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25 Days Of Crude Oil Available: Sources Say India Is In Comfortable Spot As Iran War Disrupts Supply | India News

25 Days Of Crude Oil Available: Sources Say India Is In Comfortable Spot As Iran War Disrupts Supply | India News

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Last Updated:March 05, 2026, 16:36 IST India has 25 days of energy products amid Middle East war. The government is in touch with Canada, Australia, OPEC, IAEA for LPG and LNG supplies. On Monday, the Ras Laffan plant in Qatar was shut following an Iranian drone attack. Amid the war in the Middle East hitting the supply of energy products, the central government has said that India has 25 days of energy products available and is also in touch with countries such as Canada and Australia for LPG and LNG supplies. According to government sources, “We are in comfortable position as we currently have 25 days of crude oil and 25 days of energy products.” They further said that the government is in touch with all major suppliers of LPG , LNG and also in touch with OPEC, IAEA.” On Monday, the Ras Laffan plant in Qatar was shut following an Iranian drone attack. Ras Tanura oil refinery, located near the eastern city of Dammam, is one of the world’s largest oil processing facilities and …

No radiation leak from any nuclear facility in Pakistan: IAEA

No radiation leak from any nuclear facility in Pakistan: IAEA

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IAEA has said there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: AP Global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan during the country’s recent military conflict with India. The IAEA’s statement came amid claims being made on social media that Pakistan’s nuclear facilities were hit by Indian armed forces during Operation Sindoor. “Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan,” an IAEA spokesperson told PTI. Earlier, Air Marshal A.K. Bharti, Director General of Air Operations, rejected suggestions that India hit Kirana Hills, home to Pakistan’s nuclear installations. “We have not hit Kirana Hills, whatever is there,” Mr. Bharti said at a media briefing on May 12. Trumpeting claims: On the U.S. President’s claims, India and Pakistan  India’s strikes hit an airbase in Sargodha and there were some reports that the base is linked to an underground nuclear storage …

No radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan: IAEA

No radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan: IAEA

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Social media is rife with speculation suggesting that Pakistan’s nuclear facilities may have suffered damage, allegedly leading to radiation leakage. New Delhi: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global nuclear watchdog, has confirmed that there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan during the recent military conflict with India. The IAEA’s statement came in response to widespread claims circulating on social media that Pakistan’s nuclear facilities were targeted and damaged by the Indian Armed Forces during Operation Sindoor.   ‘No radiation leak or release’ “Based on information available to the IAEA, there has been no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan,” an IAEA spokesperson told news agency PTI. Following Indian strikes on Sargodha air base, social media is abuzz with speculations that Pakistan’s nuclear facilities sustained some damage, resulting in a nuclear radiation. The locals had also claimed to have seen smoke rising near the Kirana Hills.  India denied targeting Kirana Hills Earlier, Director General of Air Operations, Air Marshal AK Bharti, in a press conference on …

Did India Hit Pakistan’s Nuke Facility? Global Atomic Energy Agency Reacts To Viral Claims

Did India Hit Pakistan’s Nuke Facility? Global Atomic Energy Agency Reacts To Viral Claims

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 09:00 IST The IAEA said there was no radiation leak from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, and neither there was any radioactive incident as claimed on social media. The social media has been abuzz with photos and claims that Indian missiles hit the nuclear facility in Pakistan’s Kirana Hills. (X/@ImtiazMadmood) The social media has been abuzz with claims that Indian missiles hit the nuclear weapons storage facility in Pakistan’s Kirana. Some have posted before-and-after images of the area, while others have been sharing memes claiming that the move was a “warning shot that panicked the neighbours into begging for a ceasefire”. The International Atomic Energy Agency, however, has now come forward to burst the bubble. The IAEA clarified on Wednesday there was no radiation leak or release from any nuclear facility in Pakistan, and neither there was any radioactive incident as claimed on social media. The Times Of India had emailed a query to the agency, following which Fredrik Dahl from IAEA’s press department responded: “We are aware of the reports. …

How Safe Are India’s Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said

How Safe Are India’s Nuclear Reactors? What Global Watchdog Chief Said

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Davos: India’s nuclear reactors are “absolutely safe” as it applies the highest levels of safety standards to its civil nuclear programme, the chief of global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told NDTV. In an interview on the sidelines of Davos 2025, IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi was asked how safe India’s nuclear reactors are. ”Absolutely safe. India applies to its civilian nuclear programme the highest levels of internationally agreed and IAEA established nuclear safety standards and security guidance,” he replied. On India’s fast-breeder nuclear reactor programme, the first of which is being developed at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, Grossi said, “It could be an interesting add-on to its fleet.” India has imposed a voluntarily moratorium on nuclear explosive testing since the Pokhran tests in 1998. Asked if New Delhi would be within its rights to test if China or Pakistan went ahead with nuclear tests, Gross replied, ”Our position and the position of the international community is that we should move to a general ban on nuclear testing so we hope …

Attack on Ukraine nuclear plant highly increases accident risk: IAEA head | World News

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The head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency said Sunday a drone attack on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident. A photo shows a view of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine (AFP) In a statement on the social media platform X, Rafael Mariano Grossi confirmed at least three direct hits against ZNPP main reactor containment structures took place. “This cannot happen,” he said. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! He said it was the first such attack since November 2022, when he set out five basic principles to avoid a serious nuclear accident with radiological consequences. In a separate statement, the IAEA confirmed physical impact of drone attacks at the plant, including at one of its six reactors. One casualty was reported, it said. “Damage at unit 6 has not compromised nuclear safety, but this is a serious incident with potential to undermine integrity of …