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India Must Up Nuclear Capacity Tenfold To Meet Energy Security Goals: Report
- Wednesday May 13, 2026
- India News | Reported by Aditya Raj Kaul
Titled "Atoms for Net-Zero", the report positions nuclear power as a cornerstone of India's long-term industrial growth strategy, particularly as electricity demand surges from data centres, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, green hydrogen production, and heavy industry.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Impressive": Nuke Watchdog Praises India's Nuclear Milestone At Kalpakkam
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The landmark step marks a significant advancement in the country's indigenous nuclear programme and its pursuit of long-term energy sustainability.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Enters New Nuclear Era As Kalpakkam Reactor Attains Criticality
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
With this achievement, the country formally entered the second stage of the three-stage nuclear power programme envisioned by Homi J Bhabha.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Most Advanced Atomic Reactor Reaches Milestone, Attains Criticality
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Criticality refers to the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction, where the number of neutrons produced is sufficient to keep the reaction going without external intervention
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www.ndtv.com
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Bombs, Atoms, Gandhi: NDTV Exclusive With Head Of Global Nuclear Watchdog
- Friday March 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Standing in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, praised India's nuclear programme as safe and well-managed.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Safe Are India's Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
India's nuclear reactors are "absolutely safe" as it applies the highest levels of safety standards to its civil nuclear programme, the chief of global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told NDTV.
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www.ndtv.com
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Climate Change in Mind, India Masters Unique Breeder Nuclear Reactors
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- India News | Written by Pallava Baghla
India already has a highly advanced atomic energy programme and in an effort to control carbon emissions the plan is to triple generation of carbon free nuclear energy to 22,000 megawatts by 2032.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: The Desi 'Oppenheimers' And How They Were Treated In India
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Opinion | Pallava Bagla
The Hollywood movie Oppenheimer is a biopic of the scientist who made the atom bomb for America, but who made India's atom bombs?Let us revisit the hard work and sacrifices of those Indian nuclear heroes.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Urges Iran To Continue To Cooperate With UN Nuclear Watchdog For Verification
- Thursday July 1, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has asked Iran to continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the performance of verification activities related to its nuclear programme and addressing all outstanding issues.
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www.ndtv.com
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North Korea Nuke Test Brings Pak's Proliferation Record In Focus
- Thursday January 7, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.
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www.ndtv.com
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Foreign Hand Trying To Stall India's Atomic Programme, Says Sekhar Basu
- Sunday December 27, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
With serious allegations of leaky nuclear reactors and poor security levelled against India's nuclear programme, Atomic Energy Commission chief Sekhar Basu brushes aside these charges saying this is a "well designed agenda" to "stall or delay" the country's development.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Ease Setting Up Of New Nuclear Projects
- Monday December 14, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Lok Sabha today passed, by voice vote, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act to "overcome difficulties encountered in the setting up of new nuclear projects and enhancement of nuclear power generation".
