NTPC to appoint consultant to identify uranium mines overseasState-owned NTPC will appoint a consultant to identify overseas uranium mines. This follows an agreement with Uranium Corporation of India ...
28 Sep, 2025, 10.55 AM IST
NTPC looks to acquire uranium assets overseas to ensure fuel for future nuclear projectsNTPC, India's power giant, is venturing into overseas uranium asset acquisition to secure fuel for its future nuclear projects. Approved by...
21 Sep, 2025, 12.10 PM IST
New nuclear model to focus on private roleThe Centre is preparing to introduce significant amendments to nuclear power laws, potentially allowing private sector involvement in key a...
07 Jul, 2025, 12.14 AM IST
Four decades later, Bhopal burns again and this time, it’s Tarapur breathing the poisonForty years after Bhopal suffered the worst industrial tragedy in modern times, the inhabitants of Tarapur village are exposed to the fumes...
28 Jun, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: SC refuses urgent hearing on plea against waste disposalThe Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing regarding the incineration of hazardous waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, which resulted...
04 Jun, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
75 events that shaped 75 years of independent IndiaThe August 15 ceremony is particularly significant this year as it marks the 75th anniversary of India's independence, with the government ...
16 Aug, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
Spike in uranium in agri borewells around Andhra's Kadapa basinUnearthing of this alarming finding comes a year after an atomic minerals agency observed dangerously high levels of uranium concentration ...
23 Dec, 2020, 09.31 AM IST
346 tonnes of hazardous waste still lying at Union Carbide premises: GovernmentCentre said nearly 350 tonnes of hazardous waste is "safely secured" inside the factory premises of Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL).
15 Mar, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
India registers record production of nuclear fuelThe production has also exceeded country's annual fuel requirement of 650 MT for the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).
08 Apr, 2015, 06.19 PM IST
- UCIL site contamination a threat
Madhya Pradesh government had asked Hyderabad-based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) to focus on dismantling of abandoned Uni...
02 Aug, 2013, 01.06 AM IST
- Govt shouldn't hound independent directors: Deepak Parekh, HDFC Chairman
After Bhopal ruling, chemical cos making toxic materials will find it difficult to get a CEO
18 Jun, 2010, 08.33 AM IST
- Govt looks at banning Mahindra from boards of companies
Amid strong public reaction to the judgement in the Union Carbide case, the government is understood to be looking at legal position to che...
11 Jun, 2010, 05.12 PM IST
- ONGC reaps double bonanza in Assam
ONGC, the oil & gas PSU major, has found uranium in Borholla and struck oil in Kasomarigaon, both in Upper Assam.
11 Nov, 2009, 09.08 PM IST
- ONGC to foray into uranium mining
ONGC board has approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), for exploration and explo...
28 Jul, 2008, 05.42 PM IST