The atomic energy program in India was launched by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Homi J. Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha is called the father of India’s nuclear programme. He founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1945), became the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1948) and set up the Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay, renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre after his death in 1966. He also planned India’s three-stage nuclear power programme, meant to use the country’s large reserves of thorium.