GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -NRSA or National Remote Sensing Agency was established as a registered society under the Department of Science & Technology in 1974 with the objective of undertaking and facilitating remote sensing activities in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -NRSA started functioning from hired premises in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh from mid April 1975. NRSC is located at Balanagar and Shadnagar in Hyderabad. The Earth Station complex for receiving satellite data is at Shadnagar, about 60 km from Hyderabad.

Detailed explanation-3: -National Remote Sensing agency (formerly the National Remote Sensing centre): A central organization of the government of India responsible for managing data from imaging satellites.

Detailed explanation-4: -NRSA is an organ of Department of Space, poised for realizing the Indian Space vision, as a key player in its Earth Observation Programme and the prime player in its Disaster Management Support Programme.