Latest, India‑focused updates across geology, GIS/RS, surveys & mining
Updated: November 15, 2025 (IST)
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has released the draft Civil Drone (Promotion & Regulation) Bill, 2025 and invited stakeholder feedback on licensing, operational corridors, insurance, and enforcement provisions that will shape India’s UAS ecosystem.
Download the draft bill
Ministry of Panchayati Raj published updated SWAMITVA guidelines for FY 2025‑26, extending coverage to peri‑urban belts and specifying 5 cm GSD outputs, DGPS control requirements, and eGramSwaraj integration steps for property card preparation.
Read the official guidelines
The Ministry of Mines has issued the Q4 FY25 auction schedule covering graphite, lithium, rare earth and nickel exploration licence blocks, along with datasets and milestones bidders must reference during diligence.
Check the auction timeline
India Meteorological Department’s latest extended range forecast comments on western disturbances, minimum temperature departures and the ENSO signal guiding hydrology and agriculture advisories for the December–February window.
Read the IMD release
NRSC confirmed that its aerial services programme will continue delivering large‑scale topographic maps and very high‑resolution DTMs to support floodplain mapping, city master plans and infrastructure feasibility studies.
NRSC service note
The Commissioner of Geology & Mining portal now lists the latest sand and ordinary mineral blocks identified for disposal, alongside notices, schedules and FAQs for bidders following the state auction process.
Visit the CGM e‑auction page
The NASA‑ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite combines L‑band and S‑band SAR instruments to deliver 12‑day revisit deformation, biomass and hazard analytics for global users.
Review the ISRO mission briefBrowse the archive
Filter by month, tag or keyword to revisit earlier policy trackers and mapping news curated for Gujarat and India.
No posts match your filters. Try selecting another month, tag or clear the search text.