India is rapidly advancing its deep sea exploration ambitions as the Samudrayaan mission prepares for its first manned trial dive in May 2026. The National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai is currently completing final integration work on the Matsya 6000 submersible, a 25 tonne vehicle designed to carry three aquanauts into the deep ocean. The upcoming dive, planned at a depth of 500 meters, is considered a critical milestone toward India’s long term goal of reaching 6,000 meters un

The Indian Space Research Organisation experienced a tense morning on Tuesday after the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C62 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 10.18 am carrying a total of 16 satellites. The mission initially appeared to progress as planned, with scientists closely monitoring each phase of the flight. However, around 30 minutes after liftoff, ISRO confirmed that the mission had encountered an anomaly during the third stage of the launch sequence, r