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Blog March 19, 2025

Explainer | AgriStack

Imagine a farmer who can access real-time weather updates, market prices, and expert agricultural advice through a single app. This is the essence of AgriStack—providing farmers with the tools they need to make informed decisions.

Blog February 14, 2025

Trauma from India’s second wave may have lingering effects

By Sofia Imad & Nikita Kwatra

A multi-pronged mental health strategy for coronavirus warriors is the need of the hour.

Blog February 13, 2025

How much of India is actually urban?

Ajai Sreevatsan discusses in Mint on how satellite images suggest that India’s urban population is more than twice of what is recorded in the Census.

Blog February 13, 2025

When economists look to the sky

Sumit Mishra writes in Mint on using data from satellite images to estimate the level of economic activity in regions.

Blog February 13, 2025

Big Data enters Indian policy

By Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha

Economists have now begun to use machine learning—or the use of computer algorithms that learn from data—to extract information from satellite images.

Blog February 13, 2025

How one Indian city cracked the problem of urban spread

Ahmedabad does things differently. Two municipal authorities—one for the central city, the other covering a much larger area around Ahmedabad—identify large blocks of land to develop.