Experts prefer nuclear energy in short run
DH News Service,Bangalore:
A panel discussion on Climate Change: An Indian Perspective, held on Monday as part of the centenary conference of Indian Institute of Science witnessed experts stressing the need for reducing emission levels by shifting to nuclear energy in the short run and switching over to renewables as a long-term measure

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