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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Nuclear Energy Mission For 'Viksit Bharat'
In her budget speech. Ms Sitharaman said that the development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047 is "essential for our energy transition efforts".
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Budget 2025: Nuclear Energy Mission With Outlay Of Rs 20,000 Crore Announced
Union Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to promote research and development of small modular reactors, with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore.
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Sam Altman-Backed Startup Raises $425 Million To Build World's 1st Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
With the latest round of funding, Helion has raised over $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013.
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Russian Leader Warns Of Nuclear War Over Claims Of Putin's Assassination Plot
Russian Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin adopted a more forceful tone, warning that any plot to assassinate Putin would have catastrophic consequences, including the possibility of nuclear war.
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UK to Dispose of 140 Tonnes of Radioactive Plutonium at Sellafield for Long-Term Safety
The UK government has announced its decision to dispose of 140 tonnes of plutonium stored at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. The material, accumulated over decades as a by-product of nuclear fuel reprocessing, will now be immobilised into a stable, ceramic-like form and prepared for long-term geological disposal. The move is aimed at addressing saf...
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Invisible Boson Stars Could Hold the Key to Dark Matter's Mysteries
Boson stars, invisible celestial objects theorised to form from axions, are now at the centre of dark matter research. Axions, light and wave-like bosons, may cluster under gravity, forming these mysterious entities. Unlike normal stars, boson stars neither emit light nor interact with regular matter in observable ways. With sizes ranging from smal...
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'Hope This Time Trump 2.0 Will Be More Serious': Iran Official At Davos
Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose "rationality" in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding Tehran had never sought nuclear weapons.
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China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop
China’s EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) achieved a significant milestone in nuclear fusion by maintaining a continuous plasma loop for 1,066 seconds on January 20, 2025. This breakthrough, facilitated by an enhanced heating system, surpasses its previous record and marks a critical step towards sustainable fusion energy. Nucl...
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Is Iran Building A Nuclear Weapon? Global Watchdog Chief Says...
Iran has accumulated a vast amount of enriched uranium, which is "very, very close" to weapon grade, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told NDTV during the ongoing World Economic Forum Summit in Davos.
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How Safe Are India's Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said
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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'Minutes, Hours Away...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief Reveals Ukraine Close Calls To NDTV At Davos
Europe's largest and now Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in conflict-hit Ukraine had been minutes or hours away "a few times" from a nuclear catastrophe, the head of the IAEA told NDTV in Davos.
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US President Donald Trump Revokes Executive Order on Addressing AI Risks
US President Donald Trump revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that aiming to reduce the risks that AI poses to customers. The order also directed agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks.
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Astronomers Spot Hundreds of Hidden Supermassive Black Holes Using Infrared
Hundreds of hidden supermassive black holes have been identified using infrared observations, offering fresh insights into their role in galaxy formation. Researchers relied on data from NASA's Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to detect emissions from black holes obscured by thick clouds ...
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US Removes Restrictions On 3 Indian Nuclear Entities
In a significant move, the US removed restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities, over a week after NSA Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was finalising steps to "remove" hurdles for civil nuclear partnership between Indian and American firms.
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Iran Unveils Spy Ship During Major War Games: State Media
The Iranian army has unveiled an advanced reconnaissance ship, state media said, as military forces conducted drills nationwide focused on safeguarding the country's nuclear facilities.
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Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Nuclear Energy Mission For 'Viksit Bharat'
In her budget speech. Ms Sitharaman said that the development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047 is "essential for our energy transition efforts".
-
Budget 2025: Nuclear Energy Mission With Outlay Of Rs 20,000 Crore Announced
Union Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to promote research and development of small modular reactors, with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore.
-
Sam Altman-Backed Startup Raises $425 Million To Build World's 1st Nuclear Fusion Power Plant
With the latest round of funding, Helion has raised over $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013.
-
Russian Leader Warns Of Nuclear War Over Claims Of Putin's Assassination Plot
Russian Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin adopted a more forceful tone, warning that any plot to assassinate Putin would have catastrophic consequences, including the possibility of nuclear war.
-
UK to Dispose of 140 Tonnes of Radioactive Plutonium at Sellafield for Long-Term Safety
The UK government has announced its decision to dispose of 140 tonnes of plutonium stored at the Sellafield site in Cumbria. The material, accumulated over decades as a by-product of nuclear fuel reprocessing, will now be immobilised into a stable, ceramic-like form and prepared for long-term geological disposal. The move is aimed at addressing saf...
-
Invisible Boson Stars Could Hold the Key to Dark Matter's Mysteries
Boson stars, invisible celestial objects theorised to form from axions, are now at the centre of dark matter research. Axions, light and wave-like bosons, may cluster under gravity, forming these mysterious entities. Unlike normal stars, boson stars neither emit light nor interact with regular matter in observable ways. With sizes ranging from smal...
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'Hope This Time Trump 2.0 Will Be More Serious': Iran Official At Davos
Iran hopes U.S. President Donald Trump will choose "rationality" in its dealing with the Islamic Republic, Iran's Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, adding Tehran had never sought nuclear weapons.
-
China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop
China’s EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) achieved a significant milestone in nuclear fusion by maintaining a continuous plasma loop for 1,066 seconds on January 20, 2025. This breakthrough, facilitated by an enhanced heating system, surpasses its previous record and marks a critical step towards sustainable fusion energy. Nucl...
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Is Iran Building A Nuclear Weapon? Global Watchdog Chief Says...
Iran has accumulated a vast amount of enriched uranium, which is "very, very close" to weapon grade, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi told NDTV during the ongoing World Economic Forum Summit in Davos.
-
How Safe Are India's Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said
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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'Minutes, Hours Away...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief Reveals Ukraine Close Calls To NDTV At Davos
Europe's largest and now Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in conflict-hit Ukraine had been minutes or hours away "a few times" from a nuclear catastrophe, the head of the IAEA told NDTV in Davos.
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US President Donald Trump Revokes Executive Order on Addressing AI Risks
US President Donald Trump revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that aiming to reduce the risks that AI poses to customers. The order also directed agencies to set standards for that testing and address related chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and cybersecurity risks.
-
Astronomers Spot Hundreds of Hidden Supermassive Black Holes Using Infrared
Hundreds of hidden supermassive black holes have been identified using infrared observations, offering fresh insights into their role in galaxy formation. Researchers relied on data from NASA's Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) to detect emissions from black holes obscured by thick clouds ...
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US Removes Restrictions On 3 Indian Nuclear Entities
In a significant move, the US removed restrictions on 3 Indian nuclear entities, over a week after NSA Jake Sullivan announced that Washington was finalising steps to "remove" hurdles for civil nuclear partnership between Indian and American firms.
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Iran Unveils Spy Ship During Major War Games: State Media
The Iranian army has unveiled an advanced reconnaissance ship, state media said, as military forces conducted drills nationwide focused on safeguarding the country's nuclear facilities.
