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- 2 Aditya-L1 Detects Early Warning Signs of Solar Flares
- 3 Magnetar Offers Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Non-Empty’ Space
- 4 GalaxEye to Develop Indigenous OptoSAR Earth-Observation Satellite
- 5 IAF Successfully Tests Indigenous Long-Range Glide Bomb Khagantak-243
- 6 RAKSHA Framework to Guide India’s Defence Diplomacy
- 7 India to Acquire US Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles
- 8 Brain Circuit Linked to Chemotherapy-Induced Cold Allodynia
- 9 CRISPR-Edited Stem Cells Could Make Blood-Cancer Therapy Safer
- 10 Peptide Biomaterials Could Power Future Medical Implants
- 11 MIT Builds ‘Living Transistors’ from Engineered Bacteria
- 12 Scientists Develop Method to Delay Quantum Entanglement Loss
- 13 C-DOT Unveils 14 Indigenous Quantum-Safe Products
- 14 DRDO Backs Indigenous 20 mK Dilution Refrigerator for Quantum Technologies
- 15 Google’s Vizag Data Centre Brings Air-Cooling Technology into Focus
- 16 New Nanoparticles Make Trace Chemicals Easier to Detect
- 17 AI-Generated Proof Revives Navier–Stokes Millennium Problem
Sagar Manthan Boosts India’s Deep-Ocean Research Capability
On 9th September 2026, India launched the indigenous Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) Sagar Manthan at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard in Kolkata. Designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), the vessel will strengthen India’s Deep Ocean Mission and marine scientific capabilities.
What is Sagar Manthan?
- The vessel is 89.5 metres long, 18.8 metres wide and has a gross tonnage of about 5,900 tonnes. It is expected to become operational by early 2028.
- Designed as a multidisciplinary research platform, it can undertake scientific operations in both coastal and deep-ocean environments.
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