• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Mariano Grossi commended India’s responsible nuclear power record and its global leadership in civil nuclear applications during a meeting with PM.
• The Prime Minister emphasized India’s commitment to safe and secure atomic energy and its ambitious goals to increase environmentally-friendly nuclear power capacity.
• Both sides agreed to explore cooperation between India and IAEA for extending civil nuclear technology applications.

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

• IAEA is the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation in the nuclear field.

India and the IAEA signed an Agreement for Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear facilities in India in 2009.

• The IAEA was created in 1957 in response to the deep fears and expectations generated by the discoveries and diverse uses of nuclear technology.
• India is a founding member of IAEA.
• It is widely known as the world’s “Atoms for Peace and Development” organization and reports annually to the United Nation General Assembly.
• IAEA is the international centre for cooperation in the nuclear field.
• HQ – Vienna, Austria.
• IAEA works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful use of nuclear technologies.
• It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for their work for a safe and peaceful world.