO World Heritage tag for ChernobylOn April 26, the former Soviet republic marks the 35th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when a reactor at the plant, loc...
23 Apr, 2021, 09.26 AM IST
And the Person of the Year award for 2019 goes to…Challenges like rising inequality and pompous populism are testing the tenacity of capitalism.
02 Jan, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Kakrapar plant leak exposes 'mysterious' chink in armourDespite best efforts, it continues to leak a mixture of light and heavy water. The exact cause of the leak also remains a mystery.
20 Mar, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
Government must review India's nuclear energy policyIf the price of power from imported reactors is much higher, some of the funds should be diverted to indigenous reactors or to solar, wind ...
05 Jun, 2014, 05.01 AM IST
- Tamil Nadu's nuke dream and manufactured consent in kudankulam
Big science and its biggest backer, the state, brook no opposition. Together, they won the propaganda war in Tamil Nadu to keep the nuclear...
29 Mar, 2012, 04.42 AM IST
Rise and fall of the Soviet Union RevisitedOf the many gems the thriving Soviet joke industry produced when the ‘worker's paradise’ was still in business, here goes one of the best.
21 Apr, 2011, 04.12 PM IST
- The Kaiga warning
We need higher safety standards and their rigorous implementation.
02 Dec, 2009, 04.31 AM IST
- Ukraine pays homage to Chernobyl catastrophe victims
Ukraine on Saturday paid homage to victims of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, described by Kiev as a global "catastrophe", 22 years after ...
26 Apr, 2008, 05.13 PM IST
- UN chief pledges aid on Chernobyl disaster anniversary
UN chief Ban Ki-moon marked the 22nd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine by pledging UN assistance for the stricken re...
26 Apr, 2008, 08.43 AM IST
- Time to move ahead of Chernobyl disaster
Remembering the victims of the world's worst nuclear power reactor accident in Chernobyl, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has ...
27 Apr, 2007, 10.55 AM IST