On This Day in History June 1: From Genghis Khan and Scotch whisky to Marilyn Monroe, Superman's debut, The Beatles and other major eventsJune 1 marks significant historical moments. From Genghis Khan's capture of Peking in 1215 to the birth of Marilyn Monroe and the launch of...
31 May, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Scientists drilled only 200 meters into Antarctica and uncovered Earth's oldest ice with 6-million-year-old air trapped insideScientists have recovered 6-million-year-old ice from Antarctica. This ice contains air bubbles from Earth's ancient atmosphere. It offers ...
25 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
The green strategic partnership: India and Norway chart a sustainable futurePrime Minister Narendra Modi’s May 2026 visit to Norway — the first by an Indian Prime Minister in over 40 years — upgraded bilateral ties ...
24 May, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
India-Nordic Summit signals New Delhi's emergence as 'co-author of global governance': AnalysisWhen Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described India in Oslo as "not a middle power, but one of the world's greatest powers," it...
21 May, 2026, 10.18 AM IST
In 1926, Umberto Nobile flew to the North Pole with his beloved dog Titina, who two years later survived 49 days stranded on Arctic ice following a deadly airship crashAn Italian explorer's dog, Titina, sensed danger before an Arctic airship crash in 1928. The airship Italia crashed, leaving ten men and Ti...
19 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
‘Zombie Worm’ awakens after 24,000 years: Scientists revive a frozen worm that can survive freezing, starvation and even reproduce without partner‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian permafrost, ast...
13 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
How Asia should deal with the ‘Malacca dilemma’The Iran conflict has shown how easily key sea routes can be used as strategic tools, raising concerns beyond the Strait of Hormuz to other...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.29 AM IST
Oil’s fair in love and war: How Venezuela, the Arctic and Greenland are rewriting the global energy mapAs 2026 begins, oil is no longer just a traded commodity — it is once again a weapon of geopolitics. From Venezuela’s re-emergence as a str...
10 Jan, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
US, Russia mull cooperation on Arctic trade routes, explorationUS and Russia are exploring economic cooperation in the Arctic. Discussions include natural resources, energy exploration, and trade routes...
27 Feb, 2025, 09.11 AM IST
Kiren Rijiju flags off India's maiden winter science expedition to ArcticA team of four scientists will embark on the journey on Tuesday to India's research station in the NyAlesund town on the Brogger peninsula ...
18 Dec, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Cruise Ship that charges $33,000 a person and carrying 206 people stranded in Greenland's Artic, here’s when rescue is expectedA high-end cruise liner, accommodating 206 passengers, has become stranded off the shores of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, measuring 104.4...
14 Sep, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
India to explore corridor between resource-rich Arctic & INSTC“We look forward to cooperating with Russia in the Arctic Council and we are actively discussing potential areas of cooperation including i...
06 Dec, 2019, 09.23 PM IST
US gives conditional nod to Royal dutch Shell for oil and gas drilling in Arctic OceanThe decision, however, is a blow to environmentalists who for years have demanded that the administration reject offshore Arctic drilling p...
12 May, 2015, 11.57 AM IST
Scientific, commercial cooperation to underscore India's approach to Arctic: Navy Chief RK DhowanRK Dhowan today said India's desire for scientific as well as commercial cooperation will underscore its approach to Arctic.
30 Mar, 2015, 06.24 PM IST
India seeks edge in Arctic race with President Pranab Mukherjee's Norway tripIndia is marking its presence in the ongoing Great Arctic Rush with President Pranab Mukherjee becoming the first Indian head of state to v...
14 Oct, 2014, 11.40 AM IST
- OVL keen on stake in Russia's Arctic oil and gas fields
ONGC Videsh Ltd is eyeing stake in Russia's ambitious Arctic Ocean oil and gas projects with US supermajor ExxonMobil and Italian energy gi...
19 Aug, 2012, 01.20 PM IST
- Appetite for Arctic oil rises in line with crude prices
The appetite for Arctic oil has surged in line with rocketing crude prices but environmental concerns and a diplomatic stalemate stand in t...
01 Jul, 2008, 08.39 AM IST