(i) India launched remote sensing experimental satellite Bhaskar-1 from the Soviet Union in 1979 in order to observe various things on the surface of the Earth by remote sensing technology.
(ii) This remote sensing technology would be useful for India’s development by regarding water bodies, mineral deposits and forecasting weather.
(iii) The photographs taken with the help of this technology about the bowels of the Earth, environment and forests were important.
(iv) Another area in which the information from this satellite was useful was Oceanography
