The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recently approved additional nuclear inspection measures for India, which the country has yet to ratify before it can receive imports for its growing nuclear energy sector. The U.N. nuclear watchdog's approval fulfills a condition of the Indo-US deal allowing New Delhi to import nuclear...

Kuwait's cabinet has approved a draft project to set up a national nuclear energy commission. Kuwait is the third Middle Eastern country to take steps towards working out its own nuclear power programme in recent months. The Kuwaiti cabinet announced that a national committee for the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, headed by...

The landmark Indo-US civilian nuclear deal has opened a new panorama of relationship between the two countries but it is yet to reach a certain critical mass where it can acquire a momentum of its own, Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen has said. Addressing a meeting of US India Business Council (USIBC) on Indo-US relationship...

The Planning Commission is doubtful about achieving the targeted power capacity addition of over 78,000 Mw planned in the current Five-Year Plan period (2007-2012). "I could say 40,000 Mw is certainly achievable, 60,000 Mw is a possible target but 77,000 Mw looks a bit difficult," said Kirit Parikh, Member (energy), Planning Commission recently.