India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Tata Memorial Hospital under the Department of Atomic Energy is providing comprehensive evidence-based cancer treatment. The TMC has established 11 hospitals in which 8 are functional/situated at Mumbai, Varanasi, Vizag, Sangrur, Mullanpur, Guwahati and Bhubaneshwar and 3 are under construction. TMC being a premier cancer centre in the country, provides leadership in guiding the national/international policy and st...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Safe management of nuclear waste has been accorded high priority right from the inception of our nuclear energy program. Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) are also designed and operated in the manner so as to minimize the generation of radioactive waste. India follows a closed nuclear fuel cycle, where domestic spent fuel is reprocessed and most of its components are recycled back as fuel for future reactors. High level radi...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: BHAVINI is currently commissioning a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor and as per the present progress the expected timeline for achieving criticality of PFBR is by March 2026 and the expected timeline for full power generation is by December 2026. Upon attaining full power generation, PFBR will add 500 MWe capacity in the country's nuclear energy contribution in the National Grid. PFBR follows a closed fuel cycl...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: With the Budget 2025 announcement, Government has stated The Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat, envisaging 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047 and allowing private sector participation by amending the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act, 2010. India has a robust system of implementation of Nuclear Safety in Nuclear Power Plants. Currently, the responsibility for ensuring the s...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Paddy crop mapping, Kharif sown area, weekly sowing & harvesting progress, drought monitoring; groundwater prospects, recharge plan and quality mapping at 1:50,000 scale; monitoring of water spread of waterbodies of size greater than 1 ha (8,368 no.); mapping of wetlands at 1:50,000 scale (2017-18 time frame) and at 1:12,500 scale (2018-19 time frame) were carried out for all 24 districts of Jharkhand. Under the Disas...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Government of India through IN-SPACe, Department of Space, has sought willingness from state governments to establish spacemanufacturing clusters in their respective states. IN-SPACe will establish Common Technical Facilities within the space manufacturingclusters which will have capital intensive infrastructure required for realising the space systems. With respect to support for state run universities, the following...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The following schemes/ incentives/ assistance have been announced/ implemented to promote start-ups in the space sector: Rs. 1000 Cr. Antariksh Venture Capital (VC) fund has been announced to encourage private investment Differential pricing policy to incentivize the start-ups Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) of Rs. 500 Cr. for enabling technology development and commercialization Seed fund scheme to encourage start-ups...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that the flagship mantras consistently practised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are steering India's growth story, including its ambitious space programme. "Shubhanshu's Space vo...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The fifth session of the 18th Lok Sabha which commenced on 21 July, 2025 concluded today. In his Valedictory Address on the concluding day of the session, Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla expressed anguish on continuous and planned disruptions in the house. Observing that sloganeering, displaying placards in the Lok Sabha or the parliament premises and planned disruptions harm the dignity of parliamentary proceedings, ...
India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Today, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a phone call from the President of the French Republic H.E. Emmanuel Macron. The leaders exchanged views on the ongoing efforts for peaceful resolution of conflicts in Ukraine and the West Asia region. President Macron shared assessment on the recent meetings held between the leaders of the Europe, US and Ukraine in Washington. He also shared his perspectives on the ...