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Nageshwara Rao Guntur appointed as Chairperson of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Renowned scientist Nageshwara Rao Guntur appointed as Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for the period of 3 years. Guntur is the chairman at Project Design Safety Committee, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and former distinguished scientist Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL). The mission of AERB is to ensure that the ..
Topics: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board • BHAVINI • Breeder reactor • Energy • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear Power • Nuclear Power Corporation of India • Nuclear Power in India • Nuclear technology • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor • Science and technology in India • Shivram Bhoje
India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor is located in Tamil Nadu
India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is expected to achieve criticality in 2019. This was stated by Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, at the 62th General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, on 19th September 2018. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: BHAVINI • Breeder reactor • Department of Atomic Energy • FBR-600 • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear reactors • Nuclear technology • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor • Science and technology in India • Sekhar Basu • Shivram Bhoje • Tamil Nadu
Baldev Raj, director of NIAS passes away
Prof Baldev Raj (71), the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on January 6, 2018, while attending a conference. A recipient of the Padma Shri award, he took over as director of NIAS Bengaluru in 2014 and presided over the expansion of the institute in terms ..
Topics: Atomic Energy Commission of India • Baldev Raj • Breeder reactor • Fast Breeder Test Reactor • Homi Bhabha National Institute • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Kalpakkam • National Institute of Advanced Studies • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear technology • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor • Science and technology in India
Current Affairs National October 27-28, 2009
October 27, 2009: 2009 India-Nepal Treaty of Trade and Agreement of Cooperation to Control Unauthorized Trade2009 India-Nepal Treaty of Trade and Agreement of Cooperation to Control Unauthorized Trade was signed in Kathmandu by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and his Nepalese counterpart Rajendra Mahto.Salient Features: Raising the number of trade points from existing 22 ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2009
Topics: BHAVINI • Breeder reactor • Continents • Countries • Current Affairs 2009 • Indian Navy • Mount Everest • Nepal • Newar • South Asia
Current Affairs Current Affairs : Business & Economy : August 22, 2009
August 21, 2009: Support Price for grains hikedAugust 21, 2009: RBI puts Rs. 10000 cap on 3rd party ATM withdrawalsAugust 20, 2009: Some of 100 Most Powerful Women featured in ForbesAugust 19, 2009: Narayana Murthy will join National Payment Corporation of India boardAugust 19, 2009: Infosys , Ebix & Syntel feature in world’s 100 fastest ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2009
Topics: Bharti Airtel • BHAVINI • Breeder reactor • Current Affairs 2009 • Energy • Energy conversion • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear Power • Nuclear Power Corporation of India • Nuclear reactor • Robin Raina