Over 97% CO2 emissions from space heating in Himalayas attributed to households
Over 78 per cent of the total emissions in the Indian Himalayan region are from space heating in residential dwellings in rural areas, with 71.
License for 2nd unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant by June end
The license for the construction of the second unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is likely to come through by the end of June.
In A Big Paradigm Policy Shift, PMO Mulling To Open Foreign Investment In Nuclear Energy Sector
In a major bid to make India a global player in nuclear power sector, the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi led government is contemplating to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the nuclear power area.
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant construction to begin after Flamanville starts operation
The Government of India has made it clear that the work on the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant in Maharashtra will begin once the Flamanville-3 in France is fully operationalized.
Russian-built world’s first nuclear power plant reaches port, will start operations soon
World’s first floating nuclear power reactor built by Russia has been brought to the port in Pevek, Chukotka (in Russia’s far east) where it will be connected to the grid and start operation by the end of the year.
Bangladesh to import solar power from India: PM’s adviser
Bangladesh is planning to import solar power from India taking advantage of the time zone between the two countries.
India ready to take lead on climate action: Sushma Swaraj
India has declared that as a firm believer in multilateralism, it was ready to take the lead on climate action.
Criticality of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor pushed back further
The missing link to India’s quest for a closed nuclear fuel cycle, the home-grown prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), is now expected to gain criticality next year.
Physicist A.K. Mohanty is BARC chief
Distinguished physicist and scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty was appointed the new Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) on Tuesday.
India will ‘overachieve’ Paris commitments: Experts
At a time when there is a call for all countries to do more to fight climate change, India is telling the world at the ongoing UN climate negotiations, COP24, that it is in a position to comfortably overachieve its Paris climate change commitments, and will do more.
