London: Relations between India and Britain took a big leap forward on Thursday, as the two countries reached an understanding on civil nuclear cooperation and enhanced defence collaboration. Commerce & industry minister Anand Sharma announced this after an hour-long meeting with British First Secretary of State, Lord Peter Mandelson, at London
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cause severe ''climate cooling'' and may have a devastating impact on agriculture worldwide, says a report jointly produced by Japan and Australia on nuclear-non proliferation and disarmament.
New Delhi: The India-France deal for civil nuclear cooperation came into force on Thursday with foreign secretary Nirupama Rao and French ambassador Jerome Bonnafont exchanging the instruments of ratification of the agreement which was signed by the two countries on September 30, 2008.
This report summarizes the potential role of nuclear power in mitigating global climate change and its contribution to other development and environment challenges, as well as its current status, including the issues of cost, safety, waste management and nonproliferation.
Adopting a fresh approach, an international panel expert report has indicated Australia could give India access to its uranium provided "equivalent disciplines" were applied to help meet disarmament obligations.
