Category Archives: India

India’s tsunami warning centre working well

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

After the December 26, 2004 tsunami, the Government of India invested heavily in putting together state-of-the-art infrastructure, information technology and resources to set up the Tsunami Early Warning Centre at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) in … Continue reading →

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Indian Remote Sensing satellites under-utilised: CAG

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Three of the seven remote sensing satellites of India, engaged in collective thematic data used for planning in disaster management and areas like agriculture, have underperformed, according to a report by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).CAG claimed that satellites … Continue reading →

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Siting of Nuclear plants and seismic zones in India

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

Dear Readers Found this article and a very good map here . I am reproducing it. Read it and Think.  I found it very relevent in the wake of recent happenings in Japan. FoThe massive earthquake in Japan and the … Continue reading →

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China’s Space Debris Threatens Indian Remote Sensing Satellites

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rashid Faridi

The space debris created by China’s anti-satellite test in 2007 poses a threat to Indian satellites, the according to government of India  . India’s remote-sensing satellites are placed in low-earth orbit above 175 km (600 km to 900 km polar … Continue reading →

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