Category Archives: India

Topographic maps of Indian coalfields to be prepared

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI), an arm of the Coal India Limited, signed an MoU with the Survey of India for preparation of the large scale updated topographical maps of 28 major coalfields of the country, based … Continue reading →

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India’s Oceansat-2 launch in August

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

India’s indigenous Oceansat-2 satellite will be launched next month from Sriharikota spaceport on the east coast and will also carry a set of six nano satellites, all of European origin. Besides Rubin 9.1 and Rubin 9.2 nano satellites from Germany, … Continue reading →

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CRPF,India seeks to expedite satellite imaging project to track naxals

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will soon approach the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to expedite the ongoing project of high-resolution satellite imaging and video mapping of dense forest areas, used by naxalites and jihadis as hideouts. The project, … Continue reading →

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IIT-Kanpur to launch nano satellite by December

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IITK) has received the ISRO nod to launch its first and country’s lightest nano satellite, Jugnu,  December,2009.  The satellite will be launched in the polar orbit from Sriharikota.A team of 12 professors and 40 … Continue reading →

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