Remote Sensing Current Affairs, GK & News
Uttar Pradesh-First State to Geo Tag Community Kitchens
On April 19, 2020, Uttar Pradesh became the first state to geotag community kitchens. Around 7,368 community kitchens located in 75 districts were geo tagged. Highlights The State Government of Uttar Pradesh joined hands with Google to geo tag community kitchens in the state. The kitchens produce 12 lakh food packets per day. The State ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Topics: Geotagging • Google • Google Maps • Government of Uttar Pradesh • Migrant workers • Migrants • NGO • Remote Sensing
National Mission for Clean Ganga awarded
The National Mission for Clean Ganga received the ‘Leadership in Rejuvenation and Protection of Fresh Water System in India’ award in December. The award was conferred at the GeoSmart India conference in Hyderabad. This is the 20th edition of the event and is the largest geospatial event in India. The event is to be conducted ..
Topics: Geographic information system • Geomatics • Indian Space Research Organisation • Lidar • Physical sciences • Remote Sensing • Robotic sensing
Ministry of Rural development releases 5th edition of Wastelands Atlas 2019
In an effort to productively use India’s wastelands, the Union Ministry of Rural development has released with the 5th edition of Wasteland Atlas -2019 that provides State and district wise distribution of different categories of wastelands area in the country and will be helpful in addressing land degradation. This is significant as it also takes ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Albums • Indian Remote Sensing Programme • Indian Space Research Organisation • National Remote Sensing Centre • NRSC • Remote Sensing • Space programme of India • The Gift • Wasteland
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist develops a new pin-sized sensor that can detect dangerous chemicals
The scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US have developed a novel sensor that can be used in smartphone-sized devices to detect dangerous chemicals based on a unique fingerprint of absorbed and emitted light. Devices called spectrometers are light-splitting instruments that have long been both bulky and expensive, preventing their use outside the ..
Topics: Electromagnetic radiation • Electromagnetic spectrum • Fingerprint • Hyperspectral imaging • Imaging • Infrared imaging • Infrared spectroscopy • Physical sciences • Remote Sensing • Spectral imaging • Spectrometer • Spectroscopy
Jayanta Kumar Ghosh conferred with ISRS National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (LTA Award)
Prof. Jayanta Kumar Ghosh of IIT Roorkee was conferred with ISRS National Geospatial Award for Excellence-2017 (Life Time Achievement Award) at the Space Application Centre in Ahmedabad. He won the award for his contribution towards the development of geospatial science and applications. The award comprised a citation, a medal and Rs 1 lakh. The Indian ..
Topics: Earth Sciences • Education in Uttarakhand • Geomatics • George Joseph • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee • Remote Sensing • Science and technology in India • Space programme of India • Uttarakhand