PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY

• India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) answered a Parliament question on 5 Feb 2026 detailing the Nuclear Energy Mission, target of 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047, the new SHANTI Act, and five indigenous SMR designs to be deployed by 2033.
• Captures a structural shift: opening of India's nuclear sector to private participation and pivot to Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) for captive, remote, and fossil-replacement use.
• Convergence of GS-III energy security + GS-III S&T + GS-II governance/legislation; high-yield Prelims terrain (Acts, Atomic Energy Act, numbers).