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SPECIAL REPORT | Nuclear energy
India is emerging as a major
Nuclear Energy Power
Amidst the growing global energy ndia is moving towards positioning nuclear
crisis and environmental challenges, energy as a major pillar in India’s energy mix,
India has taken rapid steps to Iwith a set target of nuclear power capacity by the
year 2047. This will help in ensuring energy reli-
address it, considering nuclear ability and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. To
energy as a powerful medium of achieve this goal, investments are being made in
sustainable development. From infrastructure along with strategic policy changes
the development of indigenous focusing on indigenous nuclear technology and
technologies to international public-private partnerships. Considering nuclear
energy as an important component to achieve
cooperation, India is now not only energy security and sustainability, the government
becoming self-reliant but is also has launched the Nuclear Energy Mission for
emerging as a key player on the Viksit Bharat. The initiative aims to enhance do-
global nuclear map. The central mestic nuclear capacities, promote private sector
participation, and accelerate the deployment
government has set an ambitious of advanced nuclear technologies such as small
target of 100 gigawatt nuclear power modular reactors.
capacity by the year 2047… In the budget for the financial year 2025-26,
the government has launched the Nuclear Energy
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