Ministry of Jal Shakti and ISRO sign MoU for water resource management

Key facts

• The Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen the use of satellite technology and space-based applications for water resource management.
• Under the MoU, the department of water resources and ISRO will jointly work in 24 key research areas, including reservoir monitoring, water-spread assessment, river-flow analysis, satellite-based water quality assessment, and studies on macroplastic distribution in water bodies.
• The third phase of the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) campaign was launched with a target of creating two crore water conservation structures between June 2026 and May 2027.
• The mission for advancement in high impact areas (MAHA)-Water programme was launched as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF).
• An open call for startups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) was announced under the Bharat Water Innovation Network (Bharat WIN) platform.