Everything you need to know about Kako: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kako: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Panaji, April 28 (IANS) Goa's top industry body, scientists and local intelligentsia are pitching hard to put a 'nuke-guru' Anil Kakodkar in the presidential race and are seeking support of all political parties in the state to back his candidature for the top constitutional slot.
Mumbai, April 26 (IANS) Eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar will be conferred this year's Maharashtra Bhushan Award for his contribution in making India a major global atomic power, an official said here Thursday.
Guwahati, April 25 (IANS) Small tea growers in Assam will soon get biometric smart cards with a unique number.
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Batting for upcoming nuclear power plants in the country, Principal Scientific Advisor to the union cabinet R. Chidambaram Friday said that nuclear energy will play a key role in India becoming a developed nation.
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on Wednesday called the Rail Budget presented by Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi as balanced.
The Rail budget 2012-13 was more focussed towards the safety issues as Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi mentioned the issue for passengers safety for 41 times while presenting the Rail budget 2012-13 on 14th of March 2012.
Indian Railway Minister, Dinesh Trivedi announced the Railway Budget 2012 today. The main highlights of railway budget 2012-13 were the price hike in the fares, which was seen after 10 years.
Safety and modernization are key concerns of the Rail budget 2012 presented by Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi in Lok Sabha today.
Days before the Railway Budget 2012, has to be presented in the parliament by Dinesh Trivedi a parliamentary panel on Monday advises increase in passenger fares and mobilize internal resources to improve safety and modernization of the network.
Amidst various speculations regarding the rail budget 2012 announcement for safety measures are more likely. Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi may announce the measures to ensure safety of 23 million commuters that board the train everyday.
Indian Railway needs Rs.1,00,000-crore to revamp its deteriorating security system in the next five years, reported a high-level safety review committee led by former chairman......
Mumbai, Nov 30 (ANI): Former Atomic Energy Commission Chiarman Anil Kakodkar has supported the setting up of the controversial nuclear plant in Jaitapur, Maharashtra.
Sivasagar (Assam), Sep 20 (ANI): As militancy declines in the northeast, people living in rural areas have been the biggest beneficiaries of speeded up development in states such as Assam.
Washington/ New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal seems to be stuck in a logjam, with analysts voicing concerns that India has not shown the political commitment to see the deal through.
New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): The government has decided to set up a task force to review the existing processes, procedures and practices in the national security system.
Tinsukia, Apr 19 (ANI): With peace talks between the Centre and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) having begun, it seems the hard work put in by the government to persuade the rebels to shun violence and come to the negotiating table has paid off.
New Delhi/Melbourne, Oct. 6 (ANI): Australian Commonwealth Games officials have decided to lock-up silver-medallist wrestler Hassene Fkiri after he refused to shake hands with his Indian opponent and gold medal winner Anil Kumar following his defeat in the 96 kilogram Greco-Roman class wrestling championship on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (ANI): Indian Wrestlers gave an impressive performance on the second day of the Common Wealth Games here today as all the three Wrestlers Ravinder Singh, Sanjay and Anil Kumar made it to the final of their respective categories.
New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): The expected face-off between the UPA Government and the Opposition over the former's proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill has fizzled out with the UPA saying it will not table the Bill that provides for compensation in case of a nuclear accident for discussion today.
New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): The UPA Government and the Opposition are likely to engage in a heated debate over the former's proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill that provides for compensation in case of a nuclear accident.
Bhopal, Feb 21 (ANI): Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said India should come out of its nature to depend on foreign technologies, if it aspires to be a world leader.
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov.29 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said the leakage at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, which left 55 persons sick with radioactive poisoning, appears to have been a malevolent act of a disgruntled employee.
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov 30 (ANI): Investigating agencies are finding it tough to probe the alleged leak at the Kaiga nuclear plant here, as no CCTV cameras were placed near the water cooler, the place where the leak took place.
New Delhi / Karwar, Nov 29 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Singh Chavan said here on Sunday that the Kaiga incident is not a nuclear leak and assured that all nuclear plants in India are safe.
Mallapur (Karnataka), Nov 29 (ANI): A radiation leak at the Kaiga Nuclear Plant in Karnataka's north Kannada district has left 55 employees in the maintenance unit falling sick in a case of suspected radiation poisoning.
New Delhi, Sep 29(ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee n Tuesday said that India should consider nuclear energy as a ource to overcome power shortage and fuel economic growth.
New Delhi, Sep. 29 (ANI): IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday praised India for promoting peaceful tilisation of Atomic energy.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (ANI): Rejecting claims made by former Defence research and development Organisation (DRDO) chief K. Santanam that the Pokhran II were partially successful, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Anil Kakodkar said tests were fully successful.
