Day: 24 September 2025

Under the framework of the Government of India’s Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), a Defence Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guidance Tamil Nadu, the state’s nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation, on September 19, 2025, to explore the development of a world-class greenfield shipyard on India’s eastern coast.   The MoU was formally signed and exchanged between Shri Biju George, Director (Shipbuilding), MDL, and Dr. Darez Ahamed, IAS, Managing Director & CEO, Guidance…

The Indian Navy is set to commission its second state-of-the-art Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), Androth, at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 06 Oct 2025. The commissioning ceremony will be presided over by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. The event marks the formal induction of the second of the sixteen ASW-SWC ships into the Indian Navy.   ⁠Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Kolkata, with over 80% indigenous components, Androth is a testament to the Government of India’s vision of Aatmanirbharta and…

In a discovery that could transform treatment for brain disorders, scientists have shown that a special nanomaterial called graphitic carbon nitride (g-C©ýN©þ) can stimulate brain cells—without the need for electrodes, lasers, or magnets. The findings, published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, demonstrate that graphitic carbon nitride helps neurons grow, mature, and communicate more effectively by tapping into the brain¡¯s own electrical activity. Remarkably, the material also boosted dopamine production in lab-grown brain-like cells and reduced toxic proteins linked to Parkinson¡¯s disease in animal models.   Normally, treatments…

In a major boost to India’s shipbuilding ambitions under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed a long-term Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE).   Under the agreement, CSL will leverage its 310-metre dry dock in Kochi to construct large vessels, including Suezmax tankers, container ships, and Capesize bulk carriers. The collaboration also envisages the establishment of a ₹3,700-crore Block Fabrication Facility (BFF) at Kochi, spread over 80 acres with an annual capacity of 1.2 lakh metric tonnes. The project…