NDMC has a robotic plan to save Delhi from waterlogging this rainy seasonThe New Delhi Municipal Council has launched a technology-driven Monsoon Action Plan 2026. This initiative aims to significantly reduce wat...
09 May, 2026, 03.58 PM IST
Establish 'GST-like' industrial land council for dispute resolution: CIIIndustry lobby CII proposes a National Industrial Land Council, mirroring the GST framework, to standardize regulations and resolve dispute...
19 Apr, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
CII suggests GIS-enabled land bank, uniform stamp duty to speed up acquisitionThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed a unified national industrial land bank with a GIS-enabled system to streamline lan...
19 Apr, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
GIS mapping should be done jointly by government and companies like MapMyIndia: Rohan VermaRohan Verma, CEO of MapMyIndia, highlighted the potential of GIS mapping and the ULPIN system to revolutionize land records in India. The i...
24 Jul, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
NITI Aayog launches Geospatial Energy Map of IndiaThe Aayog is of the view that GIS-mapping of energy assets will be useful for ensuring real-time and integrated planning of the energy sect...
19 Oct, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
NITI Aayog launches Geospatial Energy Map of IndiaThe map attempts to identify and locate all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation/transmission networks to provi...
19 Oct, 2021, 07.18 AM IST
View: The opportunities from India improving its geospatial data policies are endlessAccurate and widely accessible geospatial data can set off a wave of service delivery rationalisation and resource optimisation through the...
23 Apr, 2021, 11.37 PM IST
Railways to map its assets using satellite imageryAll rail assets are to be mapped and these will be subsequently used to develop Indian railways GIS portal. Satellite imagery is being take...
22 Mar, 2018, 02.39 PM IST
Government completes GIS mapping of 2,000 industrial clustersThe master plan intends to cover the database and GIS mapping of industrial clusters, zones, corridors, areas, and parks developed under va...
04 May, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
With GIS map data, state looks to rationalise schoolsDuring RTE admissions last year, authorities stumbled upon 14 municipal wards in Bengaluru which did not have a single school, government-r...
10 Jan, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
With 76,000 schools on GIS map, Karnataka looks at analytics to rationalise schoolsUneven distribution of schools has been a concern experts have voiced, especially with the coming of the Right to Education (RTE) Act makin...
10 Jan, 2017, 09.29 AM IST
Superimposing maps from British era on GIS platform not plausible: ExpertsTechnically, it is prone to errors," GIS expert Mukund K Rao said."I'd suggest laser terrain mapping, which is much more accurate and faste...
11 Aug, 2016, 01.31 PM IST
Telecom department wants GIS mapping of telecom towersWith GIS mapping, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy wants to gauge energy drawing patterns of telecom service operators.
26 Nov, 2014, 04.27 PM IST
- Railways undertake Rs 40 crore project for creating GIS database
Railways have undertaken a massive exercise of creating a database of its assets including track, station and signals through GIS.
27 May, 2012, 01.26 PM IST
- GIS mapping gaining popularity with gove agencies and private cos; enables conservation science, economic development and planning
The technology, called Geographical Information System (GIS), is revolutionizing the way we study and analyse areas of habitation, experts ...
13 Oct, 2011, 04.49 AM IST
- National GIS promises to transform governance landscape, make life easier
Called National GIS, this geographical information system powered service would be the first one-stop database of India's natural and physi...
30 Jun, 2011, 03.51 AM IST
- GIS: Well-Positioned
From a simple PDA guiding you home to mapping an entire city, geographic information systems’ (read GIS) applications are fast gaining mome...
27 Jul, 2006, 07.12 PM IST