NGDR Portal: National Geoscience Data Repository

GS Paper II e-Governance

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Mines launched the National Geoscience Data Repository or NGDR Portal.

About NGDR Portal

NGDR Portal is a comprehensive online platform for accessing, sharing, and analyzing geospatial information across the nation.
Led By: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N).
Significance: It is a significant step towards democratizing critical geoscience data, empowering stakeholders across industries and academia with unprecedented access to invaluable resources.

About Geological Survey of India (GSI)

Establishment: The GSI was set up in 1851 primarily to find coal deposits for the Railways.
Headquarters: Kolkata
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Mines.
Mandate: Creating and updation of national geoscientific information and mineral resource assessment.

About Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N)

It is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
- Currently, it is a state agency of Department of Science and Technology Government of Gujarat, located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Mandate: To facilitate capacity building and support technology transfer and entrepreneurship development in the area of geo-spatial technology.

News Source: PIB