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Thursday, May 9, 2024
TopicSatellite imagery

Topic: satellite imagery

Defence ministry’s ‘mammoth’ digital survey of 17.78 lakh acres of land — how, why & what next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The largest landowner in the country, Defence Ministry used drones, satellites, 3D modelling for faster, efficient survey in 4,900 pockets, remote terrain to check encroachment

Satellite images reveal 550m ‘scar’ left by Uttarakhand landslide in Nanda Ghunti glacier

Sandhya Ramesh -
The scar is what remains after chunks of ice and rock broke off a wall of ice in a rock slope failure from a glacier on the shoulder of Nanda Ghunti peak, satellite images show.

Some deception, some posturing — the message from the Chinese military build-up in Ladakh

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Satellite imagery experts say that Chinese presence in Ladakh has grown since May with the deployment of additional equipment and defensive structures.

Modi govt’s silence on China gave ‘satellite warriors’ a free run. India will rue the damages

Lt General Prakash Menon -
If the LAC crisis prolongs, the satellite warriors will only get better at their interpretations and Modi govt's silence will be seen as capitulation or a cover-up.

These are the test facilities where China is working towards its Mars probe dream

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
From capital Beijing to remote Xinjiang, China has been working on its space test facilities since 2010, and now plans to launch a Mars probe in 2020.

Cartosat-3 in space — here is how ISRO can now exploit its full potential

Narayan Prasad -
Cartosat-3, a third-generation advanced high-resolution imaging satellite, is the most advanced imaging spacecraft India has flown so far.

What ISIS chief al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria looked like before US got him

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite imagery shows the compound was built from 2017 to 2019, and ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi probably only moved there in September 2019.

Enormous debris from landslide heading towards Arunachal with Brahmaputra waters

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Days after a flood scare proved untrue, the formation of another barrier dam at the same site in Tibet threatens damage

The ‘Chubby Girl’ giving China an edge over India

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China’s new strategic transporter, the Y-20, being built in significant numbers, satellite imagery shows.

China’s first carrier battle group ready to set sail

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite images show a carrier and a general supply vessel, along with large amounts of loads, being parked at Xiaokouzi, 45 km southwest of Qingdao.
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CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

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Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

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Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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