Atomic regulator’s nod for fuel loading at Kudankulam (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) India's atomic energy regulator Friday said it has given its nod to Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) to load enriched uranium fuel rods in the first ... Read more...
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Kudankulam to comply with AERB stipulations
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) is still in the process of complying with the pre-conditions laid down by the atomic regulator for fuelling ... Read more...
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Major pre-fuel loading exercise over at Kudankulam
September 12th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 12 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has completed the boron flushing of the first reactor at its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a major ... Read more...
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Atomic regulatory team inspecting Kudankulam reactor
September 10th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 10 (IANS) A team of officials from the Indian atomic energy regulator was Monday doing the final studies of the first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), ... Read more...
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Kudankulam reactor to be fuelled around Sep 11, protestors to intensify stir
September 7th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 7 (IANS) The loading of 163 enriched uranium fuel bundles in the first unit of the two 1,000 MW Russian reactors at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa demands 1,000 MW power from Kudankulam unit
August 19th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has reiterated her demand for the entire power generated by the first unit of two 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa writes to PM, demands Kudankulam power
April 25th, 2012 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh again, reiterating her demand that the state be allocated the entire 1,000 ... Read more...
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CRY convenes summit to highlight corporate responsibility
March 7th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) With an aim to define more clearly a strategy for corporate social responsibility, NGO CRY - Child, Rights and You - Wednesday organised here a day-long ... Read more...
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Pakistan, India must prevent ‘tripping of nuclear wire’: daily
December 29th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Talks between Pakistan and India to avert conflict is a step in the right direction, said a daily while observing that "the criticality of arrangements to ... Read more...
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Iran’s sole n-power plant becomes operational
May 19th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 18 (IANS) The Iranian government announced Wednesday that the country's sole nuclear power plant has become operational, Xinhua quoted Press TV as saying."As we have previously announced, Bushehr ... Read more...
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Women empowered in Bihar
April 5th, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Rajiv Kumar Patna, Apr 5 (ANI): Bihar certainly seems to be shaking off its yoke of extreme backwardness and poor developmental indices, which have defined the state, indeed, the region, for ... Read more...
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India proposes pro-active role in UN-flagged anti-piracy efforts
March 16th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India has proposed a pro-active role for its navy in a UN-flagged effort to tackle the threat to maritime traffic from piracy."India is in favour ... Read more...
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Kaiga-4 nuke plant synchronised with southern power grid
January 19th, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The fourth unit of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Kaiga-4, India's 20th nuclear reactor, began supplying electricity after it was linked to the southern power grid early Wednesday, an ... Read more...
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Mumbai ports eager to resume normal operations
August 12th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) The government's prime concern is to restore normalcy at the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at the earliest, Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan said ... Read more...
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The Indian Army is being deliberately weakened
June 15th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The Indian nation is going through some testing times. The Kashmir Valley continues to be embroiled in an unabated cycle of violence which is making ... Read more...
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Dummy fuel to be loaded in Kudankulam nuclear reactor soon
April 10th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) The first unit of the 2,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is shortly expected to reach another milestone - insertion of dummy fuel into the ... Read more...
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Rajasthan atomic plant’s sixth reactor synchronised to grid
March 28th, 2010 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) The Rajasthan Atomic Power Project-Unit 6 was synchronized to the Northern Grid early Sunday after authorization from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, an official said.
The unit power level ... Read more...
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Rajasthan atomic power plant unit starts operations
February 6th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, with a capacity of 220 Megawatts (MW), at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district started commercial operations from Thursday midnight, an ... Read more...
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Improvement in efficiency of irrigation projects vital: Pranab Mukherjee
December 11th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 11(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that improvement in efficiency of irrigation projects through technology upgradation, better operation and maintenance is vital for the development ... Read more...
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Rajasthan nuclear power unit goes critical
November 24th, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, a 220 MW pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR), attained criticality at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, an official of the Nuclear Power ... Read more...
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Indian enterprises face data loss risk: Study
November 5th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, Nov 5 (IANS) Increasing use of IT infrastructure by Indian enterprises to enhance productivity and expand operations in a competitive environment has led to growing security risks such as ... Read more...
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Dummy fuel for Kudankulam nuclear power project received
August 31st, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) With the receipt of dummy fuel from Russia, India has moved a step forward towards commissioning the first unit of 2x1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project ... Read more...
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India’s fast nuclear reactor project costs rise 40 percent
August 14th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) India's first fast breeder nuclear reactor, coming up at Kalpakkam near here to produce 500 MW of power, is facing a cost overrun of over 40 ... Read more...
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HAL choppers going places but unable to meet domestic demand
June 7th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is eyeing international markets for its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv but it is struggling to fulfil a surge in ... Read more...
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RBI increases CRR to 8.75 percent
June 24th, 2008 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the cash reserve ratio of banks by 50 basis points to 8.75 percent in two stages keeping in view "domestic ... Read more...
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For India’s ‘missile woman’, it is all about rocket science(Feature)
May 13th, 2008 - 10:05 am ICT by admin
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) She has been dubbed India's 'missile woman', one in the team of India's elite scientists behind the Agni III, India's longest-range nuclear capable missile that ... Read more...
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India high on Obama, Hillary radars
February 29th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) India and the increasingly influential Indian-American community appear to be high on the radars of both Democratic presidential hopefuls Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton engaged in ... Read more...
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