National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS)

National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS)

Part of: Prelims and Mains GS-I: Modern Indian History

Objective: Utilization of Remote Sensing Technology for Inventorization, Assessment and Monitoring of the country’s natural resources.

• Development of knowledge based decision tool to simulate mechanism of vegetation change due to climatic change in Western Himalayan Ecoregion
• Monitoring of Snow and Glaciers of Himalayan Region
• Desertification Status Mapping of India
• Soil and Water quality appraisal in the Salt Affected Land Forms of Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu using Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques
• Application of Remote Sensing for Integrated Land use, Water and Energy Management in Rural Areas: Exploring Energy Plantation Opportunities, Public Systems Group
• Land use dynamics and its impact on microelements, structure, composition and diversity of Achanakumar – Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve using satellite remote sensing and GIS techniques
• Natural Resources Assessment of selected Eco-Tourism sites of Gujarat and its associated environments using remote sensing and GIS

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