Shivaprasad Khened

Dr Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan, a towering figure in India’s civil nuclear power programme and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away at his ancestral home in Udhagamandalam, Tamil Nadu. He was 95. Widely regarded as one of the key architects of India’s civil nuclear power programme, Dr Srinivasan’s contributions to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) span over six decades. This helped lay the foundation for India’s nuclear self-reliance and energy sovereignty. He played a key role in working towards Bhabha’s vision of powering India with its…read more on NOPR