Radioactivity Testing Lab for imported food to come up at Mongla port in Bangladesh
To monitor the radioactivity level in the imported food products, a laboratory is being developed at the Mongla port.
We are always supportive of India’s candidacy to NSG: Russian Ambassador
Russia’s new Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev while reiterating Moscow’s support to India’s entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), discredited the ‘language of sanctions and discrimination’ used by other foreign competitors to undermine the partnership between the two countries in strategically important sectors like defence and nuclear energy.
India expedites pre-project activities for 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
In pursuant of its ambitious plan to triple the component of nuclear energy in Indian power matrix in the next decade, the Union Government is working towards expediting the pre-project activities for the 10 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India delayed due to equipment supply, local protests: Govt
The Union Government on Thursday clarified that the time lapse in sequential receipts of equipment from Russia and protests at the site had resulted in the delay in the completion of the Kudakulam Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 (2×1000 MW).
Russia offers scholarships in nuclear technology for Indian students, releases children’s book on nuclear energy
Russian Universities have come forward to offer five full scholarships for Indian students taking up post graduate programmes in nuclear technology, a top diplomat said here.
US is uniquely positioned to offer India a comprehensive energy partnership: Kenneth I. Juster
US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster on Wednesday said India should seize the strategic opportunity through trade and investment to become a major hub for US business in the Indo-Pacific region.
Lychee becomes success story of food irradiation in India
After successfully using irradiation technology to promote international trade of mangoes through pest dis-infestation, the Indian nuclear scientists have now succeeded in increasing the shelf life of the juicy fruit of Lychee.
Excavation to begin soon for Haryana Nuclear Power Plant, first pour of concrete slated in 2019
Excavation is going to begin soon for the Nuclear Power Plant Project in Gorakhpur, Haryana with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) according excavation clearance for the project.
Bangladesh approves draft agreement with India and Russia on implementation of the Rooppur N-Plant
Bangladesh’s government gave nod to the draft of a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for trilateral cooperation among Ministry of Science and Technology of Bangladesh, Department of Atomic Energy of India and Russia`s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation to implement the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, businessnews24bd.
Affordable cancer treatment gets impetus in India with inauguration of 2 radiotherapy units
The All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Odisha got three state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases including heart problem, thyroid, kidney and liver problems.
