Ministry of Mines has launched the National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) Portal.
Key points
- NGDR is a comprehensive online platform for accessing, sharing, and analyzing geospatial information across the nation.
- The National Geoscience Data Repository(NGDR) has been created, as a part of the National Mineral Exploration Policy, 2016, hosting all baseline and exploration-related geoscientific data in a single GIS platform, to expedite, enhance and facilitate the exploration coverage of the country.
- The NGDR initiative is spearheaded by Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Bhaskarachaya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N).
- It represents a significant leap forward in democratizing critical geoscience data, empowering stakeholders across industries and academia with unprecedented access to invaluable resources.
- The NGDR will make available all geological, geochemical, geophysical and mineral exploration data in public domain on a digital geospatial platform.
