Russia warns strike on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant could cause 'Chernobyl-style catastrophe'The head of Russia's nuclear energy corporation warned that an Israeli attack on Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant could trigger a Chernob...
19 Jun, 2025, 05.30 PM IST
Why is Chernobyl famous? Revisiting the infamous nuclear accident site after alleged Russian drone strikeChernobyl's radiation shelter has been allegedly hit by a Russian drone, according to claims made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
14 Feb, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
Chernobyl dogs are evolving, nuclear radition changing their genesA study reveals stray dogs near Chernobyl are evolving with distinct genetic differences. Researchers analyzed DNA from 302 dogs, finding u...
10 Dec, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
Ukraine says three villages retaken in fresh offensiveAnalysts at Washington-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War say that Kyiv's forces have launched counteroffensive operations...
12 Jun, 2023, 08.15 AM IST
Thousands flee Mariupol as Red Cross prepares fresh rescue effortThe city has faced weeks of ferocious Russian shelling, with at least 5,000 residents killed, according to local authorities, and the estim...
02 Apr, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacksUkraine's state power company, Energoatom, said the pullout at Chernobyl came after soldiers received "significant doses" of radiation from...
01 Apr, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Ukraine's president urges Russians to protest over attack on nuclear plantA building at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was set ablaze during intense fighting, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday, triggering fears...
04 Mar, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
How dangerous was Russia's nuclear plant strike?After taking the strategic port city of Kherson, Russian forces moved into the territory near Zaporizhzhia and attacked the nearby city of ...
04 Mar, 2022, 02.44 PM IST
IAEA calls on all parties to refrain from actions that threatens safety of Ukraine's nuclear power plantsThe International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that Ukraine has four nuclear power sites with a total of 15 reactors, providing roughly...
27 Feb, 2022, 01.13 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
Try dark tourism: Chernobyl, Pompeii and other disaster zones that are drawing visitorsAdd these top five destinations to your bucket list.
20 Jun, 2019, 06.38 PM IST
How countries keep track of their weatherIn 1942, Winston Churchill ordered the petroleum warfare department to come up with an idea to tackle the problem of fog during airplane ta...
01 Jan, 2017, 12.03 AM IST
India's nuclear disaster emergency plans 'outdated': GreenpeaceThe report highlighted that population density around nuclear power plants in India poses a "significant" evacuation challenge in the event...
07 Jun, 2016, 06.44 PM 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
- Japan evacuation may force Hitachi to close plants
Workers are unable to go within 20 km of the tsunami-hit Fukushima plant due high radiation risk.
15 Apr, 2011, 07.56 AM IST
- 180K flee as Japan's nuke-plant crisis intensifies
Operators have been dumping seawater into units 1 and 3 in a last-ditch measure to cool the reactors.
14 Mar, 2011, 07.27 AM IST
- Japan nuclear blast: US experts fear 'Chernobyl-like' crisis for Japan
US nuclear experts has warned that pumping sea water to cool nuclear reactor was an "act of desperation" that may foreshadow a Chernobyl-li...
13 Mar, 2011, 12.52 PM IST