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- Bangladesh starts fuelling its first nuclear power station
- Historic milestone: PM Modi on fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam achieving criticalityPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced a historic milestone. India's Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor has achieved criticality. This achievem...26 Apr, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
- India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor achieves criticality, marks entry into stage-II nuclear programmeIndia's first Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's three-stag...08 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
- Landmark step, but concerns remain: Experts on Kalpakkam nuclear reactor reaching criticalityIndia's first indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's...07 Apr, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
- Lise Meitner Explained Nuclear Fission but Didn’t Get the Nobel PrizeLise Meitner, a brilliant physicist, was instrumental in understanding nuclear fission but was overlooked for the Nobel Prize. Despite faci...14 Feb, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
- When 'Buddha finally smiled': How India carried out its first nuclear test as a 'peaceful explosion'In 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test, codenamed Smiling Buddha, near Pokhran, marking a significant geopolitical statement. Led ...18 May, 2025, 12.00 PM IST
- From confusion to fusion: Spending money to perfect the nuclear option is the best way to tackle climate changeThe rich world should prioritise Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies and nuclear energy development, including thorium reactors, as m...26 Nov, 2024, 11.01 PM IST
- Has China made "artificial sun?" How does it generate massive energy by replicating nuclear fusion?A device called tokamak is also known as an 'artificial sun' because it replicates the process of nuclear fusion creating huge energy, whic...05 Jul, 2024, 01.43 AM IST
- Unveiling the hidden legacy of Lise Meitner and why she never won the Nobel PrizePhysicist Lise Meitner played a crucial role in the development of the theory of nuclear fission but has been largely overlooked in history...02 Oct, 2023, 01.58 PM IST
- New nuclear power must pass the ‘Chindia test’ — this energy source should be built like modern aviation or shipping: Joseph B. Lassiter"We should try to change radiophobia now — if we build new nuclear power plants at the scale required to fulfill global energy needs, there...23 Feb, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
- How this week’s major breakthrough in nuclear science can change everythingEnergy from fusion could be a game changer, especially when humanity is facing a climate crisis and there is an urgent need to decarbonise ...16 Dec, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
- RoI in R&D, invest big in the futureIndia is reportedly planning to fire up its nuclear power generation to bolster its renewable energy programme. The focus will be on activa...15 Dec, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
- Understanding nuclear fusion milestone and what does it mean?Nuclear fusion refers to the process which provides the sun with its energy.14 Dec, 2022, 10.30 PM IST
- China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'The HL-2M Tokamak reactor is China's largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device, and scientists hope that the de...04 Dec, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
- Need to protect fissile material from extremists: Pakistan nuke expertPervez Hoodbhoy, a professor of Physics and Mathematics at Forman Christian College University in Lahore, said there was no need of India a...16 Jan, 2016, 10.27 PM IST
- All you wanted to know about nuke powerThe phrase denotes nuclear technology designed to produce unable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions.08 Sep, 2008, 12.30 AM IST
- All you wanted to know about nuclear powerThe special waiver for India by the 45-country Nuclear Suppliers Group means that New Delhi can now access fuel and requisite technology fr...08 Sep, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- NCAER wants government to focus on bio-dieselThe world will run out of traditional cheap oil in the future and hence it is necessary to look for alternative fuel irrespective of the co...03 Jul, 2008, 03.30 PM IST
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