Mumbai, July 3 -- IIT Bombay has announced the launch of a new Nuclear Engineering Programme coordinated by the Green Energy and Sustainability Hub (GESH). Supported by a generous contribution from an IIT Bombay alumnus from Hostel 4, the programme marks the institute's strategic response to India's evolving nuclear energy roadmap under the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025.

According to a press release, the SHANTI Act represents a landmark reform that has opened up India's nuclear sector to greater private sector participation, accelerated innovation and set a target of 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047.

Explaining how this policy shift is central to the Institute'...