Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...
28 May, 2026, 04.18 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
Antarctica's tourism boom raises concerns about contamination and diseaseSoaring tourism to Antarctica, driven by climate change fears, raises concerns about contamination and damage to the fragile ecosystem. A r...
07 May, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Eyes the size of a pizza and longer than a bus - the ocean's most mysterious monster just showed up in Western Australia and scientists are stunnedScientists found signs of a giant squid in deep waters near Western Australia using DNA in seawater. The study also showed many unknown sea...
06 May, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
India-UAE Polar Cooperation in action as Emirati scientists join India's Antarctic missionIndian and Emirati scientists are collaborating in Antarctica. Researchers from Khalifa University joined India's 45th Antarctic Expedition...
07 Jan, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Colossal Squid finally caught on camera in the wild—100 years after its discovery; Check deep sea footageIn a historic moment, a juvenile colossal squid has been filmed alive in its natural habitat in the Southern Ocean for the first time in a ...
17 Apr, 2025, 08.16 AM IST
OceanGate announces future expeditions amid ongoing investigation into tragic submarine tragedyOceanGate, however, appears undeterred by these unfortunate circumstances, offering accommodations during the upcoming expeditions that inc...
03 Jul, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
Takeaways for India from the groundbreaking NEOM and OceanX Red Sea expeditionIndia, with over 7,500 km of coastline and a varied marine ecosystem - from lagoons, estuaries, and coastal marshes to seagrass meadows, co...
02 Nov, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
Lockdown let scientists complete pending research: Centre for Polar and Ocean Research Chief"During usual times, a lot of data is collected to be used in research later. In the lockdown, we got the time to work on these. But field ...
05 Jan, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
Paused by COVID-19,India's Arctic expedition to resume in June"Last year, the expedition was cancelled because of COVID-19 outbreak. This year, we are resuming the expedition. It will be held from June...
04 Jan, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Chinese submersible discovers polymetallic nodules in South China SeaThe submersible named 'Jiaolong' was underwater for six and a half hours on the second stage of China's 38th ocean scientific expedition, w...
06 May, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
China's manned submersible finds precious metals in Indian OceanNamed after a mythical dragon, Jiaolong reached its deepest depth of 7,062 meters in the Mariana Trench in June 2012.
02 Mar, 2017, 11.48 AM IST
China builds observation system in western Pacific oceanChina has built an observation network backed by submerged buoys in the west Pacific which will help scientists understand the relationship...
15 Nov, 2015, 05.50 PM IST
India to procure ship that can break through 1.5-m thick iceIn addition to the PRV , four other vessels, including two that would help in coastal research, will be replaced in the next three years.
24 Mar, 2015, 03.09 PM IST
- Ocean warming melting one of largest Antarctica glaciers
One of the largest glaciers on the planet, Totten, is melting due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that demonstrates the vulnerability of Eas...
27 Jan, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
- Germany clears Indo-German Antarctic expedition
The German government on Monday gave the go-ahead to an Indo-German ocean-seeding experiment that experts say could lead to a way of fighti...
27 Jan, 2009, 11.07 PM IST
Mission to dump iron off Antarctica suspendedIn a major setback to the Indo-German Antarctic expedition, LOHAFEX, the German science ministry has bowed to pressure from environmental N...
16 Jan, 2009, 09.11 AM IST