Submarine

After days of search and rescue operation, the US Coast Guard confirmed that pilot and four passengers in the lost Submarine Titan are dead. On June 23, John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said, "Our most heartfelt condolences go out to the friends and loved ones of the crew." The submarine Titan went underwater to your wreck site of Titanic lost contact on June 18, following which rescue started.

The Colombian Naval Forces detained three submarines and a speed boat carrying 7.41 tonnes of cocaine in national and international waters. Reportedly, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia account for almost 90% of the world's coca crops, making these nations vital for international drug trafficking. Three Ecuadorian and three Colombian people were detained as a consequence of the operation, which was carried out in association with the US Joint… read-more

Three out of the six nuclear attack submarines are being 'Made In India' up to 95 percent. However, this would provide a big boost to the domestic defence sector including both private and public sector, said a government official. Reportedly, a proposal worth around Rs 50,000 crore has been requested to build three nuclear submarines by the DRDO in Visakhapatnam. Moreover, planners are confident of indigenously building the submarines.

The Cabinet has approved to lay underwater optical fibre network between Kochi and Lakshadweep Islands to improve the doorstep delivery of e-Governance services. A government release has stated that the project would also help in developing fisheries, coconut-based industries and tourism. Reportedly, the project will be banked by Universal Service Obligation Fund with BSNL acting as executing agency. The estimated Rs 1,072 crore project will… read-more