Who sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? Reports explain mystery, ship's route, nuclear cargo claims and US aircraft presenceWho sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? This explainer covers the sinking of the Ursa Major near S...
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Chernobyl, 40 years since disaster: five things to knowUkraine on Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant -- the worst civilian nuclear disaster i...
26 Apr, 2026, 11.04 AM IST
Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accidentBoth the Chornobyl site and western Ukraine's two-reactor Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant have been on the flight path of Russian hypersonic K...
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Next Chernobyl? Experts warn Soviet-era nuclear plant at Armenia could explode at any momentArmenian Nuclear Power Plant explosion: Experts are raising alarms about the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant, labeling it a potential "Chernob...
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At least 12 dead in massive reactor blast at Sigachi Industries unit in Telangana’s PashamylaramA massive reactor explosion at Sigachi Industries in Telangana's Pashamylaram resulted in at least 8 fatalities and several injuries. The b...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.11 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh: Five workers admitted to hospital after chemical powder bag breaksFive workers, including three women, were admitted to a hospital on Saturday after a chemical powder bag broke while it was being loaded fr...
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Which nuclear power plant is at the center of the Russia-Ukraine conflict? What risk does it pose?Russia has alleged that Ukraine targeted the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station under Russian control, demanding a response from the West. ...
09 Apr, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Bioneemtec looks at manufacturing Key Starting Materials to reduce reliance on ChinaThe company is focused on development of green technology especially using a Flow-pump reactor to synthesize intermediates, chemicals in su...
13 Mar, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
Nuke blast may have triggered Chernobyl disaster: StudyThe steam explosion which ruptured the reactor vessel occurred some 2.7 seconds later, said De Geer, lead author of the study published in ...
20 Nov, 2017, 03.13 PM IST
- 3 injured in blast at Aurobindo Pharma's Ranastalam facility
Three persons were injured in an explosion at Aurobindo Pharma Limited's facility at Ranastalam.
28 Nov, 2011, 11.55 AM IST
- Fast breeder reactors are the least safe
critics and agitators are ignoring the biggest nuclear risk of all: the inherently dangerous nature of fast breeder reactors (FBRs). India'...
27 Mar, 2011, 11.07 AM IST
- Indian N-plants have safer design: NSA
AEC and AERB chiefs briefed the PM about the technical safety systems in place in existing power plants in India.
17 Mar, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- Like Bhopal, Fukushima may haunt future
The spectre of lethal radioactive fallout from the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima in Japan continued to haunt the country as ripples...
16 Mar, 2011, 08.40 AM IST
- Hydrogen blast at Japan's Fukushima N-plant
Radiation risks mounted in Japan after a second hydrogen explosion rocked the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant today leaving 11 workers in...
15 Mar, 2011, 10.47 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: Japan warns of 2nd explosion at N-plant; toll cross 10,000
Japan today warned of another explosion at Fukushima plant as it battled hard to avert multiple meltdowns at two of its nuclear reactors.
13 Mar, 2011, 05.45 PM IST
- Govt unveils IAEA safeguards draft text
The UPA Government has reportedly unveiled the text of safeguards agreement reached with the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA).
10 Jul, 2008, 11.58 AM IST