Defence general

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.

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.

19 Mar 2011

19 Mar 2011

19 Mar 2011

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.

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.

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.

16 Mar 2011

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.

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?

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

11 Mar 2011

10 Mar 2011

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.

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.

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.

04 Mar 2011

China made some soothing noises when queried about a massive hike in its defence expenditure by saying it would like to “advance” negotiations with India on a long-pending boundary issue.

04 Mar 2011

China has raised its defence budget for the current year by 12.7 per cent, returning back to its usual double-digit growth after a one year pause in 2010 when it announced growth of 7.5 per cent.