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Topic: Matsya 6000

Minor crack in Samudrayaan capsule’s foam casing delays 500-metre test

India’s ambitious manned ocean project has already faced significant delays. The 500-metre test dive was initially planned for 2024.

India’s first crewed deep-sea mission set for testing—‘We’re to oceans what ISRO is to space’

Matsya 6000 submersible will be tried in a harbour off Chennai with three crew members on board. If all goes as planned, in 2026, National Institute of Ocean Technology will send a crew 6,000 metres under the Indian Ocean.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.