Operational readiness on display at Kargil's Matayen, Army showcases high-altitude combat capabilityThe Indian Army demonstrated its combat readiness and technological advancements in Drass. Drones and remotely piloted systems were feature...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Sigma Advanced Systems bags Rs 1,013 crore export order for 155mm artillery shell bodiesSigma Advanced Systems secured a significant export order valued at over one thousand crore rupees. This contract involves manufacturing an...
27 Jul, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away: How Zhang Heng created the world's first earthquake detection device?In 132 AD, China built a machine that could detect earthquakes hundreds of miles away through a device created by Chinese scientist Zhang H...
26 Jul, 2026, 08.39 PM IST
In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...
25 Jul, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
In the 1960s, a zoologist fought a canal designed to cut Florida in half; its 110-mile route became a 70,000-acre greenwayA proposed canal across Florida faced significant opposition from scientist Marjorie Harris Carr. Her organized efforts and legal challenge...
25 Jul, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
No specific law authorises live facial recognition at protests, legal experts warnIndia currently lacks specific laws authorizing police facial recognition use at public gatherings. Lawyers warn that such deployments may ...
25 Jul, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Over 2,500 people with criminal records identified through FRS at Jantar Mantar: Police sourcesThe surveillance system, they said, is not meant for ordinary protesters, but to identify wanted criminals, absconders, history-sheeters an...
24 Jul, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
To identify wanted criminals, facial recognition technology deployed at Jantar Mantar: Police sourcesFour facial recognition units have been deployed at the Jantar Mantar protest site, designed to spot individuals with criminal histories at...
24 Jul, 2026, 07.48 PM IST
In 1942, America completed Friant Dam and diverted most of the San Joaquin River into farms; a salmon run once numbering nearly 50,000 adults collapsedFriant Dam construction in California significantly altered the San Joaquin River's flow. This action disconnected salmon from their spawni...
24 Jul, 2026, 06.15 PM IST
In 1900, Chicago made its river flow backward to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, redirecting the water toward the Mississippi Basin insteadChicago reversed its river flow in the late 1800s to protect its drinking water. This engineering feat sent waste away from Lake Michigan a...
24 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Puri railway station gets AI-powered robot ahead of Bahuda YatraThe East Coast Railway has introduced an AI robotic surveillance system at Puri station. This advanced technology will assist security pers...
22 Jul, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Apollo Micro Systems gets Indian Navy order for underwater warfare prototypeApollo Micro Systems has secured a crucial contract with the Indian Navy for a cutting-edge autonomous maritime platform. This unmanned ves...
22 Jul, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
In 1964, American engineers drew up NAWAPA, a plan to redirect the rivers of Alaska and Canada through the Rockies to water the US desert, re-plumbing an entire continentA 1964 plan proposed moving water from Alaska to the arid American West. This ambitious engineering project aimed for continental water red...
21 Jul, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
As Lake Chad shrank to a tenth of its size, engineers revived Transaqua: A plan to pipe water 2,400 km from the Congo River to refill it, moving a whole river across a continentLake Chad's water levels have significantly decreased, impacting over thirty million people. Engineers propose Transaqua, a massive canal t...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
Amit Shah reviews border security grid in Bengal, unveils Rs 77-crore BSF projectsUnion Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed advanced border security technologies in Siliguri. He inspected surveillance systems and a radio-bas...
19 Jul, 2026, 12.50 AM IST
River Ganga cannot be kept clean by focusing only on riverbank cities: NMCGThe National Mission for Clean Ganga emphasizes basin-wide interventions for river cleanliness. Wastewater from cities like Meerut, not on ...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.10 PM IST