Madhu Goud Yaskhi

वैसे ख़बर है कि अमेरिका के पूर्व राजनयिक की तरफ़ से पड़े इस तमाचे के बाद कई अंग्रेज़ी चैनलों के चंपादक सहम गए। कुछ ‘समझदार’ हिन्दी वाले चंपादकों पर कोर्स करेक्शन को संभले हैं। कब तक संभले रहेंगे पता नहीं।

Today marks a quietly momentous step in India’s long scientific journey, one that speaks of patience, precision, and national resolve. With the achievement of criticality at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), India has entered the second stage of its three-stage nuclear power programme, a vision first articulated decades ago by Homi Jehangir Bhabha. This achievement is not just technical, it is strategic. Fast breeder reactors are the bridge between limited uranium resources and India’s abundant thorium reserves. They convert what was once considered waste into fuel, extending energy security across generations. To reach this stage, after years of design, engineering, and careful calibration, is a tribute to the scientific temper and institutional endurance that define India at its best. India now stands among a very small group of nations capable of operating large fast reactors, an accomplishment that carries both prestige and responsibility. It strengthens our capacity for clean, reliable energy, while reinforcing our technological sovereignty in a complex global landscape. My warmest congratulations to the scientists, engineers, technicians, and countless quiet contributors who have made this possible, especially those at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and across the Department of Atomic Energy. Their work reminds us that nation-building is often a long, disciplined endeavour, far removed from the spotlight, but deeply consequential. This is not just a milestone. It is the quiet fruition of a vision that has been decades in the making.