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G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
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Unidentified metal spheres found on Australian beach are ‘debris from a foreign rocket body’, space agency says
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Singapore and Japan sign agreement to strengthen space collaboration
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Japan space probe skims asteroid in test for planetary defense
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Hong Kong-developed ‘Eye for Space’ now operating aboard Tiangong space station
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ISRO conducts first SOLVE ground test important for Gaganyaan missions
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New 3D Detection Method for Detecting Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctica
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Uttar Pradesh Govt launches Special Land Measurement Campaign
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Monday, January 25th, 2016

State Announces Yarloop Inquiry as Burn Scar Seen from Space

The former head of the Country Fire Authority in Victoria and South Australia, Euan Ferguson, will head a public inquiry into the devastating Yarloop fire, Premier Colin Barnett has revealed. Read More via Yahoo Australia

Monday, January 25th, 2016

UAE Joins Group on Earth Observations

Abu Dhabi: The UAE became the latest member of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), a voluntary partnership of governments and organisations that was established in 2005 to promote the open access to Earth Observation (EO) data...

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Indian Bureau of Mines, National Remote Sensing Centre Signed MoU for Monitoring Mining Activity

Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) and National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) on 21 January 2016 signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for monitoring mining activity through satellite technology. Read More via Jagran Josh

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Wish Garbage Away the Satellite Way

Imagine there’s a garbage mound that’s been lying in your neighbourhood for a while (that’s easy). You pull out your cellphone, send the exact satellite map along with pictures to the civic authority, and voila, in a...

Monday, January 25th, 2016

Diwata-1 Satellite will be Deployed from ISS on April 2016

Third Philippine satellite will be deployed from International Space Station Kibo module on April 2016 according to Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Read More via Blackbird

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

NRSC to Use Geospatial Data to Review Progress of Telangana Water Grid Project

The Hyderabad based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will monitor the progress of the ambitious Water Grid Programme of the Telangana state through Geospatial data. The Telangana state Government has taken up Water Grid programme to provide...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

New Satellite to Upgrade Remote Sensing Capability

RIYADH: The International Conference on Remote Sensing concluded in Riyadh on Wednesday and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), which sponsored the event, announced plans to launch a new satellite in cooperation with China...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

ISRO, Kuwait Institute Signed MoU on Cooperation in Space Exploration

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on 20 January 2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes. Read...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Bureau of Mines Ties up with NRSC

In a significant development, the Indian Bureau of Mines has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Remote Sensing Centre of the Department of Space for monitoring mining activity through satellite technology. Read More via The...

Friday, January 22nd, 2016

Saudi Arabia to Launch Remote Sensing Satellite from China

The two days of meetings between King Salman and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended today with a communique announcing the upgrade in bilateral relations between Riyadh and Beijing to a so-called comprehensive strategic relationship. The communique addressed...