Right to know information

• Implementation of Right to Information Act 2005 - Status as on December 31, 2008
• Organisation, functions and duties
• Power and duties of the Officers and Employees
• Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability
• Norms set by the Department of Space for the discharge of its functions
• Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records of the Department of Space used by its employees for discharging its functions
• Statement of the categories of documents held by the Department of Space or under its control
• Statement of boards, councils, committees and other bodies, and as to whether meetings of such boards, etc., are open to public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible to public
• Directory of officers holding functional designations
• Number of Officers/Employees and structure of emoluments
• Budget 2009-2010 of the Department of Space
• Manner of execution of subsidy programmers and details of beneficiaries of such programmers

The Students Corner

The beginning and growth of Indian Space program me is closely knitted with an old fishermen hamlet in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Five km down west, in the verdant settings of the Thumba beach, the space museum, a permanent exhibition set inside the erstwhile St.Mary Magdalene Church unravels the golden successes of Indian space programme.

With real size models and scaled down models of launch vehicles and satellites, one gets to feel proud of our national achievements in space.

The original Space Recovery Experiment (SRE) capsule recovered from space after 12 days in orbit and the breath-taking movie giving the feel of being near the real launch pad makes a visit to space museum an extraordinary experience.

About ISRO Education & Training

Education and training in space science and technology is an important part of the Indian Space Programme. Following are the major efforts by Department of Space (DOS) towards Human Resources Development in the part of space science and technology:

Towards capacity building, DOS has established an Institute, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) to meet the upward demands of the Indian Space Programme. The institute offers, Bachelors degree in Space Technology with specialization in Avionics, Aerospace Engineering and Physical Sciences.

The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under National Remote Sensing Centre, is a premier training and educational institute set up for developing trained professional in the field of Remote Sensing, Geoinformatics and GPS Technology for Natural Resources and Disaster Management. IIRS has trained thousands of scientists / engineers from India and hundreds of foreign students from various countries of Asia and Africa.
In the wake of the need for regional self-reliance and self-sustenance in Space science and technology CSSTEAP Dehradun, came into existence under affiliation to the United Nations in India supported by DOS during 1995.
Apart from these, National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) supports conduct of multi-theme and multi-level training program me / awareness workshops by training personnel from different line departments, selected State Remote Sensing Application Centers and ISRO / DOS Centers. About 350 professionals / University faculty members / School teachers and students are being trained once a year.

Towards, Long-term collaboration for Human Resources Development in the area of Remote Sensing and GIS on a regular basis, NNRMS has made arrangements with (i) Geological Survey of India training Institute, Hyderabad, (ii) National Water Academy, CWC, Pune, (iii) National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land use Planning, ICAR, Nagpur. These institutions commonly conduct training programe for the profit of in-service professionals as well as researchers.

Realizing the importance of Space technology, many Universities / Educational Institutions have started offering educational programmes in remote sensing & GIS / Geoinformatics, abiding the curricula standardized by NNRMS.

About Space Mission

Indian space programmed encompasses a research in areas like astronomy, astrophysics, planetary and earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and theoretical physics.

Balloons, sounding rockets, space platforms and ground-based facilities support these investigate efforts.

A series of sounding rockets are offered for atmospheric experiments.

Several scientific instruments have been flown on satellites especially to direct celestial X-ray and gamma-ray bursts.

Indian space programmed encompasses a research in areas like astronomy, astrophysics, planetary and earth sciences, atmospheric sciences and theoretical physics.

 Balloons, sounding rockets, space platforms and ground-based facilities support these investigate efforts.
 A series of sounding rockets are offered for atmospheric experiments.

Several scientific instruments have been flown on satellites especially to direct celestial X-ray and gamma-ray bursts.

About Remote Sensing Applications

Remote sensing has enabled mapping, studying, monitoring and management of a variety of resources like agriculture, forestry, geology, water, ocean etc.

It has further enabled monitoring of environment and thus helping in conservation.

In the last four decades it has grown as a major tool for collecting information on approximately every aspect on the earth. With the availability of very high spatial resolution satellites in the recent years, the applications have multiplied.

In India remote sensing has been used for different applications during the last four decades and has contributed significantly towards development.

India has its own satellites like Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series - Resourcesat, Cartosat, Oceansat etc which provide necessary data for carrying out various projects. Some of the important projects carried out in the country include Groundwater Prospects Mapping under Drinking Water Mission, Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro meteorology and Land based observations (FASAL), Forest Cover/Type Mapping, Grassland Mapping, Biodiversity Characterization, Snow & Glacier Studies, Land Use/Cover mapping, Coastal Studies, Coral and Mangroves Studies, Wasteland Mapping etc.

The information generated by large number of projects have been used by various departments, industries and others for different purposes like development planning, monitoring, conservation etc.