Living Lab: A simulation-modelling tool

Following the Mumbai terror attacks, of November 26, 2008, CSTEP initiated a project on emergency and disaster management in coordination with CAIR (Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics). The primary goal was to develop a platform to train personnel amongst various responding agencies for collective decision-making. It was evident from the terror episode that effective coordination between multiple agencies was essential to minimise the damage caused by such incidents.

Spaceborne lidar retrieved composite and speciated aerosol extinction profiles and optical depths over India: A decade of observations

Based on satellite data, gathered over a decade (June 2006 to December 2016), polluted dust - defined as a mixture of dust and smoke - has emerged as the dominant aerosol species across India.