2+ hour, 32+ min ago  (113+ words) The Hindu Mission Drishti, the world's first Opto SAR satellite developed by Bengaluru based space startup Galax Eye has been successfully launched on Sunday (May 3, 2026) aboard a Falcon 9 by Space X from Vandenberg, California. Weighing 190 kilograms, Mission Drishti is India's…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (109+ words) The Hindu Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is piloting a project to generate electricity from abandoned oil and gas wells through geothermal energy. The pilot project is coming up at an Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (OMGC) site in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (250+ words) The Hindu FIC and AM/NS host Earth Day contests for students, featuring poster design and science projects in Visakhapatnam. Published - April 21, 2026 11: 24 pm IST - VISAKHAPATNAM: The junior category will work on themes such as "Save Water" and "Be Kind to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (12+ words) The Hindu FIC's Earth Day contests for students in Vizag'The Hindu...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (280+ words) Published - April 15, 2026 09: 34 pm IST - Bengaluru: Known for its striking black crystalline rock formations and religious significance, the Yana Caves in Karnataka has been declared a "Geo-heritage Site of National Importance" by the Ministry of Mines through the Geological Survey of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (371+ words) Updated - April 09, 2026 05: 47 pm IST - BENGALURU Karnataka has recorded a significant decline in groundwater usage along with a notable increase in annual recharge capacity, reflecting the impact of sustained water conservation efforts and good'rainfall,'according'to Minister for Minor Irrigation, Science and…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago  (102+ words) The Hindu Published - April 04, 2026 07: 48 pm IST - MANGALURU Coastal Karnataka recorded three earthquakes during the last five years (2021-25), with Udupi district recording none during the same time period, according to information tabled by the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences in the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (181+ words) Updated - April 03, 2026 07: 35 pm IST - MYSURU CSIR-CFTRI's Incubation Ecosystem in Mysuru nurtures many food start-ups and entrepreneurs. Significantly, the incubated companies have filed 12 patents so far. On Friday, the BIRAC-Bio NEST Incubation Centre was launched on the CFTRI campus by Union…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (165+ words) Additionally, of the 230 projects, 92 were targeted to acquire rare earth elements essential for advanced technologies. Underlining their outlook, the surveyor informed that it plans to undertake approximately 500 mineral exploration projects, including around 300 focussed on critical and strategic minerals. The ministry…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (117+ words) The Hindu RTI findings indicate groundwater contamination, air quality issues around Vellalore dump yard in Coimbatore Updated - March 23, 2026 07: 26 pm IST - Coimbatore An RTI response from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has indicated groundwater and air quality concerns around…...