How the onion rolls: The politics and economy of India's kitchen stapleThe Reserve Bank of India's governor, Shaktikanta Das, highlighted the need to closely monitor onion production during a recent meeting. On...
19 Oct, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
Teacher's pet: IIT-B professors take a trip down memory lane, remember Parag Agrawal as a 'typical topper'The Twitter CEO's former teachers said he had focus & innovation to make him stand out.
01 Dec, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
TRP scam: Investors in Republic TV asked to join probeAccording to sources, the city police’s crime branch, which is probing the case, has summoned owners of RPG Power Trading Ltd, Anant Udyog ...
27 Oct, 2020, 10.40 PM IST
How can India end up saving 2800 GWh energy per year? Change the fansSmart fans from Atomberg, the pioneer of BLDC motor, promise a significant reduction in energy consumption.
16 Nov, 2019, 09.02 PM IST
Government irradiation facilities to boost veggies’ shelf lifeThough BARC has a small facility in Lasalgaon in Nasik which caters to farmers of nearby districts, other parts of the country face storage...
19 Jun, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
Two years of Narendra Modi government: More hits than misses in support to scienceWell begun is half done, today there are more hits than misses by the Modi government in its support towards science in India.
29 May, 2016, 11.12 AM IST
More R&D needed for self-sufficiency in power technologies: NITI Aayog member V K Saraswat'India needs to strengthen research and development capabilities to become self-sufficient and bring down dependency on other countries for...
08 Aug, 2015, 07.24 PM IST
Russian firm Rosatom and Hindustan Agro to set up irradiation plants for food preservationThe venture plans to invest Rs 4000 crore-Rs 4,500 crore in the next five years to set up 25 integrated irradiation plants with advanced co...
06 May, 2015, 12.37 PM IST
India calls for international action to strengthen nuclear securityRecognising the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action to strengthen ...
04 Nov, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
Government mulls using BARC storage technology to check vegetable pricesThe govt is considering large-scale use of radiation technology developed by BARC for improving the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables, es...
23 Jul, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
BARC to set up 3 plants for processing alternate cropsBARC will set up three multi-product radiation processing technology demonstration plants for high yielding varieties of basmati and other ...
24 Jul, 2013, 07.11 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu nuclear row: APJ Abdul Kalam's visit gently shifts Kudankulam dynamics
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's entry into the Kudankulam arena has subtly changed the dynamics of the anti-nuclear protests in the regi...
08 Nov, 2011, 11.52 AM IST
- 2 held for plot to attack BARC, ONGC terminals
Brothers-in-law Abdul Latif Rashid alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali Imtiaz alias Rehan were arrested by the ATS after IB intercepted suspicious ph...
15 Mar, 2010, 09.38 AM IST
- No-fly zone status for all N-sites?
The ever-increasing security threat to Indian nuclear establishments could lead to almost all of them being declared no-fly zones to avoid ...
23 Apr, 2008, 10.07 AM IST
- Hydrogen fuel for transport sector by 2020
India will be ready with Hydrogen fuel for its transport sector as a major alternative to fossil fuels by 2020, according to scientists.
16 Jul, 2007, 02.40 PM IST
- New norms to avert chemical disasters
Prevention and mitigation of chemical disasters will now not only be limited to strict regulation and safety audits of industries handling ...
28 May, 2007, 03.26 AM IST
- Repreocessing rights of plutonium crucial: BARC
Present nuclear power plants utilise only 0.7 per cent of uranium and the remaining 99.3 per cent is the spent fuel Plutonium.
02 Mar, 2007, 12.25 PM IST