ISRO satellite imagery is being used to analyze a disaster in Nepal, which is linked to glacier collapse originating in Tibet.

The entities involved

• Indian Space Research Organisation →

  Indian national space and aeronautics agency

  • The Space Applications Centre (SAC) is a principal arm of ISRO and the Government of India. Silver Touch Technologies received a purchase order from SAC, which utilizes Intel Xeon processors in its workstations.Sun 10:26
  • ISRO has been invited to join the NASA Moon Base program, leading to joint working group meetings and advanced civil and commercial space cooperation.Thu 08:15
• Nepal →

  country in South Asia

  • Nepal seeks international attention at the UN General Assembly, with Balendra Shah expected to raise issues and Fatima Payman expressing sympathy for flood victims.Mon 16:30
  • Beijing enforces Sinicization laws on Tibet while flooding occurs along the Nepal-Tibet border.Mon 13:56
• Tibet →

  plateau region in west China

  • Sikyong, representing the Central Tibetan Administration, challenges Beijing's historical narrative and seeks autonomy for the Tibetan people.Mon 15:16
  • A school operating in Australia under Central Tibetan Administration designation has Lhasa as its cultural focus.Mon 08:54

Related events

• Satellite imagery showed glacier collapse near Nepal.Aug 26
• Researchers are using USGS imagery to study glacier hazards and decode collapse sources in Kashmir, Ladakh, and Nepal.Aug 30
• Satellite imagery captured by Planet Labs shows valleys near the border in Nepal before floods.Aug 26
• Satellite images tracked a flash flood near Nepal.Aug 27
• Wikimedia Commons hosted a photograph related to the ongoing flood situation in Nepal.Sep 1