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www.ndtv.com
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'India's Nuclear Programme One of the Largest in Developing Nations': US Report
- Tuesday November 3, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Stating that India has "one of the largest nuclear power programmes" among developing nations, a US-based think-tank has said that by the end of 2014 India had enough weapon-grade plutonium to possess an estimated stock of atomic weapons in the range of 75-125.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Nuclear Posture Entering Dynamic New Phase: Report
- Thursday September 3, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
After nearly two decades of nuclear competition with Pakistan, India with the several long-range ballistic missiles in development is seemingly now paying attention to its future strategic relationship with China, a think-tank report has said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Iranian Nuclear Talks Deadline Extended till November 24
- Saturday July 19, 2014
- World News | Press Trust of India
The negotiations between the P51 nations and Iran on the latter's nuclear programme failed to reach an agreement before the deadline of July 20 and agreed to extend the talks till November 24 for brokering an agreement.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Must Up Nuclear Capacity Tenfold To Meet Energy Security Goals: Report
- Wednesday May 13, 2026
- India News | Reported by Aditya Raj Kaul
Titled "Atoms for Net-Zero", the report positions nuclear power as a cornerstone of India's long-term industrial growth strategy, particularly as electricity demand surges from data centres, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, green hydrogen production, and heavy industry.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
"Impressive": Nuke Watchdog Praises India's Nuclear Milestone At Kalpakkam
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The landmark step marks a significant advancement in the country's indigenous nuclear programme and its pursuit of long-term energy sustainability.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
India Enters New Nuclear Era As Kalpakkam Reactor Attains Criticality
- Thursday April 9, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
With this achievement, the country formally entered the second stage of the three-stage nuclear power programme envisioned by Homi J Bhabha.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
India's Most Advanced Atomic Reactor Reaches Milestone, Attains Criticality
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla
Criticality refers to the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction, where the number of neutrons produced is sufficient to keep the reaction going without external intervention
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www.ndtv.com
-
Bombs, Atoms, Gandhi: NDTV Exclusive With Head Of Global Nuclear Watchdog
- Friday March 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Standing in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, praised India's nuclear programme as safe and well-managed.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Safe Are India's Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said
- Wednesday January 22, 2025
- World News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
India's nuclear reactors are "absolutely safe" as it applies the highest levels of safety standards to its civil nuclear programme, the chief of global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told NDTV.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Climate Change in Mind, India Masters Unique Breeder Nuclear Reactors
- Thursday December 7, 2023
- India News | Written by Pallava Baghla
India already has a highly advanced atomic energy programme and in an effort to control carbon emissions the plan is to triple generation of carbon free nuclear energy to 22,000 megawatts by 2032.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: The Desi 'Oppenheimers' And How They Were Treated In India
- Tuesday July 25, 2023
- Opinion | Pallava Bagla
The Hollywood movie Oppenheimer is a biopic of the scientist who made the atom bomb for America, but who made India's atom bombs?Let us revisit the hard work and sacrifices of those Indian nuclear heroes.
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www.ndtv.com
-
India Urges Iran To Continue To Cooperate With UN Nuclear Watchdog For Verification
- Thursday July 1, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has asked Iran to continue to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the performance of verification activities related to its nuclear programme and addressing all outstanding issues.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
North Korea Nuke Test Brings Pak's Proliferation Record In Focus
- Thursday January 7, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Top US lawmakers and experts had expressed concern over Pakistan's proliferation history and its nexus with rogue nations like North Korea in helping them acquire nuclear weapons, a month before Pyongyang successfully conducted its first hydrogen bomb test.
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www.ndtv.com
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Foreign Hand Trying To Stall India's Atomic Programme, Says Sekhar Basu
- Sunday December 27, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
With serious allegations of leaky nuclear reactors and poor security levelled against India's nuclear programme, Atomic Energy Commission chief Sekhar Basu brushes aside these charges saying this is a "well designed agenda" to "stall or delay" the country's development.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Ease Setting Up Of New Nuclear Projects
- Monday December 14, 2015
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The Lok Sabha today passed, by voice vote, a bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act to "overcome difficulties encountered in the setting up of new nuclear projects and enhancement of nuclear power generation".
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www.ndtv.com
-
'India's Nuclear Programme One of the Largest in Developing Nations': US Report
- Tuesday November 3, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
Stating that India has "one of the largest nuclear power programmes" among developing nations, a US-based think-tank has said that by the end of 2014 India had enough weapon-grade plutonium to possess an estimated stock of atomic weapons in the range of 75-125.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
India's Nuclear Posture Entering Dynamic New Phase: Report
- Thursday September 3, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
After nearly two decades of nuclear competition with Pakistan, India with the several long-range ballistic missiles in development is seemingly now paying attention to its future strategic relationship with China, a think-tank report has said.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Iranian Nuclear Talks Deadline Extended till November 24
- Saturday July 19, 2014
- World News | Press Trust of India
The negotiations between the P51 nations and Iran on the latter's nuclear programme failed to reach an agreement before the deadline of July 20 and agreed to extend the talks till November 24 for brokering an agreement.
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www.ndtv.com