‘Major food crisis’ looms in coming months: S JaishankarS. Jaishankar highlighted the looming food crisis caused by fertiliser shortages from geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Gulf. He emp...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Meet Vibhav Altekar, the Indian-origin engineer behind the drone boat that pulled off a first-of-its-kind US military rescueA remarkable rescue operation near the Strait of Hormuz saw an autonomous vessel, Corsair, play a vital role. Developed by Saronic Technolo...
10 Jun, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
How do Iran’s suicide drone boats work as they bring traffic to a halt in the Strait of Hormuz?20 million barrels travel through the Strait of Hormuz daily. Iran just weaponized fishing boats to block it. In March 2026, explosive dron...
14 Mar, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Sagar Defence to build autonomous naval tech shipyard in Andhra Pradesh for next-gen unmanned platformsSagar Defence Engineering has begun work on India's first Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Centre in Andhra Pradesh. This facil...
13 Mar, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Indian Navy and BEL develop indigenous software enabling surface vessel operations without crewThe Indian Navy and Bharat Electronics have developed a new software for unmanned boats. This Advanced Autonomous Navigation & Control Soft...
18 Jan, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
International fleet review in Vizag in Feb 2026Visakhapatnam will host the International Fleet Review in February 2026. Over 100 nations will participate, showcasing naval strength and c...
21 Dec, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
Lok Sabha to take up Manipur GST ordinance, Anti-Doping law amendmentsAccording to a list of business issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is scheduled to move amendment...
07 Aug, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
INS Nirdeshak commissioned into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam Naval DockyardIndia's naval power got a boost. INS Nirdeshak joined the fleet. The commissioning happened in Visakhapatnam. The ship is built for hydrogr...
18 Dec, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissions INS Sandhayak, warns piratesINS Sandhayak, the first Survey Vessel Large (SVL) ship, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam. The SVL ship will obtain i...
03 Feb, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Indian Navy steaming ahead with autonomous unmanned vesselsFrom autonomous unmanned vessels to new-generation combat management systems, software-defined radios and advanced data links, Indian Navy ...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
Efforts being made to develop waterways with private sector's help: IWAISpeaking at the 'Maritime Public Private Partnership Conclave 2022, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) Chairman Sanjay Bandopadhyay...
17 Aug, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
Forget autonomous cars, self-driving e-boats will sail on Amsterdam canalsIt is a 13-foot long electric boat powered by a battery.
03 Jun, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
Shipping Ministry renamed Ministry of Ports, Shipping & WaterwaysVarious autonomous bodies like the Port Trusts in Mumbai, Kolkata and others, the Inland Waterways Authority of India and the Shipping Corp...
11 Nov, 2020, 01.04 PM IST
Self-driving ships may help keep attacks like 26/11 at bayForget driverless cars, SDE’s innovative autonomous navigation system - Genesis – can turn any boat or ship into an unmanned vessel. From p...
19 Dec, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
IIT Madras developing technology for waterways, portsThe unit will be focusing on a host of areas, including autonomous platforms for navigational and water-quality monitoring, night-time navi...
19 Jun, 2018, 08.03 AM IST
The US Navy is testing its submarine-hunting drone ship ACTUVOriginally conceived as a DARPA project, ACTUV is designed to hunt the next generation of nearly silent enemy diesel submarines.
01 Jul, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
China, Pakistan ink economic corridor, boundary management accordsPakistan and China today inked several agreements and memoranda of understanding, including a pact on a system to manage the border between...
22 May, 2013, 10.43 PM IST