India's nuclear journey began with the 1974 'Peaceful Nuclear Explosion' at Pokhran, making it the sixth nation to harness ...
On May 18, 1974, Indian scientists detonated a nuclear device beneath the Thar Desert — codenamed Smiling Buddha — and sent a ...
India’s nuclear arsenal has always been modest—large enough to deter China and Pakistan from a first strike, and not ...
On Pokharan anniversary, we look at how India's techno diplomacy saved it from meeting the same fate as what is happening to ...
While the SHANTI Act clears the way for private participation in India's civilian nuclear energy sector, critics have flagged ...
A 107-metre-deep shaft was dug, and a nuclear device measuring 1.25 metres in diameter, placed on a hexagonal metallic tripod, was carefully lowered to the bottom and securely packed by the midnight ...
The Pokhran-II nuclear tests, conducted on May 11 and 13, 1998, marked India’s formal entry into the league of declared ...
The Supreme Court raised concerns over compensation for nuclear accidents while hearing petitions against the SHANTI Act, ...