remote sensing

Jammu, April 9 – The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating condition of lakes in Jammu and Kashmir, revealing that over 74% of the 697 natural lakes in the region – specifically 518 lakes – have either disappeared or significantly shrunk since...

Itanagar, April 2 The Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, on Thursday to study lightning phenomena and associated atmospheric processes in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.The collaboration aims to...

New Delhi, April 2 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Thursday that it is inviting proposals from the Indian solar physics community to access data from the Aditya-L1 mission, the first Indian space-based mission to study the Sun.This is the second such formal call from...

New Delhi, April 1 The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday raised concerns about the slow progress in groundwater modeling and inadequate community participation in water management, and called for urgent and time-bound action by the Jal Shakti Ministry.These observations were made in the...

Kohima, April 1 – Researchers from Nagaland University and a university in Nainital have used advanced Geographic Information System (GIS) modeling and remote sensing techniques to examine environmental changes in the Kohima district of Nagaland. Their study provides critical scientific insights...

Jammu, March 31 At least five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalayas have a "very high susceptibility" to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), even though they are not immediately unstable, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday.Speaking in the assembly, Abdullah said...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...