New Delhi, July 13 -- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change on Monday heard the views of Department of Atomic Energy and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on 'Nuclear Power Generation in the Country' and discussed ways to boost nuclear energy alongside solar power.

They also discussed ways to address uranium supply constraints by leveraging India's thorium reserves and the path toward self-reliance in atomic energy

Chairperson of the committee Dr Medha Vishram Kulkarni later said the meeting was very productive.

"Discussions focused on nuclear science, specifically atomic energy, covering India's current work, the number of operational reactors, and future p...