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Feb 22, 2021 10:21 PM IST He said Tehran had never sought a nuclear weapon but if it wanted to, “no one could stop Tehran from acquiring it”.
Jan 02, 2021 12:40 PM IST "Iran informed the agency of its intention to enrich uranium at a rate of up to 20 percent in its Fordow underground plant, to comply with a law recently passed by the Iranian parliament," an IAEA spokesperson told AFP.
Jan 18, 2019 04:36 PM IST The contract was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who are here for the Vibrant Gujarat summit that began on Friday. The two leaders also held a bilateral meeting.
Jun 08, 2018 03:45 PM IST Scientists have found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers across 16 states in India, much above the WHO provisional standard for the country.
Apr 10, 2017 08:07 PM IST Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull today said his country is ready to start export of uranium to India as soon as possible, two-and-a-half years after the two countries signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal.
Apr 07, 2017 08:25 AM IST "India is undergoing a dramatic economic transformation and our close partnership creates opportunities for both nations," 62-year-old Turnbull said in a speech at the Sydney Institute.
Feb 06, 2017 01:28 PM IST "The first shipment arrived on January 26 by plane and the last will arrive tomorrow, Tuesday," said Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation, according to Fars news agency.
Sep 27, 2016 04:56 PM IST Informing about the signing of the MOU, UCIL officials said it was forwarded to the higher authorities of the concerned department and the issue was pending at concerned ministry level for approval.
Jun 18, 2016 12:10 PM IST India has, in principle, agreed to look into Ghana's request for cooperation in civil nuclear energy field, President Pranab Mukherjee said as he wrapped up his six-day visit to three African countries which he said will "reinvigorate" the already "strong and time-tested" bonds with them
Jun 16, 2016 08:16 PM IST India and Namibia decided to iron out issues which are impeding supply of uranium from this resource-rich African country as President Pranab Mukherjee held talks with his Namibian counterpart
Jun 08, 2016 08:30 PM IST India will seek uranium from Namibia for its peaceful nuclear energy use during the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee by trying to convince the fourth largest producer of the mineral to implement a seven-year-old agreement enabling the supply
Apr 01, 2016 12:22 PM IST Ukraine has previously expressed interest in buying the material, as well as coal, from Australia, the world's third- ranking uranium producer behind Kazakhstan and Canada.
Dec 07, 2015 11:08 AM IST In April, Cameco signed a uranium supply contract with India after the nuclear cooperation agreement between Canada and India came into force in September 2013.
Nov 30, 2015 09:56 AM IST The Australia-India nuclear cooperation agreement permits Australian companies to commence commercial uranium exports to India and provides the framework for "substantial new trade in energy" between the two countries, Julie Bishop's office said.
Apr 17, 2015 12:46 PM IST The thrust of Modi's trip was on attracting investments and technology for development of India through the 'Make in India' programme.
Apr 16, 2015 07:58 AM IST Addressing the Indian diaspora in a packed stadium in Toronto, Canada on Thursday morning, Modi said, "Development is the only way forward. India will provide the workforce to power global growth. My mission is 'Skill India, not Scam India'."
Sep 16, 2014 08:33 PM IST Speaking to CNBC-TV18‘s Kritika Saxena, the Trade Commissioner of Queensland, the second largest state in Australia, believes that Indian companies are eyeing opportunities worth USD 70-80 billion in the region.
Sep 05, 2014 04:19 PM IST Abbott finalized the deal to allow the export of uranium to India, offering to ramp up supplies of energy to help the emerging Asian giant overcome chronic shortages.
Nov 25, 2013 01:04 PM IST Under the first phase of the agreement, Iran will stop enriching uranium beyond five percent, effectively giving up the higher levels of enrichment needed to produce fissile material for nuclear weapons.
Oct 03, 2013 03:42 PM IST India already has a contract for uranium import from another Central Asian nation Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Apart from these countries, Kyrgyzstan also has rich uranium deposits.
Jul 26, 2013 07:44 PM IST Uranium deposits were discovered in Jharkhand's East Sunghbhum district. It has been found betweek Jadugora and Narwapahar, an official of Uranim Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) said.
Jul 13, 2013 08:12 PM IST China has cancelled plans to build a uranium processing plant in a southern Chinese city a day after hundreds of protesters took to the streets demanding the project be scrapped, a local government website said.
Jul 25, 2012 03:34 PM IST Iran is defiantly forging on with its controversial nuclear activities by activating hundreds more uranium enrichment centrifuges, according to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
May 21, 2012 02:26 PM IST The UN nuclear watchdog chief began talks in Tehran on Monday, Iranian media said, after voicing hope for a deal to investigate suspected atomic bomb research - a possible breakthrough that Iran may count on to ease sanctions and deflect threats of war.
