{"id":630,"date":"2023-12-20T06:18:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T06:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iasquest.com\/?p=630"},"modified":"2026-02-11T19:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:25:12","slug":"the-ministry-of-mines-is-to-launch-the-national-geoscience-data-repository-ngdr-portal-on-19th-december-2023-in-a-ceremony-in-new-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingmakersiasacademy.com\/current-affairs\/the-ministry-of-mines-is-to-launch-the-national-geoscience-data-repository-ngdr-portal-on-19th-december-2023-in-a-ceremony-in-new-delhi\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Mines is to launch the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal on 19th December 2023 in a ceremony in New Delhi."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NGDR initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The NGDR initiative, spearheaded by the <strong>Geological Survey of India (GSI)<\/strong> and Bhaskarachaya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N) represents a significant leap forward in democratizing critical geoscience data, empowering stakeholders across industries and academia with unprecedented access to invaluable resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NGDR is a comprehensive online platform for accessing, sharing, and analyzing geospatial information across the nation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About BISAG-N<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics [BISAG (N)] is an <strong>Autonomous Scientific Society<\/strong> registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the MeitY, Government of India to undertake technology development &amp; management, research &amp; development, facilitate National &amp; International cooperation, capacity building and support technology transfer &amp; entrepreneurship development in area of geo-spatial technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BISAG has implemented <strong>GIS and geo-spatial technologies <\/strong>for major Ministries and almost all States. 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