Saturday, May 14th, 2011
The First and second International Conferences on HealthGIS were held in 2005 and 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The 3rd International Conf. on healthGIS was in Hyderabad, India in 2009. All the three conferences were resounding success attracting 350+...
Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Research data collected from across the country over years, maps plotting endangered tribes and other valuable documents are feared lost in Monday night’s blaze in the Fireproof Spirit Building in the Indian Museum complex. The fire nearly gutted...
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
The three cameras on board Resourcesat-2 will be switched on when the satellite passes over 3,000 km of the Indian landmass from Joshimutt in Uttarakhand to Kannur in Kerala on April 28 and they will transmit pictures...
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
The Indian Space Resource Organization successfully launched the remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two smaller satellites at 10:12 a.m. on Wednesday. The launch also included Singapore's first remote sensing satellite called X-Sat as well as a mini...
Monday, April 18th, 2011
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has given approval to the proposals regarding the agreements for 120 megawatt Taunsa Hydro-Power Project and mapping of wind power potential in Punjab. He was presiding over a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet at...
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Brown University economics and community health Professor Andrew Foster used surveys, monitoring and remote sensing imagery to assess the effects of air quality on health, a university release said Monday. One of the most polluted in the world...
Sunday, April 10th, 2011
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said India is not prepared to face natural disasters. The NDMA arrived at this conclusion after taking stock of psycho-social support and mental health services in the country. The stock-taking found the...
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Recently there has been speculation that India's earth observation satellites have not been performing to expectation. The Comptroller and Auditor General for the country opened the door and stepped into the satellite industry and determined that several satellites...
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked security agencies to improve their professional standards and build better infrastructure to counter the "new generation" of terrorists who have acquired State-like military capabilities in their fighting strategies and tactics. "The number...
