268 feet tall, 1,600 years old: Meet the second-largest tree in the world. Travellers can hike through towering giant sequoias to reach this natural marvelRising in California's Kings Canyon National Park, the General Grant Tree is the world's second-largest tree and is believed to be more tha...
02 Aug, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...
23 Jul, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Renault India joins hands with IIT Kanpur for vehicle R&DRenault India and IIT Kanpur have formed a strategic research partnership. The collaboration will utilize IIT Kanpur's wind tunnel facility...
10 Jul, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
India now has 2.3 lakh startups, generated 25 lakh jobs: Union minister Jitendra SinghIndia's startup sector has created 25 lakh jobs in the last decade, becoming a major economic force. From just a few hundred startups in 20...
13 Jun, 2026, 09.13 PM IST
In 1903, the Wright brothers studied bird wings and bicycle mechanics, and helped launch modern aviationThe Wright brothers achieved the first powered flight in 1903. Their success stemmed from a unique focus on aircraft stability and control....
15 May, 2026, 06.32 PM IST
PM Modi likely to reveal names of pilots for Gaganyaan on Tuesday; inaugurate space projects worth Rs 1800 crore in KeralaPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to inspect India’s first human spaceflight mission 'Gaganyaan'....
27 Feb, 2024, 04.18 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates space infrastructure projects of ISROPrime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three major space infrastructure projects of ISRO during his visit to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Ce...
27 Feb, 2024, 04.17 PM IST
China leading in hypersonic weapons: US defence officialsChina's hypersonic arsenal includes the DF-17, a medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle that has a range of 1,600 k...
11 Mar, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Would you choose becoming invisible to mosquitoes as your one superpower, if you had the chance?For the first time, scientists have used the gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to render humans effectively invisible in the eyes of Aedes aegy...
18 Aug, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Rajnath Singh inaugurates India's first hypersonic wind tunnel test facilitySingh, who visited the Defence Research and Development Organisation's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here during his two-day visit to ...
19 Dec, 2020, 11.57 PM IST
Formula One introduces new sliding scale for aero testing that could make racing in 2021 more exciting, unpredictableThe new regulation will level the playing field for a lot of the smaller teams.
29 May, 2020, 08.53 AM IST
HTT 40 Successfully Begins Spin TestingTwo test pilots undertook the first ever spin entry testing today around 1.30 pm. The stall testing was already completed and the project g...
09 Nov, 2018, 05.57 PM IST
Spin trials to revive intermediate jet trainer programme soonHAL to validate upgrades on IJT in early 2017; designers to put aircraft through ‘fresh wind tunnel tests’ after design upgrade.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
ISRO commissions two major facilities at VSSCA few critical technologies, which are under embargo, have been jointly developed by ISRO and industries for realisation of these facilitie...
20 Mar, 2017, 08.19 PM IST
- Owl-inspired coating for noiseless aircraft
Early wind tunnel tests of the coating have shown a substantial reduction in noise without any noticeable effect on aerodynamics, researche...
22 Jun, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
DU students harness wind energy produced by Metro trainsA group of Delhi University students has discovered an innovative way of harnessing wind energy churned out by Metro trains to generate ele...
05 Apr, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
- Start not ideal but Force India will have a strong season: l Robert Fernley
Notwithstanding the reliable run in Barcelona, Force India admitted that they have some catching up to do with their mid-field rivals.
11 Mar, 2015, 04.45 PM IST