
Economy
Transforming India’s nuclear power landscape
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In the 2025-26 Budget, India announced a major policy shift to expand its nuclear power capacity from ~8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047, aligning with its goals of 'Viksit Bharat' and net-zero emissions by 2070. To enable this, the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act was passed in December 2025.
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