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INTERVIEW: Rutgers University Uses Slocum Glider for Ocean Acidification Study For me personally, it was the first project that Ive worked with gliders. As a biologist, it was a lot of fun, but also the partnerships made and the opportunities provided to students has been amazing. Theyve been able to work with this technology. Theyve learned a lot about chemistry just through working with the sensor. So it iss providing a lot of STEM education to our graduate and our und...

INCOIS to go for airline mapping of ocean floor Updated: Updated: To take the help of National Remote Sensing Centre for study Share Article To take the help of National Remote Sensing Centre for study The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is planning to take the help of the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for airline mapping of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshwadeep to get a better picture of the ocean floor, also called ‘bathymetric’ study. “NRS...

Chennai Port Trust to sign a slew of MoUs February 22, 2021 P Raveendran (right), Chairman, Chennai Port Trust ,and S Balaji Arun Kumar, Deputy Chairman, at a press conference in connection with the Maritime India Summit 2021, in Chennai on Monday   -  Bijoy Ghosh P Raveendran (right), Chairman, Chennai Port Trust ,and S Balaji Arun Kumar, Deputy Chairman, at a press conference in connection with the Maritime India Summit 2021, in Chennai on Monday   -  Bijoy Ghosh× Development of a multi...

Updated: The equipment installed at Nandanam and Villivakkam to be functional soon Share Article AAA Raining problems: A municipal worker struggling to clear a clogged manhole on the G.S.T. Road in Pallavaram after light rain on Saturday.   | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B The equipment installed at Nandanam and Villivakkam to be functional soon In its effort to expand and upgrade its weather observation network in Chennai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will inaugurate two more a...

How Deep Ocean Mission will further governments vision of blue economy SECTIONS Share Synopsis The development and launch of Matsya 6000 is part of India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, for which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced Rs 4,000 crore, to be spent over five years, in Budget 2021-22. ET Bureau Sometime in the next three years, three people — likely a pilot and two scientists — will go 6,000 m deep into the ocean in a lithium battery-powered vehicle capable of sta...

Budget allocation of ₹4,000 crore comes as big boost for the mission

Updated: February 06, 2021 00:05 IST First two such gliders were deployed off Chennai coast for trial runs to monitor seas round the year Share Article AAA Gliders along with tide gauges fitted with GPS sensors will give a rounded data to understand the oceanic ecosystem better because the movements of the sea along with the atmospheric systems control monsoons, cyclonic storms and wave surges besides tsunamis.   | Photo Credit: Arrangement First two such gliders were deployed off Chennai co...

Photo Credit: Stock.adobe Researchers at India’s National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) have developed a bioplastic film using marine seaweed which could have a huge impact on limiting the usage of non-biodegradable plastics, and might even become a game-changer in the plastic industry. The film is a combination of Kappaphycus alvarezii – a species of red algae seaweed – and the plasticizer polyethylene glycol (PEG)-3000, and a big benefit of the development is that bio-plastic fil...

Expert panel inspects ECR stormwater drain project work Updated: Updated: Officials explain to the panel the objective of the project Share Article Officials explain to the panel the objective of the project A committee of experts appointed by the National Green Tribunal (southern zone) visited various locations on the East Coast Road (ECR) on Thursday to study and evaluate the ₹270 crore stormwater drain project being implemented by the Greater Chennai Corporation. Experts, including M.T...

Expert Appraisal Committee defers Pulicat lake wall proposal, seeks more details Updated: Updated: Committee formed to visit and survey the project site Share Article AAA Clearing the way: The Fisheries Department also proposed to dredge the channel after the construction of the walls.   Committee formed to visit and survey the project site The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Environment Ministry has directed a sub-committee to visit the coastal stretch of Pulicat lake where the Depa...