Preliminary > Economic Development > Indian Economy and Issues > Nuclear energy
Why in news? The Union Minister of Atomic Energy and Space has announced a nuclear plant will soon be operational in Gorakhpur. About Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant: Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant is locat...
Mains > Science and Technology > Energy > Nuclear energy
IN NEWS: Recently, India announced its long-term strategy to transition to a “low emissions” pathway at the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP 27) ongoing in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, which is premised on ...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Global research projects and India > Nuclear energy
Why in news? India has supplied four km of cryolines, capable of operating at temperatures ranging from minus 269 degrees Celsius to minus 193 degrees Celsius, for the ITER nuclear fusion project taking shape in Fr...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Energy > Nuclear energy
Why in news? Recently, member of NITI Aayog V K Saraswat suggested the government to focus on setting up small modular reactors (SMRs). It was suggested to accelerate nuclear power plant projects, set up under f...
Preliminary > International Relations > Strategic Groupings > Nuclear energy
Why in news? India is looking forward to joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), overcoming the political impediments that are against global interest, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said recently. ...
Preliminary > Disaster Management > Miscellaneous > Nuclear energy
Why in news? New India Assurance (NIA) will soon complete the placement of property cover for units three and four of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), with a sum assured of over Rs 43,000 crore. The cover is...
Preliminary > International Relations > International Institutions > Nuclear energy
Why in news? International Atomic Energy Agency will hold an emergency meeting on 2nd march 2022, about Ukraine, where war is raging in a country with four operational nuclear power plants and various waste facilit...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Energy > Nuclear energy
Why in news? A team at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility in the United Kingdom said they have achieved a new milestone in producing nuclear fusion energy, or imitating the way energy is produced in the Sun. ...
Preliminary > Science and Technology > Energy > Nuclear energy
Why in news? China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), which mimics the energy generation process of the sun, set a new record after it ran at 216 million degrees Fahrenheit (120 million d...
Preliminary > Geography > Places in news > Nuclear energy
Why in news? Russia and China held the ground-breaking ceremony of their biggest nuclear energy project recently. About the power plant: Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the ...