Authors: Dr.  Suresh Kumar and Dr. R. P Singh, IIRS Urbanization is reshaping the earth planet, with nearly 70 percent of the global population expected to live in cities by 2050. India’s urban population was 36.36% in 2023 and expected to reach 50% by 2050. As cities continue to grow, they face increasing environmental challenges such as solid waste, industrial Continue Reading »

Authors- Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Hari Shankar Srivastava and Raghavendra Pratap Singh Spaceborne LiDAR datasets are contributing immensely for the topographic, ice mass-balance and vegetation related studies. It provides a global view of changes occurring in elevation over Earth. CartoDEM Version 3 Release 1 openly accessible datasets are currently the most reliable datasets for the relatively plain regions in India. The study Continue Reading »

The lake city Udaipur, Rajasthan is known for its picturesque, serene lakes with clear waters appearing bright white and deep blue. Unusual pink/red colour waterbodies looks almost unreal. Here we reporta unique crimson pink coloured water body near Nagda (24°43'51.29"N and 73°43'41.59"E) observed during recent field trip (Mid-January) to Udaipur while on the way to Eklingji. It is nearly 300m Continue Reading »