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Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas appointed as new Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas, the renowned nuclear scientist, has been appointed as the new Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), and Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) till May 3, 2021. He succeeded Shekhar Basu. At present, Vyas is the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai. The DAE is under the direct charge ..
Topics: Atomic Energy Commission of India • Barc • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre • Department of Atomic Energy • Homi Bhabha National Institute • Ministry of Science and Technology • Nuclear energy in India • Science and technology in India • Sekhar Basu
The 4th edition of Global Exhibition on services (GES-2018) started in Mumbai
The 4th edition of Global Exhibition on services (GES-2018) has been inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai on May 15. He has also released the logo for Services and launched the portal. 25 Indian states and around 100 countries are expected to participate in Global Exhibition on Services, this ..
Topics: Atomic Energy Commission of India • Bhabha • Confederation of Indian Industry • DAE • Department of Atomic Energy • India • Mumbai • Nuclear energy in India • Science and technology in India
Fluorimeter
The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), an Indore-based unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has developed an instrument called Fluorimeter, to measure traces of uranium in water. The device is capable of examining traces of uranium in sample of water from 0.1 PPB (Parts-per- billion) unit to 100 PPB. It can be ..
Topics: Actinides • Atomic Energy Commission of India • Chemistry • Department of Atomic Energy • Homi Bhabha National Institute • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear technology • Physical sciences • Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology • Uranium
Fluorimeter: DAE develops device to measure uranium traces in water
The Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), an Indore-based unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has developed an instrument called Fluorimeter, to measure traces of uranium in water. The device is capable of examining traces of uranium in sample of water from 0.1 PPB (Parts-per-billion) unit to 100 PPB. It can be easily ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: Department of Atomic Energy • Fluorimeter • RRCAT • Science and Technology • Uranium Contamination • Uranium Pollution
Sekhar Basu assumes charge as Director of BARC
Renowned scientist Sekhar Basu took the position of director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). He played pivotal role in the development of atomic reactor for India’s indigenous nuclear submarine “INS Arihant”. He has also served as the Project Director of the Plutonium Recycling Project, Kalpakkam, which constructed the country’s 1st indigenous Pressurised Water Reactor, ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Arihant-class submarine • Atomic Energy Commission of India • Bhabha Atomic Research Centre • Department of Atomic Energy • Energy • Homi Bhabha National Institute • INS Arihant • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear reactor • Nuclear technology • Science and technology in India • Sekhar Basu