Category Archives: India

Hottest Year in India

India experienced its hottest year on record in 2010, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday, blaming the rise in temperatures on global warming. India’s mean annual temperature during 2010 was 0.93 degrees Celsius (33.6 Fahrenheit) higher than the long … Continue reading

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ISRO, India set to Implement regional navigation (GPS) atellite system

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to implement the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to provide India and neighbouring countries with the Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) service, S.V. Kibe, Brahmprakash Professor in the ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, said … Continue reading

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Precision Surveying equipment used in Indian border dispute

Geography has come to help government again. The border between the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan has been surveyed by government officials, to officially determine where the taxes of the people living in the border area should be paid. Precision … Continue reading

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India to develop model for land title certification

The Ministry of Urban Development has set up a working group to develop a model for land and property title certification so that an effective, transparent and modern system can be adopted in all the states, according to Jaipal Reddy, … Continue reading

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