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Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
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India-US space ties deepen as NASA invites ISRO to join moon base program
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Chinese rocket carrying satellite explodes seconds after launch
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NASA invites ISRO to join its ambitious Moon Base programme
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India counters China’s map war: Names of 27 Arunachal Pradesh locations standardised on Survey of India maps
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2016

China Plans More than 20 Space Launches in 2016

China has announced it has a busy launch manifest planned for 2016, with more than 20 missions scheduled to take to the skies this year. The country that conducted 19 successful launches in 2015 has also stated its intentions to...

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Space Innovation Congress

London, United Kingdom, January 11, 2016 — Space Innovation Congress is the UK’s new space industry conference and expo, on April 7-8 2016 at St Paul’s, Aldersgate in London. Read More via PR.com

Monday, January 11th, 2016

Saving India’s Vanishing Water Bodies

The recent floods in Chennai have been largely blamed on water body encroachments. The Madras High Court has ordered that no more encroachments of any kind be tolerated on water bodies. By constructing buildings on water bodies...

Monday, January 11th, 2016

GIS-Based Inventory of State Festivals Being Prepared

Kerala Tourism is preparing a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based inventory of 1,000 festivals across the State so as to market them to attract more tourists to the State. Read More via The Hindu

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Hexagon Mining – Powerful Software Now More Affordable

TUCSON, ARIZONA, JANUARY 7, 2016 – Hexagon Mining is today introducing a campaign to appeal to the aggregates and industrial minerals sector of the mining industry. Flexible and affordable licenses are central to the campaign, which broadens...

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

Maptek Releases I-Site Studio 6 Point Cloud Modelling Tools

The latest I-Site point cloud processing tools from Maptek focus on the everyday needs of mine surveyors for fast, accurate volumes, conformance reporting, geotechnical analysis and CAD design. I-Site Studio software offers an expanding range of applications...

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

ISRO to Launch 5th Navigation Satellite on Jan. 20

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the fifth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) on January 20. Read More via The Hindu

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

First Time, Plan to Map Every Doctor, Health Facility in the Country

For the first time, the government will map health facilities, doctors and specialists available in all districts of the country. The health geo-mapping project has already been completed in four districts chosen as a pilot. When the...

Thursday, January 7th, 2016

First Indigenous UAE Satellite KhalifaSat Closer to Launch

KhalifaSat, the first indigenous UAE satellite, is one step closer to its manufacturing platform. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has completed the final design of the engineering model of the KhalifaSat, the first satellite to...

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

NABARD, NRSC Ink Pact for Monitoring of Watershed Projects

Monitoring of watershed projects, especially in remote villages will now be improved with the use of satellite technology and web page. Read More via The Hindu Business Line