Category Archives: India

ISRO Satellite Resourcesat-2 will Assist Ships in Distress

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will soon join a select group of institutions providing rescue and relief support to ships in distress across the globe. India’s Resourcesat-2, the remote sensing satellite to be launched this December will carry on … Continue reading

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Future Indian City Lavasa brought to You by GIS

Lavasa, a hill city currently under development near Pune, is setting up the benchmark for future Indian cities. The core idea of Lavasa master plan is to create a hill city to Live – Learn – Work – Play. Lavasa … Continue reading

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Google has done it Again: Open StreetMap Gives Kashmir To China, Pakistan

Google was recently under fire for displaying PoK as part of Pakistan on the Google Maps. The issue was raised by the minister of state for communications and IT Sachin Pilot. Google seemingly responded and amended the map, giving Kashmir … Continue reading

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Putting India on World Petroleum Map :India is now top exporter of petro products in Asia

According to the data compiled by oil and metal information provider Platts, India’s gross exports currently average 1 million barrels a day, inching past South Korea which exports 0.9 million barrels a day. With the commissioning of a new refinery … Continue reading

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