A "nuclear Davos" could turn the growing internationalisation of the nuclear industry to good effect, the UK's Royal Society has said.

The Fukushima disaster has prompted India to set up a new, independent nuclear safety regulator.

Libya's few nuclear scientists are in no position to return to making weapons, experts say.

The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power station has reignated the debate over India's mega nuclear project at Jaitapur.

Japan's Fukushima calamity is leading some of Asia's nuclear leaders to review the safety of their plants.

A report has found that the six key emerging countries are investing more in energy R&D than their industrialised counterparts.

Jordan's nuclear plans are coming to fruition as the country moves ahead with its first nuclear research centre and training reactor.

Developing countries could be part of a global 'nuclear renaissance', with modular and efficient reactor technologies being developed.

Vietnam hopes to build eight nuclear reactors in the next 20 years, becoming the first country in South-East Asia to use nuclear power.

Saudi Arabian plans for a nuclear and renewable research 'city' put nuclear power firmly on the region's scientific and political agenda.

A round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.

The UN Environment Programme has launched a panel that will advise governments on the sustainable use of natural resources.

Six Gulf states will join forces to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Brazil has launched its first facility for enriching uranium to produce fuel for its nuclear power programme.

Brazil's uranium resources are huge and must be used for energy production, says the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology.