SciencePhoto: NDTVPunjab Farmers Use Satellite Evasion Tactics Like Abdul Kalam
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam successfully evaded American spy satellites during India's 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests. Today, farmers in Punjab and Haryana use similar tactics to avoid detection of stubble burning by satellites, setting fires outside satellite observation windows. The new Fire Watch platform by iFOREST aims to address gaps in fire monitoring caused by reliance on polar-orbiting satellites, which miss many fires.
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