| 'Bhuvan should be accessed by different organisations' | 20-NOV-09 |
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| Bhuvan, an indigenously developed satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth, should be widely accessed by different organisations and agencies for their programmes, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today. |
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| Isro working on rural health | 20-NOV-09 |
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| The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is working on using space applications to improve rural health infrastructure through telemedicine. Already 55 super specialty hospitals and 350 nursing homes have been connected and more will be added shortly, said Isro chairman K Radha Krishna. |
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| Chandrayaan-II to be over by 2012-13: Isro | 08-NOV-09 |
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| Chandrayaan-II moon mission, which will help in analysis of mineral composition and undertake terrain mapping of the moon, will be completed by 2012-13, Project Director of Chandrayaan Dr M Annadurai said today. |
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| Naveen launches HAM Radio | 30-OCT-09 |
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| The chief minister Naveen Patnaik today launched HAM Radio Communication network in the state. This is expected to improve the preparedness to face the natural disasters. Speaking on the disaster mitigation day here, the chief minister said, the Orissa State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will set up 220 Automated Weather Stations (AWS) in different parts of the state. |
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| New ISRO chief highly competent: Nair | 26-OCT-09 |
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| Exuding confidence that India's space programme will soar fresh heights under new ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan, its outgoing chairman G Madhavan Nair today said his successor will be able to carry forward the agency's plans, including the most challenging manned moon mission to space. |
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| K Radhakrishnan is new Isro chief | 25-OCT-09 |
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| Avionic expert Dr K Radhakrishnan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), has been appointed as Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), VSSC sources said. |
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| Not chasing the monsoon | 25-OCT-09 |
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| The proposed move by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue only monthly rainfall predictions, instead of the long-range monsoon forecast for the entire four-month (June to September) monsoon season, will disappoint many monsoon watchers, even though it makes sense for several reasons. Given the track record of seasonal monsoon projections, despite the growing sophistication of the data collection and data processing technology, not offering a misleading forecast may be a good idea. |
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| ISRO seeks to allay concern over security | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said the arrest of a senior American scientist, who played a key role in the Chandrayaan-1 moon mission, was "no reason for concern" as it had followed all security protocols. |
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| Change climate for research | 20-OCT-09 |
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| The Union ministry for environment and forests and the Indian Space Research Organisation have come up with a typically Indian response to the debate on climate change. Build a new institute! New research does not always need a new institution. There is a good case for investing in indigenous research on issues relating to climate change and global warming. But capacity building should not be confused with building capacity. Instead of pouring money into a new campus, new buildings and related infrastructure, the ministry would do well to fund existing institutions and create the critical mass of research manpower necessary to take existing knowledge forward. There is no doubt that some of the research conducted in western institutions is driven by western development agendas. There is no denying that we must have domestic research capability so that we can examine issues pertaining to climate change from our own developmental perspective. |
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| Nair set to retire; bemoans poor quality higher education | 16-OCT-09 |
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| ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair, who is to retire by this month-end after an illustrious career at the space agency, bemoans that the country's higher education system is not up to the mark, churning out graduates only for routine jobs. |
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