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MUMBAI: After the Tata and JSW Groups, the Adani Group is firming up plans to enter the nuclear energy sector. This week, the Ahmedabad-based infrastructure conglomerate incorporated a new company, Adani Atomic Energy, for the purpose. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Power, will “generate, transmit and distribute electricity derived from nuclear and…
Iran will “never” give up uranium enrichment, even if war is imposed on the country, Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Speaking at a forum in Tehran, Abbas Araghchi said Iran had “paid a very heavy price” for what it describes as its peaceful nuclear programme. “Why do we insist so much on enrichment and…
The expiration of the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, has raised fears of a renewed global arms race, even as Washington and Moscow signal the need for urgent talks and the US steps up pressure on China to join a future nuclear pact.The Kremlin…
Representative image (AI-generated) The United States on Friday announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil and petrochemical trade, hours after indirect talks between Tehran and Washington concluded in Oman.The move came even as both sides signalled willingness to continue negotiations aimed at easing tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme.The sanctions, unveiled by the US State Department, target…
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and Steve Witkoff, right (AP file photos) Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said that the second rounds of the talks with the US, mediated by Oman, were “a good start”, as officials from the two countries met Oman’s leadership separately in Muscat amid high tensions over Iran’s…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) The United States on Friday accused China of secretly carrying out nuclear explosive tests, even as Washington and Moscow acknowledged the need to urgently begin fresh arms control talks following the expiry of the last remaining US–Russia nuclear treaty.The accusation came as US officials renewed pressure on Beijing to be…
This Japanese device turns your smartphone into a nuclear radiation detector for just $70 (Bantan et al., 2026, Radiation Measurements, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ) Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have developed a low-cost way to turn ordinary smartphones into tools for measuring radiation exposure. The system uses a combination of radiochromic film, a small…
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran’s Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center outside of Isfahan, Iran, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the rubble of the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site on Dec. 3, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, with his daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, inspects the test-firing of ballistic missiles from an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he will unveil plans to further strengthen the country’s nuclear…
China’s most senior general, Gen. Zhang Youxia, came under investigation on allegations that included leaking information about the country’s nuclear weapons programme to the United States and accepting bribes in exchange for official promotions, including the elevation of a former defence minister, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.The allegations were outlined Saturday during a closed-door…
