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HOME & GARDEN 
January 23, 2018 Aquascaping: the addictive hobby that’s making gardeners grow underwater
Aquascaping: Life underwater CREDIT: GEORGE FARMER When James Wong was growing up in Singapore, aquariums were the norm. “Having fish as pets is just a thing that people do,” the botanist, broadcaster and Gardener’s Question Time regular says. “I grew up in an environment where 90 per cent of people don’t have gardens. But even if you […]
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ALL DEALS 
July 25, 2017 India kick-starts ‘mother of all underwater defence deals’
HIGHLIGHTS 6 countries are in the fray to build six advanced stealth submarines for an estimated Rs 70,000 crore in collaboration with an Indian shipyard. This conventional submarine programme called Project-75 (India) is likely to be the first mega project under the new ‘strategic partnership’ policy. NEW DELHI: India has finally kick-started its “mother of […]
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HOME & GARDEN 
December 27, 2016 Ancient Underwater Potato Garden Uncovered in Canada
Submerged rock pavement (shown here) would have allowed the indigenous people to control how far their tubers grew, making for easier harvesting. Credit: Katzie Development Limited Partnership This harvest came 3,000 years too late. Hundreds of blackened potatoes were pulled out of the ground at a prehistoric garden in British Columbia, Canada. Dating back to […]
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NEWS 
May 18, 2016 SeaDrone simplifies underwater exploration and inspection
It’s the 12 months, or perhaps the last decade, of the drone, and the famous craft are best gettingcheaper, better and less complicated to govern. but why should drones be confined to the air? The SeaDrone, confirmed onstage at Disrupt big apple today, brings the blessings and ease of multi-rotor airborne drones to underwater programs. […]
