NEW DELHI, Aug 7: NITI Aayog member and scientist V. K. Saraswat on Sunday suggested that the government should focus on setting up small modular reactors as it would help meet India’s energy needs and also in replacing aging thermal power plants. Saraswat also said nuclear power plant projects which have been set up under the fleet mode production, should be accelerated, so that India is able to meet base load requirements at the earliest. “We are suggesting that in […]
Noting that net zero targets are expected to be met through a combination of clean energy and nuclear sources, The government recently said India's present nuclear power capacity of 6,780 MW is planned to be increased to 22,480 MW by 2031.
Union Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh had said in-principle approval has been accorded to a site in Jaitapur for setting up six nuclear power reactors.
Singh said a total of 124 indigenous satellites have been put into Earth s orbit including 12 student satellites. "The total number of foreign satellites that have been put into Earth s orbit is 342 satellites (for 34 countries) by indigenous launch vehicle," he said. ISRO Earned USD 35 Million Plus 10 Million Euros from 2019-21 Through Foreign Satellite Launches: Govt To Parliament.