How ISRO’s AI-powered coastal safety systems are helping detect dangerous rip currents in real time

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful tool for coastal safety, helping detect dangerous rip currents through satellite imagery, weather data, ocean monitoring, and real-time analytics. AI-powered beach safety systems developed by ISRO can deliver faster warnings, support disaster management, improve public safety, and transform environmental data into actionable insights that help reduce drowning risks…

NASA is training AI on billions of Earth observations and the results could change climate research

NASA is expanding its AI strategy to transform decades of Earth observation data into actionable scientific insights. By combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, climate research, satellite imagery, and Earth science, the agency aims to accelerate discoveries, improve climate monitoring, support environmental research, and help scientists analyze vast datasets more efficiently, making scientific knowledge more accessible…

AI’s hidden thirst: Why India must align AI and renewable energy policy

India’s AI ambitions face a critical water challenge, with data centre expansion demanding significant resources. While on-site cooling has drawn public scrutiny, the larger water footprint stems from power generation. Experts have urged a pivot towards renewable energy integration and mandatory transparency from AI providers to ensure sustainable growth and balance environmental goals with escalating…