Guns, drones & algos: War gets smarter, faster & uncomfortably less humanArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing global warfare. Nations are significantly increasing AI spending for defense. This technology en...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.01 PM IST
Bengal polls: Politicians switch parties here because the system consistently rewards leverage over loyaltyWest Bengal's elections see politicians switching parties not for ideology but for calculated advantage. Past trends show poor success rate...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
How is China helping Iran against US-Israel combine? Chinese AI satellite firm exposed for mapping American bases, reports claimChinese technology firms are creating intelligence products using artificial intelligence and satellite data. These products are reportedly...
07 Apr, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
India-USA Space and Geospatial Business Summit focus on tech & advanced manufacturingThe 4th India-USA Space and Geospatial Business Summit in Hyderabad focused on technology, policy alignment, and advanced manufacturing, ai...
03 Dec, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Location wars: How a newly liberalised sector in India is hotting upThe liberalised geospatial policy in India has spurred intense competition in the mapping industry, with local firms like Ola and MapMyIndi...
02 Aug, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Geospatial policy will transform various sectors just like UPI did: Crayon Data Co-founder Srikant SastriSastri said that the geospatial policy has liberalised the sector and enabled access and usage of geospatial data across industries and ent...
04 Apr, 2024, 12.57 PM IST
National Geospatial Policy: The road to geo-mapping IndiaThe National Geospatial Policy, 2022, unveiled late December, has encouraged several companies to move into a seemingly insular sector that...
30 Jul, 2023, 09.47 AM IST
View: GoI, push for geospatial investmentsBig expenditure numbers in a budget always attract eyeballs as it leads to capacity generation, public asset creation, opportunities for th...
06 Feb, 2023, 02.48 PM IST
- Private sector gets a leg up in National Geospatial Policy
The policy was approved by the Union Cabinet at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 16.
30 Dec, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Geospatial policy gets Union Cabinet nodThe policy also seeks to promote the use of geospatial products and services, generate useful insights from geospatial data and strengthen ...
17 Dec, 2022, 01.31 AM IST
The opportunities that geospatial technology presents for India Inc.Geographical information systems promise to improve the lives of citizens in various ways and the government’s liberalised policies are cer...
12 Dec, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Esri India MD seeks to own majority stakes in the company over 6-8 months“There has been a transition plan that we have initiated,” Agendra Kumar said. “In between we had a full foreign holding and now it is comi...
21 Nov, 2021, 09.15 PM IST
Geospatial policy and India market growth catalysed IPO plans: MapmyIndiaChief executive and executive director Rohan Verma told ET that the decision to go in for an initial public offering was due to the overwhe...
18 Nov, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
ISRO facilities to open for startups, private firms; new geospatial policy soonIndia will allow private firms and startups to use facilities of ISRO to build satellites and rockets.
16 May, 2020, 09.18 PM IST
Geospatial industry leaders seek integrated geospatial policy under PMO-led agencyAt present, India has as many as 17 national-level geospatial policies and rules (four in draft stage) under six ministries/departments. Th...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
In a first, US appoints Indian to geospatial advisory committeeDelhi-based Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Geospatial Media and Communications and Secretary General of World Geospatial Industry Council, is the fir...
15 Apr, 2019, 09.03 PM IST