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Concerns about China selling outdated n-technology to Pakistan
25 Mar 2011
There is growing global concern about China shipping decades-old nuclear technology to Pakistan, even as it suspended approvals for new nuclear power plants at home pending review of safety standards.
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FDI for Pipavav's defence projects among 14 cleared; Verizon loses out
24 Mar 2011
The FIPB has approved 14 proposals for foreign direct investment, worth Rs1,289 crore
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Indian n-reactors have extra cushioning in case of emergency
21 Mar 2011
Govt of India officials say the country’s 20 commercial nuclear reactors, including the oldest two in Tarapur, are better equipped to tackle a Fukushima-type scenario.
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Libya offers “direct oil block contracts” to India
19 Mar 2011
Libya has said it will award ‘direct oil block contracts’ to India, China and others, after these nations refused to vote for a UNSC resolution seeking to impose a no-fly zone over this North African nation.
Indian Army to induct Akash SAM
19 Mar 2011
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Radiation levels down at Fukushima
18 Mar 2011
Efforts to bring safety systems of damaged nuclear reactors back into action continued at the Fukushima nuclear park and authorities said radiation readings have displayed a downward trajectory through Friday morning.
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UNSC imposes no-fly zone on Libya, India abstains
18 Mar 2011
The United Nations Security Council authorized a no-fly zone against the embattled regime of Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, with India and five other nations abstaining from the vote.
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New initiatives to contain damage at Fukushima
17 Mar 2011
A series of new initiatives are being launched to avert full-scale meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear park, including helicopters to drop water on heated reactors, water cannons from Tokyo and UAV flights to assess reactor damage.
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Japan’s perfect storm of troubles continues
16 Mar 2011
Japan’s perfect storm of troubles mounted with a earthquake jolting the Kanto region Wednesday afternoon and workers abandoning a stricken nuclear plant to escape rising radiation levels.
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Fukushima: Lack of transparency worries experts
15 Mar 2011
With the nuclear crisis gaining momentum by the hour questions are now being asked as to how transparent the Japanese authorities are in disseminating information?
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Fukushima: Burning spent fuel rods spiked radiation levels
15 Mar 2011
Burning spent fuel rods, which are radioactive and still lying in a pool adjoining a nuclear reactor, may have been responsible for a spike in radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear park.
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Japan’s nuclear crisis worsens with third explosion
15 Mar 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis worsened with a third explosion at the Fukushima nuclear park and officials acknowledging that radioactive fuel inside one of the damaged reactors was in jeopardy of melting down.
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Radiation normal, situation under control at Fukushima: IAEA
14 Mar 2011
Allaying fears of a nuclear meltdown, the IAEA has said that radiation levels at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear park in Japan, hit by a second hydrogen explosion, are "normal."
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Second hydrogen explosion at Japan n-plant
14 Mar 2011
A second hydrogen explosion in three days has rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant with no report on the extent, if at all, of radiation released through the explosion.
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India is world's top arms importer
14 Mar 2011
India has replaced China as the world’s top weapons importer, according to a study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
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Failed pumping system, not reactor, caused nuclear plant blast
12 Mar 2011
The explosion at an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant at Fukushima was not caused by damage to the nuclear reactor but by a failed pumping system.
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Explosion at Japan's nuclear plant
12 Mar 2011
Raising spectres of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of Japan’s quake affected nuclear reactors has suffered an explosion, which has blown the roof off the building that houses it.
SFC tests Prithvi II, Dhanush
11 Mar 2011
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China to establish strategic rare earth stockpile
10 Mar 2011
China may have decided to create a strategic stockpile of rare earth material and is cracking down on illegal exports as part of this long-term strategy.
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Dalai Lama steps aside from political matters
10 Mar 2011
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said he will now pass the reins of political power to the elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and focus on spiritual matters.
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India’s ballistic missile defence test a “milestone”: Dr Saraswat
07 Mar 2011
In a clear indicator that the programme to develop an indigenous ballistic missile defence system is rapidly maturing, India’s DRDO, on Sunday, successfully tested a ballistic missile interception.
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