Visakhapatnam, July 28th: The state has become the nuclear hub of the country with the second campus of the Bhaba Atomic Research Center (BARC) coming up in the port city. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited has already decided to set up a nuclear power plant at Pulivendula in Kadapa district and Vizag also set the stage for the development of the country’s first nuclear submarine.
Sources said the new Barc campus would focus on energy research and strategic needs of the country in the civil and defense sectors. Since the Trombay facility of Barc has reached this saturation point, the center has decided to set up a second campus over 3,200 acres at Achyutapuram, about 80 km from here.
The research reactor in the Achyutapuram unit would also be connected to the isotope processing facility to supply isotopes to local hospitals to treat cancer patients. Further the campus would also house the Homi Bhabha National Institute, a deemed university offering graduate programs in nuclear science.
Hyderabad, July 29th: The state government has decided to increase the weight of intermediate marks in Eamcet from the existing 25 percent to 50 percent from 2011. This is the decision taken by the government to phase out the Eamcet as the doorway to professional courses. A senior official says tha...
Kakinada, July 29th: The chairman of the DLRC (District Level Review Committee) and district collector, Mr. Gopala Krishna Dwevedi sought bankers corporation in effective implementation of various government schemes including assistance to tenant farmers. The district level review meeting of banker...
Hyderabad, July 29th: The AP High Court on Wednesday stayed the ongoing process for elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation till the final disposal of writ petitions field against the elections. The petitions deal with exclusion of creamy layer from Backward Classes and categorizin...
Rajahmundry, July 29th: The student unions are on a warpath over the circular issued by the municipal commissioner asking the school heads to file criminal cases against the students union leaders if they enter into school premises. In this regard the municipal commissioner Mr. K. Manik Raj issued ...
Vijayawada, July 29th: The Internet Bus flagged off by Google India to reach out to people with limited knowledge and exposure to the Internet, is reaching here on Thursday for a five-day tour. It will visit different educational institutions and public places in the city, before leaving for Machil...
Kakinada, July 30th: The Literacy program for girl children is taken up in a big way in East Godavari in identified mandals of low women’s literacy. Government has identified areas, particularly slums in all 9 municipalities, and one agency mandal in the district, as areas, which lag in women&r...
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