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
Redefining Governance Through Geo-AI: The PM GatiShakti NMP transformationIndia is integrating Artificial Intelligence with geospatial technology to drive intelligent governance, moving beyond traditional administ...
15 Feb, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Esri India opens GIS-AI competency centre entailing over Rs 150 crore investmentAs part of this investment, Esri India will expand its team of AI specialists, data scientists, GIS experts, and industry domain profession...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.59 PM IST
India Space Congress in June to discuss emerging trends in sectorNearly 1,000 experts from over 30 countries will attend the India Space Congress in Delhi from June 25 to 27. Organised by SIA-India, the e...
12 May, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
Mapping new heights: India's geospatial market to reach Rs 25,000 crore by 2025India’s geospatial market is set for explosive growth, fuelled by technological innovations and increasing demand across key sectors. India...
08 Dec, 2024, 08.25 PM IST
Delhi govt to upgrade geospatial database on land records with high-resolution drone surveysThe original database operational since over a decade includes comprehensive spatial datasets covering drains, sewers, water pipes, power l...
02 Aug, 2024, 12.00 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
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
ISRO, MapmyIndia join hands to take on Google Maps, Google Earth in IndiaThe joint platform brings together MapmyIndia's digital maps and ISRO's catalogue of satellite imagery and earth data, according to MapmyIn...
12 Feb, 2021, 04.33 PM IST
UN report cites ISRO efforts in assisting Indian government to contain COVID-19 pandemicThe UN report 'Geospatial Practices for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 2020' cites the role being played by 'BHUVAN', the ...
19 Nov, 2020, 11.59 AM 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
Armed forces repository of big data, need to carry out analytics using AI: Army ChiefThe two-day seminar held at the Manekshaw Centre here concluded today. The theme of the seminar was GeoSpatial: A Force Multiplier for Defe...
05 Jun, 2018, 10.17 PM IST
- Centre of Geospatial Excellence launched
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST)-Shibpur and Esri India Technologies on Thursday an...
05 Oct, 2017, 06.32 PM IST
Government to utilise geo-spatial technology to build smart citiesGeo-spatial technology makes use of satellite navigation systems and computer databases called the GIS to create, capture, store and retrie...
23 Jan, 2017, 06.52 PM IST
Parliamentary panel chief backs draft Geospatial BillSpeaking at a FICCI conference, Bhattacharya pointed out that inaccurate depiction of maps was not acceptable and the country's security an...
03 Jun, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
- Kerala for spatial data infrastructure
Kerala has announced setting up of a spatial data infrastructure facility with the objective of creating, maintaining and delivering geospa...
09 Nov, 2009, 06.06 PM IST