Beating the Heat: India’s data centre dream and the 50°C reality in its pathIndia's digital economy is expanding rapidly. However, extreme heat is straining its data centers. Rising temperatures increase cooling nee...
22 May, 2026, 12.37 PM IST
Trump-backed push for deep-sea mining 'unlawful': international regulator to AFPDeep-sea mining companies face legal challenges if they proceed with plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor. The International Seab...
22 May, 2026, 11.57 AM IST
India working on Rs 40,000 crore subsea gas pipeline project to help mitigate risks brought to fore by Hormuz blockadeIndia subsea gas pipeline project: India is accelerating plans for a direct deep-sea gas pipeline from Oman, estimated at ₹40,000 crore, to...
15 May, 2026, 04.46 PM IST
Who sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? Reports explain mystery, ship's route, nuclear cargo claims and US aircraft presenceWho sank Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, was NATO involved, and was it torpedoed? This explainer covers the sinking of the Ursa Major near S...
12 May, 2026, 04.56 PM IST
What Did Scientists Find Beneath the Atlantic Seafloor? It Was Invisible Until Technology Revealed ItA massive, ancient circular structure, the Nadir Crater, has been discovered deep in the Atlantic Ocean using advanced seismic techniques. ...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
New domain in modern warfare? China’s deep-sea cable cutter test at 3,500 meters—where most internet cables lie—could give America an an internet blockade at China willChina deep-sea cable cutter test at 3,500 meters is now a proven capability. Over 95% of global internet traffic moves through submarine ca...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Ex-Rio Tinto CEO's deep-sea mining firm to merge with Odyssey in $1 billion dealA transformative merger is on the horizon as American Ocean Minerals, spearheaded by Tom Albanese, partners with Odyssey Marine Exploration...
08 Apr, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
What Did Scientists Find 4,000 Meters Beneath the Pacific Ocean?An international research effort has unveiled nearly 800 new species in the Pacific's Clarion-Clipperton Zone. These deep-sea discoveries, ...
04 Mar, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Trump signs order to ramp up US deep-sea miningDonald Trump's administration takes a controversial step. It expands deep-sea mining for rare earth minerals. This move aims to boost the U...
25 Apr, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
India will become leader in offshore mining: OfficialMines Secretary V L Kantha Rao in his address on Monday had said that the auction of offshore mines will begin in three months' time. The O...
30 Apr, 2024, 07.48 PM IST
Why deep-sea mining is the next battleground in the energy transitionThere are countries like Russia, Norway and China which are pursuing ahead with deep-sea mining and producing a framework which will argue ...
17 Jul, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?The International Seabed Authority - the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor - is preparing to resume negotiations t...
03 Jul, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Minerals in Indian Ocean can turn India self-sufficient in nickel, cobalt: International Seabed Authority chief"India was one of the very first pioneer investors in deep sea mining, starting from the 1980s. In recent years, there has been enormous pr...
14 Feb, 2023, 04.00 PM IST
China proposes joint mining of Indian Ocean with IndiaChina proposes joint mining of Indian Ocean with India where its deep diving vessel reported to have discovered large deposits gold and sil...
07 May, 2015, 11.44 AM IST
Chinese deep-sea sub discovers big mineral deposits in oceanChina's 'Jiaolong' deep-sea manned submersible returned from its maiden 118-day exploratory voyage to the Indian Ocean where it is reported...
17 Mar, 2015, 06.35 PM IST
Gujarat National Law University to draft two key laws on deep sea miningThe US, China, Japan, Russia and South Korea lead this race for the natural wealth that lies untapped beneath the seabed.
01 Sep, 2014, 01.21 AM IST
- Australia may gain rich undersea gas, oil deposits
Australia may have gained rich undersea gas and oil deposits when the UN granted it huge swathes of territory this week but reaching them r...
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