Nuclear Safety
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Why Japan is right to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean
An expert explains why this might be the best option.
Jim Smith, The Conversation
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In photos: India’s nuclear dreams are a nightmare for residents of a uranium-rich Jharkhand area
In Jaduguda, which has India’s oldest mines for the radioactive element, residents describe the degradation of their health and the environment.
Subhrajit Sen
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China hints it will continue to block India’s bid to join Nuclear Suppliers Group
A foreign ministry spokesperson said ‘double standards’ in enforcing the Non-Proliferation Treaty should be opposed.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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India meets all criteria to become member of Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, says United States
However, China’s opposition has prevented it from happening, said an official.
Scroll Staff
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Moscow will support India’s entry to Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, says Russian deputy foreign minister
Sergey Ryabkov said Russia will take up the matter with China during the 15th RIC foreign ministerial meeting scheduled for December 11.
Scroll Staff
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Russia admits big spike in radioactivity around the Urals after reports of possible nuclear accident
They had first denied any such material was found in samples tested, but now the isotope ‘exceeds natural background pollution by 986 times’.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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India's civilian nuclear programme should adhere to international safeguards: Pakistan
Islamabad alleged that India has been given 'discriminatory waivers' with regard to the International Atomic Energy Commission's recommended measures.
Scroll Staff
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Nuclear leak in Kakrapar may be more serious than the government is telling us
There have been no updates after the day of the accident. What is the government hiding?
Kumar Sundaram
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How India will protect nuclear liabilities of US firms
The flip side is that Indian companies have often been slapped with large fines for violations of US law.
Amit Bhandari, IndiaSpend.com
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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The world condemns North Korea’s rocket launch and misses the point again
Why is it so hard to imagine that North Korea might have perfectly sane reasons for going into space?
Robert Winstanley-Chesters, The Conversation
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Accident at Kudankulam shows that nuclear plant is using substandard equipment, claim activists
Six workers are injured in hot-water spillage a week after Supreme Court rules out need for inspection by independent committee.
Mridula Chari