Current Context : Union Minister of State for Science and Technology will launch two Geoportals namely Bhuvan Panchayat 4.0 and National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM 5.0).

• National level geospatial databases for these two portals are created by

ABOUT BHUVAN PANCHAYAT 4.0

• It is an online geospatial data and services dissemination platform.
• Objective: Integrate and use space-based information in governance and research initiatives for spatial planning at Gram Panchayat level.
• Developed by: NRSC, ISRO.

ABOUT NDEM 5.0

• It provides a comprehensive geospatial database for entire country for situational assessment and effective decisionmaking during disasters/ emergency situations.
• It acts as a Disaster Recovery and Data Provider node for the Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER).