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A discovery under 2 miles of ice in Antarctica could help solve a geological mystery millions of years oldBuried beneath nearly 2 miles of Antarctic ice, a newly discovered fan-shaped geological structure is changing how scientists understand Ea...
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...
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...
MapmyIndia Mappls to digitally power Survey of India, Indian OilMapmyIndia Mappls has secured significant agreements with Survey of India and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. The company will power Survey of ...
Show Guangzhou as part of GurgaonChina has released a new map that includes disputed territories Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, causing India to react angrily. This ongo...
China releases world's 'most detailed' map of MoonChinese scientists from multiple research institutes and universities have created the high resolution topographic map based on data from C...
China successfully launches new Earth observation satelliteThe satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China's Sichuan province, state-run Xinhua news agency rep...
View: By using a formula involving topographical area, Finance Commission can help states equitablyThe 2020-21 report gives 15% weight for population, 15% for geographical area, 10% for forest and ecology, 45% for income distance, 12.5% f...
Govt has a Rs 1,000-cr plan to digitally map India using dronesThe Survey of India, the country’s oldest scientific department — which is tasked with the responsibility — has chalked out a five-year pla...
IBM, MSRIT will save Bengaluru from drowningBengaluru, on an average, receives 900 mm of rainfall annually, with about 60 rainy days a year. There are as many as 174 flood-prone areas...
- Google Maps not fit for high-end applications: Surveyor General
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India's mapping and survey organisation Survey of India (SoI) on Thursday said that Google Maps is "not authentic...
Amazon invites the wrath of BJP's Delhi Wing for displaying inaccurate India mapRetailed by a newly-registered seller on the platform for C$25.35, the map represents Indian territory with exception of disputed areas occ...
- Now, a portal for Indians to download topographic maps free
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday launched a new web portal -- Nakshe Portal -- prov...
- Mizoram Remote Sensing Applcn Centre erects stone at Tropic of Cancer
The stone was set up and a hoarding put up at Maubuang Lungsai hamlet in Aizawl district on the World Bank-funded road linking Aizawl and s...
7-year jail, Rs 100 crore fine soon for showing PoK, Arunachal as disputedPlatforms like Google will have to apply for a license to run Google Maps or Google Earth in India and govt will run "sensitivity checks" o...
Google mapping comes under CBI scrutiny over violation of lawsCBI has registered an enquiry against Google over Mapathon 2013, an event organised by the US company, for violating laws by mapping sensit...
Mapping Detours - Radhika Agarwala's journey over the yearsMapping Detours, an exhibit which has unfolded at Kolkata's Chitrakoot Art Gallery, is a celebration of encounters, some elaborate, others ...
Several states oppose bill aimed at minimising flood lossesEven as floods play havoc in Uttarakhand, several states have opposed the provisions of a 38-year-old Model Flood Bill.
- CMPDI develops coal excavation measurement method
CMPDI, in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) has developed a methodology for rapid and accurate measurement of excava...
- MPDI signs an MoU with the Survey of India
The project, for which the Coal India Limited has funded Rs 117 crore, will be jointly implemented by CMPDI & Survey of India and completed...