New Delhi: The Mines Ministry will launch an online platform for accessing, sharing, and analysing geospatial information across the country on Tuesday. The National Geoscience Data Repository (NGDR) initiative, spearheaded by the Geological Survey of India and Bhaskarachaya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics, represents a leap forward in democratising critical geoscience data, empowering stakeholders across industries and academia with unprecedented access to invaluable resources.

The launch ceremony will be graced by mines minister Pralhad Joshi, the mines ministry said in a statement.