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Home/Current Affairs/NGDR Portal: National Geoscience Data Repository

NGDR Portal: National Geoscience Data Repository

22 Dec 2023

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

 

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