Kolkata to join water metro network; Bengal eyes separate shipping department: CM Suvendu AdhikariWest Bengal is planning a dedicated shipping wing and exploring minor port development. A deep-sea port project will proceed at Dadanpatrab...
04 Jun, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Freedom Ship: This mile-long $16 billion floating city will house 80,000 people and even have schools and a 15,000-seat stadiumA proposed $16 billion floating city, the Freedom Ship, aims to house 80,000 people as a permanently mobile community circumnavigating the ...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.07 PM IST
Pakistan Navy remained confined to ports during Operation Sindoor: Rajnath SinghDefence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Nausena Shaurya Vatika in Lucknow. He stated the Indian Navy confined Pakistan's navy to por...
30 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
In 1900, sponge divers hiding from a storm found a machine underwater that changed what we know about ancient GreeceA routine sponge diving trip near Antikythera in 1900 led to the discovery of an ancient shipwreck. Among its treasures were corroded bronz...
25 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Six 19th-century coins found hidden under HMS Victory's masts, revealing a centuries-old maritime traditionWorkers found six 19th-century coins and tokens under the foremast of HMS Victory. This discovery revives the ancient naval tradition of ma...
22 May, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
India’s first underwater museum project launched off Maharashtra coast in SindhudurgSindhudurg district in Maharashtra is set to become a major marine tourism hub. India's first underwater museum and submarine tourism proje...
21 May, 2026, 05.18 PM IST
In 1939, a quiet dig on an English estate uncovered a giant ship and changed Britain’s history foreverIn 1939, Basil Brown's excavation at Sutton Hoo unearthed a massive Anglo-Saxon ship burial, revealing a wealthy and sophisticated civiliza...
19 May, 2026, 04.37 PM 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
Construction workers uncovered six centuries old shipwrecks buried beneath the same siteAn ordinary infrastructure project in Sweden has unearthed an extraordinary past. Six shipwrecks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 17th c...
08 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Pilibhit in UP to get India's first integrated Basmati, organic training-cum-demo farmIndia is set to boost its Basmati rice sector. APEDA will establish a new training and demonstration farm in Pilibhit. This facility will f...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
‘Kraken-Like’ giant octopuses as large as semi-trucks ruled oceans 100 million years ago, study findsNew research reveals giant octopuses were powerful ocean predators around 100 million years ago. These creatures, some reaching 19 meters, ...
24 Apr, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
'Let me make this more real....': Anaheez Patel replies to Nikhil Kamath viral videoAnaheez Patel addressed her viral exchange with Nikhil Kamath on LinkedIn, describing the aftermath as "72 hours of breaking the internet i...
10 Apr, 2026, 05.49 PM IST
Why the Navy wants to sink INS Cuddalore off PuducherryIn a couple of months, the decommissioned minesweeper will be sunk in the waters 7km off the Puducherry coast to become India’s first under...
09 Dec, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
INS Viraat likely to converted into docked museumINS Viraat, the oldest active aircraft carrier in the world, is likely to be converted into a docked museum when the ship decommissions nex...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.14 PM IST
Dismantling of warship INS Vikrant begins after Supreme Court rejects PIL against scrappingAfter SC junked PIL against scrapping of country's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, the process of breaking the iconic naval vessel has ...
21 Nov, 2014, 07.23 PM IST
INS Vikrant can be developed into museum: former Vice AdmiralThe ship was due to be scrapped after it was sold by the Ministry of Defence and the Indian Navy for Rs 60 crore through an e-auction to th...
16 Jul, 2014, 10.00 PM IST
Maintain status quo on 'INS Vikrant': Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ordered maintenance of status quo on India's first aircraft carrier 'INS Vikrant' which is on the verge of being converte...
05 May, 2014, 10.31 PM IST