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Palakkad Celebrates as NASA Astronaut Anil Menon Set for First Space Mission
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13, 2026: Kerala’s Palakkad district is set to...
G20 satellite is expected to be launched in 2027: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan has said that the G20...
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
A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a...
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
The Uttar Pradesh government yesterday launched the statewide Digi...
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Open Design Alliance Completes Its Rebranding Program

Open Design Alliance (ODA) today announced the completion of its rebranding program, which began a year ago with the renaming of the ODA’s software development platform as “Teigha.” The process ended today with the unveiling of a...

Monday, September 19th, 2011

The Land Law in Vietnam

Prior to 2013, the new Land Law must be ratified by the National Assembly, because 2013 is the deadline for the State to make decision on the agricultural land that was allocated free of charge for farmers...

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Rail Link with Riyadh Could Further Underpin Salalah Port’s Vision

Rail connectivity between Dhofar and the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia could potentially position the Port of Salalah as a new maritime gateway for trade with the booming commercial heartland of the Gulf, according to its CEO. Peter...

Monday, September 19th, 2011

IFAC LIDAR in Antarctica

A tropospheric depolarization LIDAR is installed at Concordia Base (Antarctica, DOME C, 75° S 123° E). The instrument is "alive" in the frame of the national (Programma Nazionele Ricerche in Antartide) projects TAVERN (ISAC CNR) and ICE-CAMERA...

Monday, September 19th, 2011

InterCarto-InterGIS 17 – Bali

The International Conference on “InterCarto-InterGIS 17” will address the following themes: Geoinformation mapping, geoinformation virtual environments, geoinformation systems (GIS), GIS-technologies.

Monday, September 19th, 2011

National Spatial Data Infrastructure: The Case of the Republic of Korea

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring development outcomes. This report, part of the Spatial Data Infrastructure for Development (SDI4MDGs) project, explores the potential use and long-term sustainability of SDI in achieving...

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

India’s GVK Pays $1.3 B for Stake in Australia’s Hancock

 India's GVK Power & Infrastructure will pay $1.26 billion for a majority stake in three Australian coal mines and a port and rail project owned by Hancock Group to secure long-term coal supplies for the Indian group's...

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Remote Sensing Satellites Monitor Kerala Backwaters, Bhagirathi Basin

This startling revelation was made by Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, former chairman of ISRO and current member of planning commission, during a presentation this evening at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). The focus of his 45-minute...

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

GBTU Approves M Tech to Teach Remote Sensing

The Gautam Buddh Technical University's (GBTU) academic council on Friday gave green signal to introduce MTech in remote sensing from the next academic session. The course will be launched in collaboration with the state government's Remote Sensing...

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

China to Begin Mapping Seabed

China will accelerate its pace of mapping the deep seabed, Zhang Jixian, president of the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, told China Daily in an exclusive interview. "In the near future, China's surveying and mapping science will...