India is initiating sweeping reforms in its nuclear energy sector to dismantle a long-standing state monopoly and ease liability rules, aiming to attract private and foreign participation. The country has set an ambitious target of reaching 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047, a significant leap from its current 8.88...
India, France, Partner on Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
India and France have announced plans to collaborate on developing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France. This initiative marks a shift in India's nuclear energy policy and international partnerships. During their meeting, Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized nuclear energy's crucial role...
Jitendra Singh, Minister of Space and Nuclear Energy
Dr. Jitendra Singh is a man who wears many hats -- author, physician, columnist and a politician. Singh joined Narendra Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party in 2009 and is a member of the party's National Executive Committee. The Modi government has appointed him as the Union Minister of State for Atomic...
Canada's Prime Minister returns to India next week
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit India from Nov 3-9 and meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and other Indian leaders, according to the New York Daily News. He will be accompanied by Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Joe Oliver, Minister of...
Canada signs Nuclear Energy Deal with India
Yesterday, during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Canada to take part in the G-20 summit, India and Canada have signed a nuclear agreement to promote and develop co-operation in civilian nuclear energy. The Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA) will see Canadian uranium exported to India as part of a...
India, Canada on verge of nuclear energy agreement
India and Canada are likely to sign a civil nuclear cooperation agreement within the next few days. “We don’t look back, we look at the future,” Vivek Katju, Secretary (West) with India's External Affairs Ministry said on Tuesday this week, "There has been progress on finalizing an agreement on cooperation...