ISRO, NASA developing NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) jointly which aims to study hazards and global environmental change.

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), is a collaborative mission jointly by the Indian Space Research Organisation and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, planned for launch in 2020.

ISRO and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/ NASA are jointly working on the development of Dual Frequency (L&S band) Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging Satellite named as NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR).

The data received by NISAR would help build applications which would enable better Natural resources mapping & monitoring; estimating agricultural biomass over full duration of crop cycle; assessing soil moisture; monitoring of floods and oil slicks; coastal erosion, coastline changes & variation of winds in coastal waters; assessment of mangroves; surface deformation studies, ice sheet collapses & dynamics etc.

logo of NISAR Mission, a collaborative mission between NASA and ISRO

These applications could help in taking measures to minimise loss of human lives. Here is the release by Department of Space published on PIB

ISRO-NASA-NISAR, NISAR, ISRO-NASA Collaboration

ISRO-NASA-NISAR, NISAR, ISRO-NASA Collaboration