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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IndiGo to Begin Guwahati-Bangkok Flights, Expanding Northeast India’s Global Reach
Suhora Technologies Launches Open Satellite Platform to Support Nepal Flood Response
WABAG Wins RIL Repeat Order for Advanced ETP at Jamnagar
Homegrown Airtel Cloud Seeks to Support India’s Sovereign Manufacturing AI
Air India’s VT‑AWD Dreamliner Arrives After Completing 500 Checks
RVNL Secures ₹90.3 Billion Order for Rail Connectivity to Buxar Thermal Power Project
Air India and IHG Hotels & Resorts Forge Loyalty Partnership
RVNL Emerges Lowest Bidder for ₹40.49 Billion EPC Package in Odisha
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 Launches EOS-05, India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
Inox Wind Secures ₹7.55 Billion Repeat Order from Indian Oil
FLY91 Signs $1 Billion ATR Order to Drive Regional Aviation Growth
Esri Launches Linux‑Based GeoSARAL to Tap India’s Expanding GIS Market
Tata Power Commissions 400 kV Jalpura-Khurja Corridor to Strengthen NCR Grid
UrbanVault Expands into Chennai with 100,000 Sq. Ft. Across Three Properties
Naidu Chairs High‑Level Committee to Strengthen Aircraft Leasing and Financing
Windergy India 2026: Wind Sector Targets 100 GW with Manufacturing, Offshore and Repowering
RVNL Charts Diversified Growth with Strong Order Book and Execution
Air India Express Unveils New Uniforms Inspired by India’s Cultural Heritage
NHAI Tightens AI-Machine Construction Norms
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.

