Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch a record 20 satellites from Sriharikota on June 22 aboard the PSLV C-34 rocket. India's latest earth observation satellite in the Cartosat-2 series will be onboard along...
Monday, June 13th, 2016
Scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) will release underwater robots to monitor how ocean conditions influence monsoon rainfall. Meanwhile, collaborators from a partner project led by the University of Reading with collaborators across the UK...
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
China on Tuesday emphasised the importance of dialogue to resolve the long-standing border dispute with India but gave enough indications that it is not up for mapping or demarcating the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Beijing’s statement...
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016
he Ministry of Human Resource Development has chosen the department of remote sensing, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University in Ajmer to carry out a detailed digital mapping of two cities— Jodhpur and Kota recently. The department of remote...
Monday, February 29th, 2016
The country-wide map of wetlands created by the Indian Space Research Organisation is being called into question by earth scientists and environmentalists in Udaipur. The country's National Wetland Inventory Assessment has been underway for the past five...
Thursday, December 17th, 2015
The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) is being readied for operation to provide location information across the country by July of 2016. The constellation of seven satellites will provide high accuracy that is said to be...
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
To address pipeline safety concerns, GAIL (India) Limited in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) – a unit of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) – has launched an innovative surveillance geo-portal called ‘Bhuvan-GAIL Portal’, utilizing space...
Sunday, December 6th, 2015
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck in the southern Indian Ocean on Saturday, but the United States Geological Survey say there are no reports of injuries or damage. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre also said there...
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
There are around half a million Wakf properties in India, according to conservative estimates. These assets are created when a donation, either land, building or even cash, is given for Muslim religious or charitable purposes. There are...
Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started a GIS survey of vending zones and vendors of Town Centre District.According to sources, Canada-based Intelligent Building Infrastructure (IBI) Group was hired for mapping the vendors, ward officers, community organisers,...
