Q. What is the primary objective of the 'TRISHNA mission', recently in news?
Answer:
Monitoring surface temperature and water management at regional to global scale
Notes: The TRISHNA mission, a collaboration between ISRO and CNES, aims to monitor surface temperature and water management globally. Its objectives include detailed monitoring of energy and water budgets, assessing urban heat islands, and detecting thermal anomalies. The mission features two primary payloads: CNES's Thermal Infra-Red sensor and ISRO's VNIR-SWIR payload. Operating in a sun-synchronous orbit, TRISHNA will significantly enhance climate monitoring and urban planning over its 5-year operational life.