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The Shivasamudram hydroelectric power station, commissioned in 1902 on the Kaveri River in Karnataka, was the first major hydroelectric power station in India.

Manikaran, located in the Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh, is well known for its hot springs and is the site of a geothermal energy pilot plant in India.

The 123 Agreement, formally known as the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, was signed between India and the USA.

Electricity is listed in the Concurrent List (Entry 38) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, meaning both the Union and State governments have the power to legislate on it.

Durgapur, Tilaiya, and Maithon are all major projects under the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). Vindhyachal is a thermal power station located in Madhya Pradesh, operated by NTPC, and is not part of the DVC.

Singrauli, Ramagundam, and Rihand are all major sites for large-scale thermal power stations in India, operated by NTPC.

India signed the 'Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy' with France in 2008, following the civil nuclear deal with the USA.

ONGC discovered India's first shale gas reserves in the Raniganj coalfield area of West Bengal.

India's ONGC Videsh Limited has been involved in joint ventures with Vietnam for the exploration of oil and gas blocks in the South China Sea, which has been a point of contention with China.

Uranium is a radioactive metal primarily used as fuel in nuclear power reactors to generate electricity.