India cabinet approves key nuclear bill: reports

New Delhi (AFP) Aug 20, 2010 - India's cabinet on Friday approved a long-delayed draft law aimed at opening up its civilian nuclear power industry to private investment, particularly from US companies, reports said. The bill, which will now be sent to parliament where it is expected to pass comfortably, is part of a landmark atomic energy pact with the United States in 2008 that granted India access to foreign nuclear tec ... more

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