SPACE APPLICATIONS
- Remote Sensing applications projects at national, state and local levels are being carried out through well established multi-pronged implementation architecture of National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) in the country.
- The Disaster Management Support (DMS) Programme of ISRO continues to provide space based information and services to the state and central government departments to strengthen the disaster management activities.
- A Flood Early Warning System (FLEWS) is operational in 15 districts of Assam.
- Cyclones originated in the Indian Ocean region, such as Phailin, Helen and Leher were closely monitored.
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), a deemed university, was established at Thiruvananthapuram in 2007.
- Towards the fulfillment of its primary objective of providing quality manpower to ISRO, 124 students of the second batch of B. Tech graduates were placed as Scientists / Engineers at various centres of ISRO.
EARTH SCIENCES
- The Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) was established in October 2007 with the objective to provide the nation with the best possible services for monsoons, weather, climate, oceans and natural hazards.
- The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), an Institute under the Kerala Government, Council of Science & Technology and Education (KSCSTE) has recently been taken over by ESSO-MoES to strengthen solid earth component.
- The National Centre for Seismology has been formed to focus on earthquake research.
- High quality GPS based upper air systems have been installed at 11 stations namely Chennai, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Goa, Amini, Thiruvananthapuram, Minicoy, Patna, Mohanbari, Portblair, Srinagar.
- The Ensemble based Meteograms (EPSgram), which are a probabilistic interpretation of the forecasts, were generated for 33 major cities of India.
- The Air Pollution Monitoring and Forecasting System has been taken up to provide base line air quality and pollution forecasting in
- Such a system was recently installed and commissioned in Pune on 1 May 2013.
- The High-Altitude Cloud Physics Laboratory (HACPL), Mahabaleshwar has completed one year of observations of cloud physics and aerosol.
- Physical and bio-geo-chemical time-series measurements at existing stations (Goa, Mangalore, Kochi, Parangipettai, Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur) were continued and three more stations (Veraval, Chennai and Sundarban) were added to network.
- The total number of active Agro floats in the Indian Ocean has gone up to 700 in the Indian Ocean.
