India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Sl. Limits of operator's liability 1 Reactors having thermal power above 3600 MW 3000 2 Reactors having thermal power above 1500 MW and up to 3600 MW 1500 3 Reactors having thermal power above 750 MW and up to 1500 MW 750 4 Reactors having thermal power above 50 MW and up to 750 MW 300 Reactors having thermal power up to 150 MW, fuel cycle facilities other than spent fuel reprocessing plants and No. Categories of nu...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: State Location Project Capacity (MW) Tamilnadu Kudankulam KKNPP-2 1 X 1000 Gujarat Kakrapar KAPP-3&4 2 X 700 Rajasthan Rawatbhata RAPP-7 1 X 700 State Location Project Capacity (MW) Rajasthan Rawatbhata RAPP-8 1 X 700 Tamilnadu Kudankulam KKNPP*-3&4 2 X 1000 KKNPP*-5&6 2 X 1000 Karnataka Kaiga KAIGA-5&6 2 X 700 Haryana Gorakhpur GHAVP-1 & 2 2 X 700 State Location Project Capacity (MW) Karna...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nuclear Energy Mission (NEM) announced in the Union Budget 2025-26 with the objective of achieving 100 GWe nuclear power generation capacity by 2047 to support the vision of Viksit Bharat and the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2070. Further, the mission also aims to develop and operationalise at least five indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) by 2033. In this regard, BARC has undertaken design and development of SMRs...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: To reduce the dependency on imported uranium and to insulate the Indian nuclear power programme from geopolitical risk, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is pursuing the three-stage nuclear power programme to optimally utilise its domestic uranium resources and exploit its vast thorium reserves for long-term sustainable energy security. Based on a closed fuel cycle, the programme aims to multiply the domestically available fiss...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: For Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC) Sr No. Institute Courses Offers Institute Capacity 1 BARC Training School, Mumbai, Maharashtra Engineering Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Reactors, Research in frontier areas of Basic and Engineering Sciences 230 2 BARC Training Exploration Techniques for Uranium and other Atomic Minerals and related R&D activities 25 ...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The second and final session of India's Eighth Trade Policy Review (TPR) concluded today at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. The Trade Policy Review is a key transparency and monitoring mechanism of the WTO under which Members' trade and related policies are periodically examined to enhance transparency, strengthen adherence to WTO rules and facilitate constructive dialogue among Members. India's official delegation f...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (NICDC), in collaboration with Maharashtra Industrial Township Limited (MITL), commenced a two-day cross-learning site visit to the Shendra-Bidkin Industrial Area (AURIC Smart City), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on 23 July 2026. The programme has brought together senior officials from State Governments, Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), Programme Managers for New Citie...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has taken swift measures to ensure continuity of telecom services in Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and Nagaland following severe disruption of communication networks caused by heavy rainfall, cloudburst and landslides. Recognizing the critical role of telecommunications during disasters, DoT immediately activated its emergency response mechanism and issued directions to all Telecom Service Providers...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Government has taken key steps to strengthen telecommunications and digital communication infrastructure including expansion of 5G, enhancement of mobile networks and broadband connectivity in rural and remote areas as follows: Launch of centralized Right of Way (RoW) portal on May 14, 2022, thus facilitating the streamlining of the RoW permissions for the deployment of telecom infrastructure viz. optical fiber cable (OFC) lay...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has developed ASTR which is an artificial intelligence and big data analytics tool that identifies suspicious mobile connections. As on 15.7.2026, more than 88 lakh such mobile connections have been disconnected after failing reverification. Chakshu facility of Sanchar Saathi enables citizens to report the suspected fraud communications. Rather than acting on individual reported suspected fra...