Mumbai, Sep 24 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said on Wednesday that the controversy over Pokhran-II nuclear tests was unnecessary. Addressing a press conference along with senior defence scientist R. Chidambaram here Kakodkar said, Pokharan-II nuclear tests gave India capability to build deterrence in both the fission and fusion categories.
New Delhi, Sep.20 (ANI): National Security Adviser M. K. Narayanan on Sunday described the former DRDO scientist K Santhanam's claim on Pokhran-II nuclear tests as "unfortunate" and asserted that India has thermonuclear capabilities.
New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Dr. Anil Kakodkar has ruled out allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) for establishing nuclear power stations in the country.
Bangalore, Aug. 10 (ANI): The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Anil Kakodkar, has said that India is set to open new uranium mines and boost its nuclear power generation capacity, as the country's fuel supplies are expected to get a major push from international suppliers.
Chennai, Aug 3 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar here said that India would build four 700-megawatt nuclear power units shortly.
Kakopathar (Assam), July 28 (ANI): A group of surrendered rebels of the moderate faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), observed Martyrs' Day at Kakopathar in Tinsukia district.
Tarapur (Maharashtra), Apr 2 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar hailed 40 successful years of Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) in Maharashtra.
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) India has started benefiting from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) clearance for supply of nuclear fuel with the first consignment of 60 tonnes of uranium from France landing at the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) here.
Greater Noida, March 31 (IANS) Two people were killed here Tuesday when a vehicle they were travelling in collided head-on with another, the police said.
Guwahati, Mar 21 (ANI): Theatre groups in the North Eastern region are promoting national integration, peace and harmony through the medium of theatre.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) More than six months after the Nuclear Suppliers Group signalled the resumption of global nuclear trade with India, New Delhi is set to explore business and technology opportunities with Britain when a group of scientists led by Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chief Anil Kakodkar travels to London next week.
Kolkata, March 19 (ANI): On visiting a special village on the eastern fringes of Kolkata one can find several deaf and mute children learning to talk, mentally challenged children doing mathematics and the handicapped receiving vocational training.
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) As far as this doctor-turned-politician is concerned, it's a double dose. The Trinamool Congress candidate from Barasat town in West Bengal has hit the campaign trail with a stethoscope in hand.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar today said that India is set to expand power generation after signing the IAEA inspection deal that would end more than two decades of nuclear isolation and provide fuel for its civilian nuclear reactors.
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari presented the 'Bharat Asmita National Awards 2009' here today.
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, and G Madhvan Nair, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS) US business executives eyeing India's estimated $100 billion nuclear pie now suggest there are more hurdles to overcome before they can start setting up reactors and selling fuel to India despite the landmark civil nuclear deal.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The eighth edition of Asia's largest petroleum exhibition and conference, beginning Jan 11, may see a smaller delegation due to economic slowdown and fears over terror attacks, but ministers from 11 countries will attend the event, organisers said here.
Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) It was a bloody and dramatic beginning to the New Year Thursday with multiple blasts ripping through this Assam town and splits in two of the state's frontline separatist groups, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
Guwahati, Dec.22 (ANI): Realizing the futility of violence, many low-rung United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres have chosen to return to the mainstream and work for social development and welfare of the society in Assam.
Chennai, Dec 17 (IANS) PanIIT 2008, the three-day global conference of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni, will begin at IIT Madras here Friday.
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Dec 11 (IANS) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar Thursday said only experienced private companies will be allowed in nuclear power generation.
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Sheila Dikshit Monday became the longest serving woman chief minister in the country when she wrested power for the third time in the Delhi assembly elections. The women chief ministers who preceded her were:
After inking nuclear cooperation pact with France and United States post-NSG waiver, India signed the long-pending nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India's 'time-tested ties' with Russia crossed 'a new milestone' Friday as the two countries signed a landmark civil nuclear accord that envisages Moscow building four more reactors in Tamil Nadu and vowed to intensify their cooperation in combating terrorism.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Anil Kakodkar today said that India's second largest fast breeder reactor will be commissioned by year 2011.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd Thursday signed an agreement with the US-based nuclear energy company Thorium Power to jointly explore the possibilities of nuclear fuel generation in India.
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) India is expected to exceed the nuclear power target of 20,000 MW by 2020, thanks to the removal of curbs on the import of technology and fuels by the international community, says a top scientist in India's nuclear establishment.
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Uranium Corp of India Tuesday signed an agreement for cooperation in exploration and development.
New Delhi, Nov.11 (ANI): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has signed an MoU with Uranium Corporation of India Ltd. (UCIL) for joint cooperation in uranium exploration and development.
