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India-Australia ink historic Nuke Deal
India and Australia opened gates to a long-term energy cooperation. The two PMs today inked the much awaited agreement which will take care of India’s growing energy needs and falling supply. Australia which accounts for a third of world’s Uranium ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Australia agrees to provide uranium to India
Australia has agreed to supply uranium to India. It is making internal arrangements to ensure the supply. It is known that earlier Australia had denied supply of uranium to India as it was not a signatory to Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Iran, world powers unable to overcome impasse over Teheran’s nuclear programme
No breakthrough could be achieved in the Moscow round of talks between Iran and the 6 major world powers – the USA, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, over Teheran’s nuclear programme. The negotiations concluded with a decision to organize ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Production begins in AP’s first uranium mine ‘Thummalapalli’
Production commenced in the first uranium mining and processing plant of Andhra Pradesh, at Thummalapalli in YSR District. About the new plant: Capacity of mining and processing: 3,000 tonnes uranium a day. Reserves: With over 48 million tonnes of reserves, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2012
Laser Enrichment Process
What is Laser Enrichment Process? In one of our science modules we have studied about the Uranium Enrichment Process by Centrifuges. The fundamental principle behind the Uranium Enrichment by centrifuges is that U-235 weighs slightly less than U-238. This difference ..