The enactment of the SHANTI Act, 2025 is a watershed moment and turning point in India’s energy landscape. The legislation represents the most comprehensive overhaul of India’s civil nuclear framework since Independence. The Act repeals and replaces the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010. Negotiations began in 2005 and paved the way for the landmark U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, now dubbed as the “civil nuclear deal”, in 2008. The SHANTI Act marks a monumental push to fortifying India’s nuclear energy infrastructure and clean energy development, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2070 net zero goals.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2026 09:56 UTC