Jaipur, March 30 India's rapeseed-mustard production is estimated to rise to 119.4 lakh tonnes in the 2025-26 rabi season, up from 115.2 lakh tonnes in the previous year, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) said on Monday.The initial estimate is based on a study that used field...
agricultural yields
agriculture
crop estimates
crop production
edible oil
field surveys
haryana
india
madhya pradesh
rabi season
rajasthan
rapeseed-mustard
remotesensing
solvent extractors' association of india
uttar pradesh
Latur, March 29 The Latur district administration has secured a place among the top five performing districts in Maharashtra under the General Administration Department's 150-day e-governance reform program, an official said on Sunday.In recognition of this achievement, Chief Minister Devendra...
artificial intelligence
chief minister
collector
digital transformation
e-governance
gis
government administration
it department
latur district
maharashtra
remotesensing
right to services act
Mumbai, March 25 Odisha-based drone manufacturer BonV Aero has entered into a strategic alliance with ParaZero Technologies to bring the latter's counter-drone system to cater to defense and security agencies in the country.The partnership gives BonV Aero exclusive rights to deploy the system...
Ranchi, March 24 Dr. N. Rama Rao, a professor at the Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST) in Kerala, stated on Tuesday that hyperspectral remote sensing is revolutionizing mineral and environmental monitoring, particularly in regions like Jharkhand.Addressing a workshop on hyperspectral...
agriculture
birla institute of technology
data analysis
environmental monitoring
forest health
geoinformatics
hyperspectral imaging
indian institute of space technology
jharkhand
lidar data
mineral exploration
plateau areas
remotesensing
resource mapping
spatial analysis
Dehradun, March 21 – Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav led discussions on proposals across sectors, including roads, drinking water supply, defence, irrigation, and infrastructure near protected areas, at the 90th meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife, an...
artificial intelligence
biodiversity
chambal river
environmental policy
forest fire management
forestry
geospatial technology
grasslands
national board for wildlife
protected areas
rangelands
remotesensing
river management
species recovery
wildlife conservation
New Delhi, March 21 The Forest Survey of India (FSI) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Saturday to strengthen the use of geospatial technologies, remote sensing, and AI/ML-based tools in forest fire...
artificial intelligence
bhaskaracharya national institute for space applications and geo-informatics
ecological linkages
forest fire management
forest survey of india
geospatial technologies
habitat management
infrastructure development
machine learning
pastoral communities
protected areas
remotesensing
standing committee national board wildlife
wildlife conservation
wildlife protection act
Chennai, March 9 Tamil Nadu is taking steps to introduce a structured system to evaluate the environmental and climate impact of urban tree-planting initiatives.A newly prepared roadmap proposes a scientific approach to quantify how expanding green cover in cities contributes to climate...
biodiversity
carbon sequestration
climate mitigation
climate planning
ecological resilience
environmental impact assessment
flood management
green cover
groundwater recharge
indo-german support project
remotesensing
sustainable development
tamil nadu
tree planting
urban forestry
New Delhi, March 7: The focus of a seminar organized by the Union Home Ministry's Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER) on integration with state agencies was on preparedness for the 2026 monsoon and technological advancements in disaster management, an official said on...
artificial intelligence
central agencies
disaster management
emergency response
information dissemination
integrated control room
monsoon preparedness
national database for emergency management
remotesensing
risk mitigation
state emergency operation centers
state/ut agencies
technology
union home ministry
weather forecasting
Chennai, March 5 – Tamil Nadu is set to undertake an ambitious scientific effort to precisely map its coastal “blue carbon” ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass meadows, and tidal marshlands, using drones, Artificial Intelligence, and cloud computing.The initiative aims to generate...
artificial intelligence
blue carbon
carbon sequestration
coastal ecosystems
drone technology
ecosystem mapping
gis (geographic information system)
m.s. swaminathan research foundation
mangroves
microsoft
remotesensing
seagrass meadows
tamil nadu
tamil nadu forest department
tidal marshlands
New Delhi, March 3 An international group that works on disaster intelligence from space announced on Tuesday the launch of its deforestation monitoring solution, driven by a technology designed to provide law enforcement agencies and government officials with "near real-time visibility" into...
Raichur (Karnataka), March 1 A survey conducted by the Mines and Geology Department using helicopters to detect rare mineral deposits has sparked curiosity and concern among residents in Raichur district, which is long known as the 'Land of Gold' due to its contribution to the nation's gold...
New Delhi, February 19 The upcoming satellite mission, Mission Drishti, by Bengaluru-based private space technology company GalaxEye, will feature NVIDIA Jetson Orin, a powerful and compact computer designed to run complex artificial intelligence models, officials said on Wednesday.This will...
artificial intelligence
data processing
earth observation
earth observation satellites
electro-optical sensors
galaxeye
nvidia jetson orin
orbital data centers
private space companies
remotesensing
satellite data
sensor fusion
space technology
syncfused optosar
synthetic aperture radar
Jammu, February 17 Jammu and Kashmir has recovered more than 14.29 lakh kanals of state land across the Union Territory, while nearly three lakh kanals still remain under encroachment, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday.In response to a starred question...
demarcation
drone surveillance
encroacher notices
forest land
forest protection force
forest restoration
gps mapping
indian forest act
jammu and kashmir
land encroachment
land recovery
remotesensing
revenue department
state land
territorial wing
In Jammu and Kashmir, Forest Minister Javed Rana stated that the government will intensify its efforts to strengthen forest conservation, biodiversity protection, and eco-tourism across the Union Territory in the upcoming fiscal year. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that under the ‘Ek Ped...
air quality improvement
biodiversity protection
eco-tourism
ek ped maa ke naam initiative
forest conservation
gis
human-wildlife conflict
jammu and kashmir
pm10
ramsar site
remotesensing
sapling planting
wetland conservation
wildlife conservation
wular lake
Bengaluru, February 14 ISRO on Saturday said that NISAR is systematically imaging the Indian landmass in S and L bands to deliver high-resolution and wide-swath data with a repetition of 12 days.This data has been effectively utilized to demonstrate the generation of soil-moisture products at...
agriculture
agrometeorology
bhoonidhi portal
data products
imgeos
india
isro
l-band
nisar
radar
remotesensing
s-band
soil moisture
space applications centre
water management
In New Delhi, India is striving to achieve a leading position in global technological innovation, and its agricultural sector is demonstrating the potential of this transformation.Artificial Intelligence (AI), previously confined to specialized fields, is now being applied to address one of...