Category Archives: India

Online GIS atlas will soon for all Indian districts

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Very soon  Geographical Information System-based atlas depicting the environmental status of each district of the states of India will be accessible online. The Environment Directorate will now send the proposal to the Ministry of Environment and Forest for allocation of … Continue reading →

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Indian space programme budget up Substantially

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India’s human space flight programme got a major boost as the General Budget  proposed a significant allocation to it and also sought increase in funds for setting up an indigenous global positioning system.The Budget, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee … Continue reading →

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Mild quake rocks Kashmir

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Barely 16 hours after a major quake of 8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale stuck off coastal Chile in South America, a moderate intensity quake measuring 5.7 on the jolted Kashmir valley at 4:51 am.The quake lasted for a few … Continue reading →

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India is on the road of anti-satellite capabilities: DRDO

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

India is making the “building blocks” of the technology to develop anti-satellite capabilities as part of its space security measures according to DRDO chief V K Saraswat .He was responding to queries on India’s plans to develop capabilities to destroy … Continue reading →

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