It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefsScientists discovered an ancient, massive Porites coral colony, estimated to be over 2,000 years old, in the Maug caldera near the Mariana ...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
IIT-Guwahati researchers develop sensor that can help people with voice disabilities communicateDeveloped in collaboration with researchers from Ohio State University in the US, the sensor offers a promising alternative communication m...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
DRDO’s eight-year delay hits Indian submarines while Pakistan gains lead underwaterIndia’s plan to retrofit its Scorpene-class submarines with an indigenous Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) system has been delayed again. I...
04 Aug, 2025, 02.29 PM IST
Nagaland University-led research assesses stability of high altitude lakes in Sikkim & ArunachalNagaland University is leading a research project. It focuses on high-altitude lakes in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. The project assesses ...
28 Jul, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
Defence Ministry to discuss spy planes, air defence systems, sea mines in key acquisition meetThe Defence Acquisition Council, led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is set to convene this week to consider proposals exceeding Rs one ...
30 Jun, 2025, 10.20 PM IST
Plumbing the depths to scale the heightsIndia's Deep Ocean Mission, Samudrayaan, focuses on deep-sea exploration for biodiversity and mineral resources to address climate change. ...
12 Jul, 2024, 11.24 PM IST
Underwater-launched UAV & more: DRDO sanctions seven new projects to private sector companiesDRDO's Technology Development Fund projects include simulator training tools by Oxygen 2 Innovation, ISR and MDA underwater vehicles by Sag...
11 Jul, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Into the Blue: India plans underwater research lab to explore marine lifeIndia is planning to establish an underwater biodiversity research lab in the Indian Ocean. This lab will explore various kinds of flora an...
08 Jul, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
China military still in dark over what damaged US nuclear submarine in SCS: ReportA recent satellite image suggests that the damage to the American submarine, the USS Connecticut may have been caused by a head-on collisio...
30 Oct, 2021, 01.36 PM IST
IIT Madras alumni donates Rs 1 crore for robotics research laboratory“Alumni have made a big difference to several of our research and teaching initiatives at IIT Madras. This interdisciplinary lab on robotic...
08 Jan, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
From DRDO to BPCL, India’s first underwater drone, EyeROV Tuna, finds many takersKerala-based startup develops India's first commercial portable drone that can be used for underwater inspections. Today, the robot comes v...
28 Nov, 2019, 11.54 AM IST
IIT Delhi readies a slew of innovationsNext week, IIT-Delhi will host its second industry day at its campus where several startups, students and researchers from IIT-Delhi will s...
10 Sep, 2018, 10.57 PM IST
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar flags off first indigenous Sonar DomeAll anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships have a sonar array fitted to the ship structure below the waterline. The sonar functions as the ship...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
China's unmanned submersibles descend 10,000 metres underwaterFrom December 25-27, three deep-sea landing devices descended into the trench, Cui told state-run Xinhua news agency.
29 Dec, 2016, 04.03 PM IST
How hobbies now generate ideas for big starups for people like Srikanth NadhamuniResearch confirms that the more people engaged in their hobbies, the more likely they were to come up with creative solutions to problems a...
04 Jul, 2015, 05.36 AM IST
China moves closer to developing supersonic submarine: ReportThe supercavitation, torpedo called Shakval was able to reach a speed of 370km or more - much faster than any other conventional torpedoes.
24 Aug, 2014, 03.11 PM IST
Internet at bottom of ocean to detect tsunamisA deep-sea internet network will improve the detection of tsunamis, monitor pollution, and conduct surveillance.
15 Oct, 2013, 03.41 PM IST