Geospatial Hackathon Union Minister of Science & Technology recently launched Geospatial Hackathon to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem. Geospatial Hackathon is a hackathon to create interest in geospatial tech and specifically build solutions leveraging maps and satellite data for solving India’s problems. The Department of Science and Technology(DST) under the Minister of […]
Day: January 16, 2023
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work
Tapovan Vishnugad Hydropower Project : Order To Stop Work With residents of the Joshimath town reporting an increase in landslides and hundreds of houses at the hill town in Uttarakhand developing cracks, the district administration has issued orders to stop work on the National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project. The Tapovan Vishnugad […]
Soul of Steel Challenge
Soul of Steel Challenge: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently kick-started the ‘Soul of Steel’ alpine challenge, an initiative to promote tourism in border areas, at an event in Dehradun coinciding with Veterans Day. The ‘Soul of Steel’ expedition will test one’s high-altitude endurance and adventure in Uttarakhand’s Garhwal Himalayas. It will initially have 12 Indian […]
