In a move to achieve self-sufficiency in defence capabilities, the Indian Navy has submitted a significant proposal to the Defence Ministry for the construction of its second aircraft carrier. The Cochin Shipyard Limited is slated to undertake this project. This initiative, seen as one of the flagship programs under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Atmanirbharta” (self-reliance) campaign in the

Washington: As the United States is deepening sanctions on tankers carrying petroleum above Western price caps, it is also trying to help India negotiate lower prices for Russian oil, Reuters reported citing the Biden administration’s energy envoy on Tuesday.Last month, on the second anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the US imposed sanctions on Russia’s leading tanker group Sovcomflot.

The rise of new powers with advanced missile technology necessitates a continuous evolution of India’s deterrence strategyThe successfully test-fired Agni-V ballistic missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology vastly extends India’s strategic envelop.Power of Extended RangeThe Agni-V boasts an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) range,

So far, the U.S., Russia, China, France and Japan have carried out successful deep-ocean crewed missionsThe Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) is India’s ambitious quest to explore and harness the depths of the ocean. As part of this initiative, India will, for the first time, embark on a journey to a depth of 6,000 metres in the ocean using an indigenously developed submersible with a three-member crew.

India is operating its own Aditya Tokamak Nuclear Fusion Reactor at Inst of Plasma ResearchIndia, Russia in talks to collaborate in research on controlled thermonuclear fusionNew Delhi: India and Russia are in discussions to collaborate on a range of activities including research on controlled thermonuclear fusion and joint development of the transit potential of the Northern Sea route,

ISRO is likely to make some changes in the second mission after testing the first successful mission, after which this test can be conducted before March 16 this month.LPSC-ISRO Director Dr V Narayanan has confirmed that the space agency is targeting a date no earlier than March 16 for its second Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing (RLV-LEX) mission.Recently he spoke at the National