Lok Sabha passes the SHANTI Bill, sparking debate over liability clauses and private sector involvement in India's nuclear energy sector.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 (SHANTI Bill), with the opposition staging a walkout over their demand to refer it to the Standing Committee. India News | Lok Sabha Passes SHANTI Bill, Opposition Stages Walkout.

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Addressing concerns raised by members and outlining the government's rationale for introducing a comprehensive new nuclear law, the Union Minister of Science and Technology and Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh said the Bill seeks to modernise India's nuclear framework in line with contemporary technological, economic and energy realities, while retaining and strengthening core safety, security and regulatory safeguards that have been in place since the Atomic Energy Act of 1962. Business News | Lok Sabha Passes SHANTI Bill to Modernise, Open Up Nuclear Energy Sector for Private Participation.

New Delhi: Union Minister of Science and Technology and Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh on Wednesday introduced 'The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Following the exchange, the House took up discussions on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025. India News | KC Venugopal Seeks Standing Committee, JPC Review for Nuclear Energy, VB - G RAM G Bills.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "There were certain objections made from some people which is contrary to the facts in the bill itself, and some observations were self-contradictory," Singh said while addressing the Lok Sabha. India News | Congress Opposing Their Own Provisions: Jitendra Singh Replies to Opposition on Nuclear Energy Bill.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Vamsi's intervention came during a heated debate in parliament on Wednesday on a Bill seeking to open the civil nuclear sector to private participation, a move he described as "dangerous" and "against the interest of our country." India News | Congress MP Vamsi Krishna Slams 'Shanti Bill', Warns of Nuclear Safety Risks and Private Player Accountability.