ISRO Applications for Disaster Management

ISRO has undertaken multiple space-based initiatives to support national development across agriculture, disaster management, climate monitoring and defence sectors. These systems provide satellite-enabled data services for governance and security.

ISRO & Space-Based Development Initiatives:

Dimension	Key Details
Institutional Profile	Indian Space Research Organisation established in 1969 under Department of Space with headquarters at Bengaluru
Agricultural Support	Provides CROP system and supports schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
Disaster Management	Provides monitoring of glacial lakes, flood mapping, lightning nowcasting and Satellite Integrated Landslide Assessment and Alert System
Fisheries Safety	Vessel Communication and Support System under PMMSY provides safety and disaster alerts to fishermen
Climate Monitoring	Provides GeoAI framework for air quality monitoring and quantification of greenhouse gas emissions for land use change
Societal Welfare	Provides monitoring of WDC-PMKSY and PMAY-Urban projects and services through Bhuvan Geoportal
Defence Support	MOSDAC-IN web portal provides customised meteorological and oceanographic satellite data products
Launch Vehicles	Includes PSLV, GSLV and GSLV Mk-III (LVM3)
Key Missions	Includes NISAR, Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan-3