D ear colleagues, as usual, we have assembled here to pay homage to our Founder, Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha on the occasion of his 97th birth anniversary. This year is special as it also marks the 50th year of BARC, the mother institution of our atomic energy programme, named after him. Today is an occasion when we take stock of our achievements over past one year and rededicate ourselves to the vision of our founding father.

Today there is far greater realization, than any time before, of the importance of nuclear energy as perhaps the only viable solution to sustainable development without further aggravating the global environment that is already threatening serious climate change. For a large country like ours, which is on a rapid economic growth path with per capita energy consumption

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