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The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, developed the system under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The technology aims to support the reliable and sustainable recovery of polymetallic nodules from the deep ocean.
The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE) in Kochi carried out around 19 surveys between 2023 and 2026. The institution functions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
The invitation was extended during the ninth meeting of the India–US Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG), hosted by India at ISRO Headquarters in Bengaluru on August 5–6, 2026. According to a U.S. Embassy press release quoted by The Economic Times and The Times of India, NASA invited ISRO to join the Moon Base programme while the two sides also agreed to advance discussions on open scientific-data sharing under the Artemis Accords.
The ozone layer, which protects life on Earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun, normally reaches its maximum concentration at altitudes of about 25–30 km. Researchers have been trying to understand how atmospheric circulation and dynamical processes influence the distribution of ozone in the stratosphere over the Indian region.
Designed as a point-of-care testing system, E-Eye uses optical sensing and digital electronics to analyse colour changes produced during chemical reactions. Based on the Beer-Lambert principle, the device converts these optical changes into digital measurements showing the concentration of contaminants.
EVEREST has been designed as a high-thrust propulsion system for reusable launch vehicles and represents one of the most technologically ambitious rocket-engine programmes currently being pursued by an Indian private company.
A team of scientists from the Bose Institute, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, has provided the theoretical foundation of quantum entanglement percolation that could reduce the requirements and enhance the efficiency for connecting a quantum network.
Breast cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality among women worldwide. Conventional chemotherapy often causes severe side effects, drug resistance, and damage to healthy tissues due to non-specific drug distribution, poor tumor penetration, and lack of active control after administration.
MR fluids are “smart” materials that can rapidly change their mechanical properties when exposed to a magnetic field, increasing in apparent viscosity, to the point of becoming a viscoelastic solid. The fluid can transmit force which can be controlled with an electromagnet, giving rise to its many possible control-based applications.
Published across 22 volumes, the Catalogue of Lepidoptera of India records 13,703 species belonging to 3,705 genera, 240 subfamilies, 102 families and 31 superfamilies. The documented Indian species represent approximately 8.25% of the known Lepidoptera diversity of the world.
