Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR) are expected to play a major role in India’s power program and help utilise the country’s large thorium (Th) reserves It is important to examine in detail all issues including economics, safety, and security In this study, we have evaluated the economics of electricity from FBRs We propose to examine safety and security aspects in a future work This report also compares the cost of electricity from PFBR with other sources including PHWRs

This paper was presented as part of the High Speed Rail Symposium Conference, 2013.

Polyanion based cathode materials are most promising candidates for lithium ion batteries due to low cost, safety, environmental friendliness, etc. We performed first principles based DFT calculations to understand the stability, charge transfer mechanism and electrochemical performance of olivine phosphates, silicates and its comparison with the transition metal layered oxides based cathode materials. We have computed the changes in oxidation states using Bader method of topological analysis and charge re-distribution by analysis of partial density of electronic states.

Molecular dynamics simulations were performed to understand the ionic association and its effect on the structure and dynamics of ion solvation shell in aqueous and non-aqueous electrolyte solutions (water and methanol). The simulation results show that the probability of ion pairing depends on the interplay between ion-solvent interactions on the one hand, and Coulomb forces between ion and its counter-ion on the other hand.

Ch 5: India in 'Urban Transport Crisis in Emerging Economies' (The Urban Book Series).

Ch 2: The Global Energy Landscape and Energy Security in 'Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability'

Ch 11: Converging Nuclear Energy Programs in 'The India-China Nuclear Crossroads'.This book imbibes the views of nuclear energy programmes in India and China.

This policy briefs about the problems in urban areas and proposes solutions some highlights are here: Problem Highlight:
• 65 million Indians live in slums or substandard housing
• Prohibitive costs of private housing projects make them unaffordable
Proposed Solutions:
• Bank loans for purchasing land for affordable housing
• Reduce land costs through higher FSI/FAR provision
• Lower registration charges
• Shorter approval cycle

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is a government organisation that operates the public transport bus service in Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) area and parts of the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR). At present, BMTC is one of the better run bus transport systems in the country.Over the past decade, India’s cities have been witnessing an increasing trend in motorization with deteriorating air quality, and there have been calls to promote public transport as a way out of this gridlock.

Emergency and disaster management involves four stages: Mitigation (Planning), Preparedness, Response and Relief. Concerned authorities at different levels (central, state, district, etc.) play different roles and have different responsibilities in each phase of emergency and disaster management. GIS-based tools have been shown to be useful in the response and recovery phases of an emergency. In this paper, we propose how GIS-based simulation tools can be used in the Mitigation and Preparedness phases of emergencies and disasters.