The PM also spoke on the wind energy sector, biodiversity, Gautam Buddha's teaching, and the ongoing Census. (File Photo) Underlining India’s continuing strides in its civil nuclear programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his monthly Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, expressed gratitude to the nation’s scientists for making a significant contribution to nation-building. India’s civil nuclear programme, he said, has greatly helped everyone, from agriculture to modern innovators, and benefited our industrial growth besides the energy sector and the healthcare sector. The PM also spoke on the wind energy sector, biodiversity, Gautam Buddha’s teaching, and the ongoing Census. “Just a few days ago, our nuclear scientists enhanced India’s pride with another major achievement. The Fast Breeder Reactor in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu , has achieved Criticality. Actually, Criticality is the stage during which a reactor successfully attains a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction for the first time.…