Nuclear power as safe as air travel: Kakodkar
September 4th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) Nuclear power is actually as safe as air travel, even though people perceive it as dangerous, top nuclear scientist and ex-chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission ... Read more...
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PM confers honorary doctorate on Azim Premji
August 18th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday conferred an honorary doctorate on eminent industrialist and Wipro chairman Azim Premji at the golden jubilee of Indian Institute of ... Read more...
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Safety with modernisation is Trivedi’s mantra for railways (Second Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) With a spate of fatal accidents in the past few years, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday said safety would be the prime focus of ... Read more...
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Safety will top priority for Indian Railways: Trivedi (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) With safety as the prime focus, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi Wednesday spelt out five priority areas for his ministry over the 12th Five Year ... Read more...
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Trivedi presents India’s railway budget for 2012-13
March 14th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Safety will the primary focus of Indian Railways as it enters the 12th Five Year Plan beginning April 1, Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday, while ... Read more...
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Stage set for another railway budget
March 13th, 2012 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) With passenger fares unlikely to be hiked, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will present his maiden railway budget for 2012-13 Wednesday amid concerns over the ... Read more...
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Resources required to meet objectives: Railway minister
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Friday underlined that enormous resources would be required to meet the objectives of safety, development and modernisation of the Indian Railways."The Indian ... Read more...
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Probe Shiv Sena, NGOs leading Jaitapur protests: Congress
February 28th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) A day after the Shiv Sena attempted to gag eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar, the Congress hit back by demanding a probe into the funding pattern ... Read more...
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Top panel warns against new trains without focus on safety
February 26th, 2012 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Ahead of Minister Dinesh Trivedi's first Railway Budget March 14, a high-level panel has advised focus on safety issues, rather than the populist practice of ... Read more...
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Panel suggests independent rail safety authority
February 17th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A high-level railway safety panel headed by former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar Friday suggested setting up of an independent rail safety authority and ... Read more...
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Will raise money if finance ministry doesn’t help: Trivedi
February 17th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Friday his ministry would raise its own funds if the finance ministry does not provide funds. A high-level panel ... Read more...
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Railway safety, modernisation reports delayed
January 17th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Reports of two high powered committees on railway safety and modernisation, headed by former Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar and National Innovation Council head ... Read more...
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Experts to discuss Jaitapur nuclear project
November 28th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) For the first time, nuclear experts and opponents and supporters of the 9,900-MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) coming up in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra ... Read more...
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Kakodkar recommendations to be considered: PM
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kharagpur, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the recommendations of the Anil Kakodkar panel on the functioning of IITs will be soon considered by the Council ... Read more...
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Jaitapur nuclear plant site safe, say scientists
March 14th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) The nuclear top brass in the country Monday went into an overdrive to address safety concerns of Indian nuclear installations in the wake of the Japan ... Read more...
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Jaitapur n-power plant cleared: Jairam Ramesh
November 28th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 28 (IANS) The government has cleared the construction of a nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district of coastal Maharashtra, which will be one of the biggest in the ... Read more...
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Reprocessing nuclear fuel necessary for sustainable growth: Experts
October 14th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mahabalipuram, Oct 14 (IANS) Reprocessing spent fuel is vital for the sustainable growth of nuclear power in the wake of the uranium crisis that is expected to hit the sector in the ... Read more...
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Asian nuclear conference starts Monday
October 9th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Senior officials of India's nuclear energy establishment will discuss all aspects and potential of atomic power with their global counterparts at the three-day International Conference on Asian Nuclear ... Read more...
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Vice President Ansari calls for emphasis on education research
August 7th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday expressed concern at the dwindling number of students pursuing academic research in the field of science and technology.Ansari called for ... Read more...
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India should come out of foreign influence to be world leader: Kakodkar
February 21st, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal, Feb 21 (ANI): Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said India should come out of its nature to depend on foreign technologies, if it aspires to be ... Read more...
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As fuel supplies resume, India’s nuclear power output up
January 11th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) India's atomic power generation has gone up 15 percent over the past few months, following the resumption of fuel supplies from abroad after the accord ... Read more...
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2,000 papers presented at 97th Indian Science Congress
January 7th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) About 2,000 scientific and technical papers were presented during the 97th Indian Science Congress (ISC 2010) that concluded Thursday in the green campus of Kerala University here.
"I ... Read more...
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Nuclear liability limit needed to enter global trade: Kakodkar
January 5th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) A law to limit the liability of nuclear equipment makers in case of accident is a basic need to enter global nuclear trade, the ex-head of the Atomic ... Read more...
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Need to source steel for power plants locally: Experts
January 4th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) With India embarking on a massive expansion in the power sector, it is imperative for equipment manufacturers to source steel locally to keep costs low, according to various ... Read more...
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Lucknow University to confer degree on eminent nuclear scientist
December 31st, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 31 (IANS) The Lucknow University (LU) will confer a doctorate degree on eminent nuclear scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India Anil Kakodkar at its convocation in ... Read more...
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1998 tests perfect, no doubt about India’s n-arsenal: Kakodkar (Lead)
December 13th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Seeking to put to rest decisively any questions about India's nuclear deterrence, former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar has robustly defended the 1998 nuclear tests, saying ... Read more...
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Army should be confident of India’s nuclear arsenal: Kakodkar
December 13th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Seeking to put questions raised about India's nuclear deterrence at rest, former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Anil Kakodkar has said the army should be "fully confident" as ... Read more...
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Yash Pal and Annadurai selected for Firodia award
December 9th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 9 (IANS) Two scientists connected to the Indian space sector, Yash Pal and M. Annadurai, have been selected for the 2009 H.K.Firodia award.
The Awards Selection Committee comprising R.A. Mashelkar, ... Read more...
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Police complaint filed in Kaiga incident, no suspect yet
December 2nd, 2009 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 2 (IANS) A police complaint has been filed on the radioactive contamination of drinking water at the Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka but no suspects have been named, ... Read more...
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Kaiga poisoning: Culprit could have been permanent or contract worker (Lead)
November 30th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Whoever poisoned a drinking water dispenser at the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka could have been either a permanent or a contract worker, a plant official ... Read more...
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No CCTV video to facilitate Kaiga nuke plant probe
November 30th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov 30 (ANI): Investigating agencies are finding it tough to probe the alleged leak at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, as no CCTV cameras were placed near the water cooler, ... Read more...
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Kaiga poisoning: Thousands had access to radioactive chemical
November 30th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 30 (IANS) Whoever caused the contamination of a drinking water dispenser at the state-run Kaiga atomic power plant in Karnataka could have been either a permanent or a contract worker, ... Read more...
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Kaiga incident is not a nuclear leak: Prithviraj Chavan
November 29th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Shreeraj Gudi New Delhi / Karwar, Nov 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Singh Chavan said here on Sunday that the Kaiga incident is not a ... Read more...
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Kaiga nuke leak, a malevolent act: Kakodkar
November 29th, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov.29 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, which left 55 persons sick with radioactive poisoning, appears to have ... Read more...
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Radiation leak at Kaiga nuke plant leaves 55 sick
November 29th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov 29 (ANI): A radiation leak at the Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka's north Kannada district has left 55 employees in the maintenance unit falling sick in the suspected radiation ... Read more...
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