Race to the Moon: Power, politics and the new space orderA new space race is unfolding as the United States and China compete for lunar dominance. Both nations are pushing for crewed Moon landings...
17 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
US strikes Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan: What happens when a nuclear site is bombed and how to survive radiationPresident Trump announced a coordinated US-Israeli strike, obliterating Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, employin...
22 Jun, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
Missing radioactive capsule found at remote highway in AustraliaAfter finding the missing radioactive capsule, Emergency Services Minister Stephen Dawson said on Wednesday that it was like finding the “n...
01 Feb, 2023, 05.06 PM IST
Search underway for radioactive capsule missing in AustraliaThe truck left the site on Jan. 12 but the capsule was not discovered missing until this week, which was when emergency services were alert...
28 Jan, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
Villagers suspect radioactive device behind Uttarakhand's Chamoli disasterVillagers of Raini village in Tapovan area of Chamoli have expressed concerns that Sunday’s flash floods may be the result of heat being pr...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Radioactive leak at Delhi airport below permissible limit; emergency called offFollowing the reports of a suspected leak this morning, the entire cargo area of the Terminal 3 at Delhi airport was cordoned off and evacu...
09 Oct, 2016, 04.10 PM IST
Delhi's IGI airport not passive to radioactive threatThis incident triggered a series of meetings and all authorities were roped in to fill in the gaps and ensure fool-proof operations in the ...
22 Aug, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
Top Indian nuke scientist busts myths surrounding 'dirty bomb'K S Pradeepkumar, of India's main nuclear laboratory BARC, busts some of the commonly held myths about dirty bombs and says India is well p...
10 May, 2016, 12.25 PM IST
Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy urges PM Narendra Modi to order safety audit of all nuclear plantsRajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy today urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately order safety and security.
15 Mar, 2016, 11.21 PM IST
China says no smog due to burning of uranium mixed coalExperts also analysed the content of uranium isotopes in air particles and found the intensity is of the same level as its natural intensit...
10 Jan, 2016, 03.38 PM IST
Emergency drill at Tarapur Atomic Power StationTarapur Atomic Power Station will conduct an 'off site emergency exercise' to check preparedness of district authorities in the case of rad...
30 Nov, 2013, 06.33 PM IST
Terror check: Security tightened along coastlines, scanners to identify radioactive materialThe government is currently working on implementing a new vehicle traffic management system (VTMS) in 37 minor ports for better surveillanc...
16 Mar, 2013, 05.05 AM IST
- Flashback: Nuclear-accidents
Read on to know more about earlier nuclear accidents around the world.
13 Mar, 2011, 09.40 AM IST
- Latest news of Japan: Nuke plant trouble after quake; 3,000 evacuated
Japan's massive earthquake caused a power outage that disabled a nuclear reactor's cooling system, triggering evacuation for about 3,000 re...
12 Mar, 2011, 06.24 AM IST
- Are our radioactive devices safe in India?
With all the cobalt-60 pencils now reported to be safe, the immediate threat of deadly radioactive material on the loose in the country app...
09 May, 2010, 05.35 AM IST
- IAEA seeks info on radioactive waste leak in Delhi
The UN atomic watchdog on Saturday said it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of De...
01 May, 2010, 07.36 PM IST
- UCIL faces roadblock in Meghalaya; NGO opposes activity
The non-governmental organizations (NGO) opposing the pre-project development activity proposed by Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL) in t...
19 Oct, 2009, 11.22 PM IST