New Delhi, May 11 (Inditop.com) India will launch a dedicated satellite by 2012 for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and aerosols, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday.
“India needs to have an aggressive domestic method to check emissions as this will benefit us while negotiating at the international forum. We are planning to launch a satellite to study GHG emissions,” Ramesh told reporters.
India is also planning to launch a satellite by 2013 for assessment of forest cover in the country.
“The satellite will monitor afforestation and deforestation on continuous real time basis in the country. This will help us in having up to date data about the forest cover in the country,” he said.
The environment minister also appealed to Indian scientists to launch a world class scientific publication where research papers can be published for peer reviews.
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