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BENGALURU: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has registered a complaint against Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space (DoS), Dr K Sivan, over allegations of irregularities in recruiting his son in ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiamala, Thiruvananthapuram, by bypassing norms.
The complaint “171623/2021/vigilance-6”, dated January 25, 2021 names LPSC Director Dr V Narayanan, and alleges that the recruitment of Dr Sivan’s son Sidharth S was not just a matter of conflict of interest, but a case of “favouritism and conspiracy to benefit the Secretary DoS and Chairman ISRO (Sivan) and his son”.
ISRO & MapmyIndia Collaborates to Develop Indigenous Mapping Portal
The collaboration is an initiative to develop an alternative to Google Maps which will take forward India’s journey of being self-reliant or Atmanirbhar.
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| 13 Feb 2021 12:14 PM GMT
NEW DELHI: In a bid to develop a fully indigenous mapping portal, apps and geospatial services, the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO and MapmyIndia have recently announced their amalgamation.
The initiative will be an alternative to Google Maps which will take forward India s journey of being self-reliant or Atmanirbhar, said MapmyIndia s CEO and Executive Director Rohan Verma.
Announcing its collaboration ISRO s Department of Space in a press statement informed that it has joined hands with MapmyIndia to combine their geospatial expertise and build holistic solutions by leveraging their geo portals.
Google maps gets desi rival, ISRO to collaborate with MapmyIndia for web mapping services
In its continued effort to come up more Made in India products, the Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with MapmyIndia for providing mapping and geospatial services. The initiative was announced by the navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia by its CEO and Excutive Director, Rohan Verma.
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New Delhi: In its continued effort to come up more Made in India products, the Indian Space Research Organisation is collaborating with MapmyIndia for providing mapping and geospatial services.
The initiative was announced by the navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia by its CEO and Excutive Director, Rohan Verma.
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Under the partnership, the combined geospatial expertise of the DoS and CE Info Systems would be leveraged through their respective Geoportals.
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Through the combined partnership with ISRO, MapmyIndias end user maps, apps and services will now integrate with ISROs huge catalogue of satellite imagery and earth observation data. | Photo Credit:
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Under the partnership, the combined geospatial expertise of the DoS and CE Info Systems would be leveraged through their respective Geoportals.
Indian Space Research Organisation and location and navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia announced an initiative to partner together to offer India’s best, and fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services.
It combines the power of MapmyIndia s digital maps and technologies with ISRO s catalogue of satellite imagery and earth observation data, says MapmyIndia s CEO and Excutive Director, Rohan Verma