Terrorism is the greatest threat to democracy and humanity. And the terrorists can not have any caste and religion. To deal with both the home-grown and international terrorism, a combined effort of political
Guwahati, Oct 31 (IANS) Assam woke up Friday with a steely resolve to fight back terror with people anguished, but not shattered, over the serial bombings that killed 71 people and wounded 300 more Thursday.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) With India's atomic pacts with the US and France sealed, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday vigorously batted for the deal, saying it will accelerate the development of nuclear energy in the country which has suffered from uranium crunch due to global isolation for over three decades.
Kota, Oct 14 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said that India will achieve 35 percent electricity generation from nuclear power plants by 2050 after the signing of the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal.
Lucknow, Oct 12 (IANS) A man wanted in over a dozen cases was killed here in a shoot-out with the police, barely 24 hours after he had shot dead a property dealer, the police said Sunday.
India would not mind if the United States enters into a civil nuclear deal with Pakistan, since every country has the right to use nuclear energy
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IANS) Four decomposed bodies of youths who had gone missing earlier this year were extricated from a mass grave in a dense forest in Assam, triggering speculation that they were killed by a rebel group, officials Wednesday said.
Paris, Sep 30 (IANS) France, home to the world's most advanced nuclear technologies, Tuesday became the first country in the world to ink a defining civil nuclear agreement with India after a global cartel lifted three decades of an atomic trade embargo against New Delhi early this month.
Paris, Sep 30 (IANS) India Tuesday inked a civil nuclear agreement with France, a country that depends overwhelmingly on nuclear power, as Paris became the first capital to sign up to do nuclear trade with New Delhi after three decades of a trade embargo were lifted by the global atomic cartel.
Paris, Sept 30 (ANI): Cooperation in space is an important part of India's strategic partnership with France, said Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Tuesday after signing of the civil nuclear deal.
Guwahati, Oct 1 (IANS) Four decomposed bodies of youths who had gone missing earlier this year were extricated from a mass grave in a dense forest in Assam, triggering speculation that they were killed by a rebel group, officials Wednesday said.
Paris, Sept 30 (ANI): Cooperation in space is an important part of India's strategic partnership with France, said Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Tuesday after signing of the civil nuclear deal.
Paris, Sep 30 (IANS) France, home to the world's most advanced nuclear technologies, Tuesday became the first country in the world to ink a defining civil nuclear agreement with India after a global cartel lifted three decades of an atomic trade embargo against New Delhi early this month.
Scrapping 34 years of nuclear trade isolation, India and France entered into a new era of bilateral ties on Tuesday by inking a landmark agreement on civil nuclear cooperation that includes supply of reactors and atomic fuel.
Paris, Sep 30 (IANS) India Tuesday inked a civil nuclear agreement with France, a country that depends overwhelmingly on nuclear power, as Paris became the first capital to sign up to do nuclear trade with New Delhi after three decades of a trade embargo were lifted by the global atomic cartel.
Mumbai, Sept 12 (ANI): Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Friday said that India and the United States will work on a reprocessing agreement within six months after the 123 agreement is passed by the US Congress.
New Delhi, Sept.4 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that the UPA Government was not in a position to go beyond its commitment to Parliament on the US-India civil nuclear cooperation deal, even as an atmosphere of uncertainty prevails over India getting a waiver for nuclear commerce from the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG).
Six days ahead the revised version of the draft waiver that is to be presented at next week's meeting of the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers' Group
Defying the diktat of militants, the people in Assam have joined the celebration of India?s 62nd Independence Day today. Besides the government programmes
If it becomes a ritual for a section of the banned armed outfits in Northeast India to impose a boycott call on the celebration of Independence Day
Vienna, Aug 1 (ANI): The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will meet here today for a crucial session to consider for approval a key step for the operationalisation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
New Delhi, July 12 (ANI): Defending the UPA Government's decision to move ahead with the next steps in the controversy-ridden and much delayed US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement, the country's top four and key negotiators said late on Saturday evening that every aspect of the agreement, including the India-specific safeguards to be certified and approved by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), would be scrutinised thoroughly before the pact's operationalisation.
New Delhi, July 10 (ANI): The Left party, which decided to part ways with the United Progressive Alliance government over the Indo-US nuclear deal, today criticized the Government's move of circulating the safeguard draft to the IAEA's Board of Governors for their approval without even proving its majority in the Lok Sabha.
Mumbai, July 10 (ANI): The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Anil Kakodkar has urged the country to give the go ahead for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
Bangalore, July 5 (ANI): The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Anil Kakodkar has stated that the sooner the nuclear deal was concluded, it would be better for the country.
Marking the World Environment Day, the Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on June 5 announced that the highly endangered river dolphin,
To create favourable opinion in the country, the government told in the winter session of Lok Sabha that â??atomic programme can develop â??fasterâ?? if global co-operation in this field is allowedâ??, as India just initiated negotiations on
144 member nations are meeting to attend the 50th annual general meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna to discuss various issues related to nuclear energyâ??s control and development, which will last for 5 days. Anil
