Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor @iterorg in Cadarche, south of France, today. ITER is a large-scale international collaboration aimed at building the world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. The project involves seven main member countries, including India, with additional cooperation agreements with many other countries. FM Smt. @nsitharaman witnessed a presentation and India’s contribution to ITER by Mr. Alain Becoulet and Mr. Kattalai Ramachandran Sriram. Later during the guided visit, the Union Finance Minister was informed of the facilities at ITER with a walk through Cleaning Hall and Assembly Hall Walk and a view of Tokamak Pit. The Union Finance Minister appreciated the dedication of the ITER engineers and scientists engaged in ITER experiment, which is one of the most ambitious nuclear fusion energy projects in the world, and a significant step toward sustainable and limitless clean energy for the future. FM Smt. @nsitharaman also commended the work of Indian scientists, engineers and associates, as well as notable industry players such as L&T, Inox India, TCS, TCE, HCL Technologies, among others, who are contributing to the project over the last two decades.

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor @iterorg in Cadarche, south of France, today. ITER is a large-scale international collaboration aimed at building the world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. The project involves seven main member countries, including India, with additional cooperation agreements with many other countries. FM Smt. @nsitharaman witnessed a presentation and India’s contribution to ITER by Mr. Alain Becoulet and Mr. Kattalai Ramachandran Sriram. Later during the guided visit, the Union Finance Minister was informed of the facilities at ITER with a walk through Cleaning Hall and Assembly Hall Walk and a view of Tokamak Pit. The Union Finance Minister appreciated the dedication of the ITER engineers and scientists engaged in ITER experiment, which is one of the most ambitious nuclear fusion energy projects in the world, and a significant step toward sustainable and limitless clean energy for the future. FM Smt. @nsitharaman also commended the work of Indian scientists, engineers and associates, as well as notable industry players such as L&T, Inox India, TCS, TCE, HCL Technologies, among others, who are contributing to the project over the last two decades.

Smt @nsitharaman met and interacted with book enthusiasts at Higginbothams Book Store in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Higginbothams is considered as one of the oldest bookstore in India. She also interacted with the employees of the store.