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AI, Chip And Nuke: PM Modi Lays Out Tech-Led Roadmap For Viksit Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his 80th Independence Day address to outline an ambitious technology and human-capital agenda for India, with Artificial Intelligence, semiconductors, nuclear power, education and sports emerging as key pillars of the roadmap towards a developed economy. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Prime Minister announced a […]
CW Bureau
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Aug 15, 2026
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India Enters Second Stage Of Nuclear Programme With PFBR Criticality Feat
India has crossed a defining milestone in its nuclear energy journey, with the indigenously built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieving first criticality on April 6, 2026. The milestone marks the initiation of a sustained nuclear chain reaction and formally signals India’s entry into the second stage of its long-envisioned three-stage nuclear power […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 13, 2026
GENERAL
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor At Kalpakkam Attains First Criticality
In a landmark achievement for India’s nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam has successfully attained first criticality, the start of a controlled fission chain reaction, on April 6, 2026, at 08:25 PM, marking a historic step towards long-term energy security and advancement of indigenous nuclear technology capabilities. Indigenous […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 7, 2026
