India, Russia finalise agreement on units 5, 6 at Kudankulam
PTI Scaling up cooperation in the atomic energy sector, India and Russia have finalized a general framework agreement and credit protocol for setting up units five and six at the Kudankulam nuclear plant. The formal announcement of the pact and the credit protocol is likely to be made after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Goa on the sidelines of BRICS Summit. "Russia and India finalized 'General Framework Agreement' and a 'Credit Protocol' for Units 5 and 6 and are planning to announce it in Goa," Russian sources said. They said the two countries are also planning a ceremony of "first pour" of concrete to the foundation of Unit 3 and 4 and ...
India aims for Kudankulam units 3, 4 by year-end: Putin
The Dollar Business BureauIndia and Russia are all set to ink the general framework agreement for the construction of the third and the fourth units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) by 2016 end. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday held a video conferencing event to indicate this development, while dedicating the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, nearly 28 years since it was first proposed, to the entire nation. The Russian President underlined that the work for the third and the fourth units has already begun at the site in February. "We expect that by this year-end the general framework agreements will be signed," Putin said. After India inked the nuclear ...
Modis Russia visit expands scope of bilateral ties
The Dollar Business Bureau With its decision to build 12 nuclear reactor plants in India, Russia - one of the largest nuclear powers in the world - is poised to be India’s biggest partner in its indigenous nuclear programme India sees Russia as a significant partner in its economic transformation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Moscow on December 24, as the two time-tested partners signed 16 bilateral agreements in areas ranging from nuclear energy and defence to hydrocarbon, trade and investments. “I see Russia as a significant partner in India’s economic transformation and in shaping a balanced, stable, inclusive, and a multi-polar world,” Modi said. As part of the pacts, Russia has agreed to jointly manufacture 226 military helicopters ...
