Centre pushes eastern states to plan one nuclear plant per state
At the Regional Conference for the Eastern Region States/ UTs in Patna on 24 June, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal urged eastern states to tie up generation capacity, push renewable energy with storage, and plan for at least one nuclear plant per state. States were asked to resolve issues delaying intra-state transmission, including Right of Way and forest clearances, and use Rs 1.5 lakh crore in 50-year interest-free loans announced in Budget 2025–26 to build…