14th meeting of Brahmaputra Board HPRB held in GuwahatiGuwahati hosted 14th High-Powered Review Board meeting of the Brahmaputra Board, spearheaded by Union Minister C. R. Patil. The agenda revo...
19 May, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
A hidden city grid is emerging beneath tropical forests as laser scans expose roads, terraces, and ancient platformsDense jungles conceal ancient cities. LiDAR, an airborne laser mapping technique, now unveils these hidden urban layouts. It penetrates fol...
12 May, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
Road ministry to prioritise slope stabilisationRoad safety in hilly regions is set to improve. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways will now focus on stabilizing slopes before bui...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.59 PM IST
Centre proposes to continue river basin management scheme with Rs 2,183 crore outlay for 2026- 31The government plans to continue the River Basin Management scheme from 2026 to 2031. A budget of Rs 2,183 crore is proposed. This initiati...
19 Apr, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
This 10,000-Year-Old Hunting Strategy Changes What We Knew About Early HumansArchaeologists in Slovenia's Karst region have uncovered extensive ancient stone walls. These structures, stretching over 25 kilometers, we...
21 Mar, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
What Secrets Lie Beneath Ecuador’s Dense Rainforest? LiDAR ExplainsArchaeologists in Ecuador uncovered a hidden ancient Yumbo civilization using LiDAR technology. The discovery reveals over 200 mounds, 100 ...
05 Mar, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
A Lost Civilization Under the Rainforest? LiDAR Is Rewriting Amazon HistoryNew technology called LiDAR is uncovering hidden ancient cities in the Amazon rainforest. For centuries, people believed the Amazon was a w...
02 Mar, 2026, 04.08 PM IST
Was the Amazon Once Home to a Vast Civilization? 6,000 Platforms DiscoveredAdvanced laser mapping technology, LiDAR, is revolutionizing our understanding of the Amazon. Previously thought to be untouched wilderness...
23 Feb, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
Drones, LiDAR put in use to map Asia's largest slum redevelopment projectFor the first time in an Indian slum rehabilitation project, Dharavi Redevelopment Project employs drones and LiDAR technology to accuratel...
03 Dec, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Airbus fits electric truck with airliner cockpit to study safer taxiingAirbus unveiled a truck with A350 controls at VivaTech, showcasing automated taxiing technology. The electric vehicle can operate autonomou...
24 May, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
Delhi likely to get two stations under three proposed Bullet train projectsAs the three high speed rail corridors are expected to start from Delhi for Amritsar, Ahmedabad and Varanasi, the national capital is likel...
31 Jan, 2021, 11.39 AM IST
Bullet train to link Delhi and AyodhyaAccording to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which is preparing the DPR for this stretch, the 800 km corridor will a...
08 Dec, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Apple scales chip orders as iPhone 12 sales surgeApple is planning to increase orders of chips for the LiDAR scanners owing to high demand for its iPhone 12 Pro. Vertical-cavity surface-em...
02 Nov, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
- Mumbai firm empowering self-driving cars in US with high-precision HD mapping (Tech Trend)
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Although self-driving cars remain a distant reality for the Indian roads, a Mumbai-headquartered firm has become ...
26 Jul, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
CPCB may consider vertical monitoring of air in Delhi-NCR: OfficialCPCB's air lab chief Dipankar Saha said the agency is currently focusing on strengthening its surface-level monitoring network, however, in...
25 Dec, 2017, 06.30 PM IST
Railways to use hi-tech survey for high-speed train corridorThe use of Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, will allow the survey of the 508km corridor to be completed in 9-10 weeks against the nor...
13 Feb, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
National Highway feasibility studies get a tech boostThe road ministry has made it mandatory to use light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology to conduct feasibility studies for all highwa...
04 Feb, 2015, 11.49 AM IST