US researchers have announced a historic nuclear fusion breakthrough, hailing a "landmark achievement" in the quest for a source of unlimited, clean power and an end to reliance on fossil fuels. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said that it had used the world's largest laser to create a fusion reaction that replicated the process that powers the Sun.
With the first pour of concrete in 2023, India is to begin construction of ’10 indigenously developed’ nuclear power reactors over the next 3-5 years, at a total cost of Rs 1.05 lakh crore. The new reactor's will help meet India's growing energy demand, which dominantly met by fossils-led- energy, at the moment.(Starting in 1960s, India currently operates 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780 MW)
This month, state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has issued orders for 7 new coal projects that will be executed via Mine Developer & Operators (MDO). In all, it is tracking a total of 15 new coal projects to mine coal through MDOs, with an investment of Rs 20,600 crore (on land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement issues). The aim is to increase domestic coal output to decrease dependency on imports.