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How a critical recent milestone proved India doubters wrongIndia has achieved a major milestone with its new fast-breeder nuclear reactor reaching criticality. This marks a significant step in a dec...23 Apr, 2026, 12.25 PM IST- 'In the Chair, but have a query': A rare moment when presiding officer participated in LS Question HourA presiding officer in Lok Sabha asked a minister about balancing rare earth mineral exploitation with environmental protection. The minist...25 Mar, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
- India's Thorium-based fuel tech push has ANEEL Kakodkar linkIndia is opening its nuclear energy sector to private companies. US firm Clean Core Thorium Energy is ready to supply its thorium-based fue...04 Dec, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
- We got rare in abundanceGrappling with export curbs on rare earth magnets from China, India must liberate itself by plugging into its critical minerals through pol...12 Jun, 2025, 01.30 AM IST
- Beyond coal & renewables: Can nuclear power be India's clean energy gamechanger?India aims to expand nuclear power capacity to 21,980 MW by 2031-32, emphasizing thorium utilization, safety, and private-sector participat...24 Mar, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
- Breach at Kudankulam nuclear plant may have gone undetected for over six months: Group-IBNuclear Power Corporation of India had initially denied the cybersecurity breach that happened last year. It later acknowledged that malwar...25 Nov, 2020, 09.07 PM IST
- IAEA flags cyber threat concerns for nuclear facilities: GovernmentNoting that no cyber intrusion has happened so far, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said nuclear installations in the country are "designed a...11 Jul, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
- Nuclear reactor at Kalpakkam: World's envy, India's prideThe Department of Atomic Energy is getting ready to commission this ultra-modern indigenously designed and locally mastered fast breeder re...02 Jul, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
- Government sets target to triple nuclear power generation by 2024Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh said a number of steps have been taken by the Narendra Modi government to fast-track all ongoing n...22 Mar, 2017, 01.16 PM IST
- Government to discuss with industry atomic, offshore minerals policyThe govt is in the process of framing regulations for exploration and mining in offshore blocks, which contain minerals and rare earth elem...14 Jun, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
- Mining on coastal sand dunes poses environmental hazardMining in the dune sand along the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh has raised many eyebrows.14 Jun, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
- 'Altamura Man' fossil provides oldest Neanderthal DNA sampleScientists have confirmed that 'Altamura Man', a partially preserved fossil discovered in a cave in Italy, is a Neanderthal.06 Apr, 2015, 02.03 PM IST
- Allow private sector in Monazite mining, ease rules: MEAIThe government should allow private sector in mining of Monazite, and ease rules and regulations, an industry body of mining engineers toda...21 Nov, 2013, 08.12 PM IST
- No private licence given for monazite production: DAEMaintaining that only IREL can produce & process monazite, the DAE has said no given licence to any private entity for this purpose.21 Oct, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
- 'India should look at generating cheaper power'India should look at generating cheaper power and private companies need to collaborate with the department of atomic energy to manufacture...16 Jun, 2009, 09.38 PM IST
- First fast-breeder reactor to be operational by '09India has extracted 30,000 tonne of thorium concentrate to prepare for the third stage nuclear power programme.11 Dec, 2007, 02.12 AM IST
- US' Thorium Power eyes nuke tech, R&D JV hereUS-based nuclear fuel processing company Thorium Power is exploring the possibility of a joint venture with an Indian company for technolog...06 Dec, 2006, 02.09 AM IST
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