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
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
US mine hunters sail west, likely bound for Middle East amid Trump’s new strategy for the Strait of HormuzUS Navy mine countermeasure assets are redeploying from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, signaling preparations for a sustained effort to c...
14 Apr, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
China is mapping the ocean floor as it prepares for submarine warfare with the U.S.China is undertaking a massive undersea mapping and monitoring mission across the Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans. This extensive operat...
24 Mar, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
An Underwater River Beneath the Black Sea That Behaves Just Like One on LandScientists have discovered a remarkable underwater river on the Black Sea floor, stretching 37 miles and plunging to depths of 115 feet. Th...
14 Mar, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Under the North Sea, Archaeologists Mapped a Drowned Stone Age ForestA lost prehistoric world, Doggerland, once connected Britain to Europe, teeming with life before rising seas submerged it. Scientists are n...
01 Mar, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
Deep dive, deep spies? Why China’s seabed mapping could be another headache for IndiaChina is rapidly expanding its deep-sea exploration efforts, sending fleets of research vessels far beyond its shores. While Beijing claims...
21 Mar, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
Who controls the Gulf of Mexico?The Trump administration has renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Despite this, Mexico controls 49% of the Gulf, while the Un...
17 Feb, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
A new map of the Arctic Ocean reveals an area as large as twice the size of France and six times that of EnglandA collaborative project Seabed 2030 has made significant progress by mapping a new area in the Arctic Ocean. The initiative, which aims to ...
04 Feb, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
How were mysterious boreholes on California seabed formed? Methane leak occurred 2,80,000 years ago or sinister mysteries?What could be the source of thousands of boreholes or pockmarks found on the seabed off Slur in California? Did methane bubbles create thes...
02 Jul, 2024, 07.07 PM IST
Mines ministry OKs purchase of 2 surveyor shipsThe survey will focus on seabed mapping and exploration of non-living resources in the offshore sector, exclusive economic zone and interna...
27 Dec, 2022, 09.48 AM IST
Iranian boat case: NIA wants sea scan to search weaponsA suspicious vessel with a dozen Iranians and Pakistanis on board was stopped by Indian authorities off the coast of Kerala in July.
13 Jul, 2018, 05.10 PM IST
Geologists strike seabed ‘treasure’ in Indian watersThree state-of-the-art research vessels — Samudra Ratnakar, Samudra Kaustabh and Samudra Saudikama — carried out the 'High Resolution Seabe...
17 Jul, 2017, 09.36 AM 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
MH370: New search images reveal seabed details of Indian OceanThe deep sea search vehicles have sonar that can pick out odd lumps, cameras that can double check if that lump is wreckage or just a rock.
26 Sep, 2014, 08.55 PM IST
MH370 mystery: 58 'hard objects' found in Indian OceanThe Australia-led search team for the missing Malaysian flight MH370 has discovered 58 hard objects inconsistent with the Indian Ocean seab...
14 Sep, 2014, 03.22 PM IST
Oceans, the new theatre for India-China competition; both countries have announced oil exploration plans in other’s watersThe oceans are the new theatre of India-China competition, but one with possible security implications.
19 Sep, 2011, 08.42 AM IST