With 'no soap or toothpaste', why the USS Lincoln is still at sea

What is an aircraft carrier?

An aircraft carrier is basically a mobile airbase. A land-based fighter plane can fly hundreds or even thousands of kilometres out over the ocean. But after it completes its mission, it needs somewhere to land. It also needs fuel, weapons, maintenance and people to service it. A carrier takes all of this with it.

A carrier can launch fighter jets to attack targets, intercept enemy aircraft and defend the fleet. Other aircraft and helicopters can search for submarines. Specialised aircraft can provide early warning, essentially acting as flying radar stations. India currently operates two aircraft carriers - INS Vikramaditya, the refurbished former Soviet-era Admiral Gorshkov, and the indigenously built INS Vikrant.

Inside one-shot therapy to lower bad cholesterol

VERVE-102 is a form of gene editing that is administered directly to the patient's body, allowing scientists to alter DNA and modify gene function.

Genetic instructions are delivered via an intravenous infusion to permanently alter liver cells from producing cholesterol altogether.

Behind new Tribunals Bill, decade-long tussle between Centre, SC

Parliament has passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, introducing sweeping changes to the administration of tribunals across the country. Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies that are set up to provide swift and specialised resolution of disputes and reduce the caseload of courts.

How India's new nuclear rules could favour old nuclear energy partner Russia

Russia's Nuclear sector advantage in India could only get more pronounced if the draft rules issued this week by the Department of Atomic Energy for the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act are anything to go by.

BRICS Environment Ministers oppose EU's Carbon Border Tax

BRICS Environment and climate ministers Tuesday opposed the European Union's (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) or Carbon Border Tax, calling it a unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protection measure that is not in line with international law.

80% of India's elderly could face heat stress up to three months at 3°C global warming, says study

Older Adults across India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh -or 73% of the world's older population-could face dangerous heat waves day and night for up to 3 months once global warming reaches 3 degrees Celsius (°C) or more, a new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health estimates.

A changing Asia demands more from Delhi and Tokyo, together

Shinjiro Koizumi's visit should be an occasion not merely to review bilateral exercises and exchanges, but to ask how both countries can give their defence partnership much greater operational and technological weight.