A three day National Level Data Users’ Seminar and GIS Training for 55 senior secondary school and junior college teachers from the Vidharba region of India held in Nagpur, from 16 to 18 of October 2011, turned into a memorable event for all.

Geographic information system and its applications are fast becoming a part of daily living. Here are some excepts of how exactly GIS is slowly edging toward world domination.

The dark raw forms of the metal artifacts and figurines of Chhattisgarh, appear as a reflection of its own people. Both share a coarseness that is underlined by quiet elegance and dignity.

The oceans are being looked upon as the next alternative source for metals. They are considered ‘warehouses’ for minerals - polymetallic nodules (ferromanganese nodules), phosphorites, hydrothermal sulphides, placer deposits and sand.

The chief arms of the Indian Ocean are the Arabian Sea - with the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Persian Gulf, the Bay of Bengal, and the Andaman Sea. Here is some news about the ocean and its seas.

Nestled amidst the mountain ranges of Mekal, Sihava and Ramgiri and watered by numerous rivers - Mahanadi, Shivnath, Indravati, Hasdo and Kharun – Chhattisgarh owns an ancient cultural heritage that begins from the Stone Age.

The Emissions Scenarios is prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was published in the year 2000. The emissions scenarios have been used to make projections of possible future climate change.

In absolute terms, the population of India has increased by more than 181 million from 2001. India today sustains 17.5 per cent of the world population in 2.4 of its geographical area. In contrast, the US accounts for 7.2 per cent of earth’s surface area with only 4.5 per cent of its population.