Tag: Satellite images

China constructs new villages in Bhutan territory

The images show that four villages were built by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) in about 100 sq. km. the area between May 2020 and November 2021.

November 18, 2021

Haryana to use satellite images and SMS alerts to curb stubble burning

The additional principal secretary to Chief Minister, V Umashankar on Wednesday said a system has been developed to closely monitor and control the incidence of crop residue burning.

October 8, 2020

Satellite to identify barren areas for aquaculture: Suresh Prabhu

Satellite imagery will be used to systematically map brackish and barren tracts of land for development of aquaculture, which is one of the biggest employment generators in the seafood sector, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu said on Saturday. Prabhu, while speaking at the inaugural session of the 21st India International Seafood Show...

January 28, 2018

Rohingya villages in Myanmar still being burned: Amnesty

New satellite images and videos from Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended, according to Amnesty International. In a statement late Friday, the London-based group said its sources in Rakhine have claimed that the fires, captured in images...

September 23, 2017

NASA releases new global maps of Earth at night

NASA has released its latest global maps of Earth at night, providing the "clearest yet composite" view of the patterns of human settlement across our planet. Satellite images of Earth at night — often referred to as "night lights" — have been a tool for fundamental research for nearly 25 years.  They have provided a...

April 13, 2017