STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
IGCAR Gives Technology To Startups, Scales Up Lab-To-Market Innovation
The Atal Incubation Centre of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (AIC IGCAR FAST Foundation) has stepped up efforts to commercialise indigenous technologies by facilitating technology transfers, startup incubation and industry partnerships, reinforcing the role of deeptech innovation in India’s march towards self-reliance. At an event themed “Translation of IGCAR Technologies: From Lab to Land…and […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 25, 2026
GENERAL
BHAVINI Advances PFBR Project As DAE Chief Reviews Key Milestones
Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI) is advancing plans to move beyond the prototype stage and deploy a fleet of fast breeder reactors across India, with pre-project activities already underway for a twin-unit project at Kalpakkam and site identification in progress for future reactors. The roadmap gained further momentum on Saturday as Dr. A. K. […]
CW Bureau
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Jun 27, 2026
GENERAL
Kalpakkam Hosts World-First Nuclear Powered Hydrogen Generation Plant
In a major milestone for India’s clean energy ambitions, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine (Cu–Cl) Thermochemical Cycle using nuclear process heat generated from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam. The technology demonstrator […]
CW Bureau
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Jun 27, 2026
