Abdul Kalam Evaded Satellites At Pokhran. Now Punjab Farmers Are Doing It
NDTV · Pallava Bagla ·
Farmers have now learned that satellites can only see what happens when they pass overhead. If fields are set ablaze outside those observation windows, many fires go undetected.
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam led India’s 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests while evading satellite detection
- Farmers now exploit satellite timing gaps to burn stubble undetected in Punjab and Haryana
- Fire Watch platform uses multiple satellites to improve fire detection and monitoring accuracy