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Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation got the Globe Sustainability Research Award 2010, set up by Stockholm-based Global Forum, for fostering sustainable development, the agency said on Friday.
"The prestigious award has been conferred on Antrix for its contribution to improve sustainable livelihood of the rural poor while reducing their vulnerability to climate risks," the state-run ISRO said in a statement here.
Antrix demonstrated the use of space technology and information technology (IT) solutions in reaching out to the rural poor in five districts of Karnataka through the Sujala watershed programme during 2002-09.
Munashinghe is the winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2007 and vice-chairman of the United Nations Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
