It may have been an easy choice as former Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr Anil Kakodkar received the Homi Bhabha Lifetime Achievement Award in January, at the 21st Annual Conference of the Indian Nuclear Society.
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India Stays the Course as Combative Trump Exits International Solar Alliance
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PM Modi Hails HPCL’s World-First LC-Max Residue Unit at Visakh Refinery
NHAI Urges DoT and TRAI to Fix Mobile Connectivity Gaps on National Highways
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DFCCIL Uses GPS to Bust ERC Theft in Ambala, Averts Rail Mishap
Bhogapuram Airport Nears Completion as GMR Conducts Successful Validation Flight
Power Minister Manohar Lal Reviews Strategic Hydropower Projects in J&K
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Near Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Completion, DFCCIL Chief Inspects JNPA‑Vaitarna Stretch
Union Cabinet Clears $146 Million Delhi Metro Expansion, Adding 16 km and 13 Stations
Saleem Ahmad Takes Charge as RVNL CMD, Steering Shift to All‑Infra Vision
Clean Leap: Manohar Lal Inaugurates First Unit of 2,000 MW Subansiri Hydropower Project
DFCCIL Pushes Fast-Track Plan for Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals
No withholding tax: Power Min
The forthcoming budget is likely to withdraw withholding tax on overseas investment in power.
Lots to begin Ro-Ro service
Lots Shipping is all set to begin operation of its ro-ro service between Willingdon Island and Bolghatty by mid-February.
East-West corridor UP stretch to be ready by June
According to National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), work on the 653 km stretch of the East-West corridor project in UP will be completed by June this year.
Speed up Navi Mumbai Airport
The implementation of Navi Mumbai international airport project has been placed on the fast track with Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan directing the urban development department.
Terminal at Chennai port receives clearance
The Private Public PartnerÂship Advisory Committee (PPPAC) has given its clearance to the Rs 3,686 crore mega container terminal at the Chennai port, thus paving the way for the issue of request for proposal (RFP) for the project.
NBP blueprint by March 31
The blueprint for the National Broadband Plan (NBP) to connect 160 million Indian households with high-speed Internet connections by 2014,will be ready by the end of this fiscal.
WB to grant $1.5 bn loan to build 24,000 km rural roads
The World Bank (WB) has agreed to extend a $1.5 billion loan to India to build 24,000 km of all-weather roads in rural areas.
IndiGo order: The best laid planes
IndiGo made history in the world of commercial aviation with the largest single firm order for big jets ever placed, but says it has not decided how it will finance the deal.
Adani bags coal import contract from WBPDCL
Adani group has bagged a contract from West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL), for importing one million tonne of Indonesian thermal coal over the next year.

