IMD has developed the Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System (MHEW-DSS) for monitoring and forecasting severe weather events, the ministry told Parliament.
India’s meteorology sector has grown beyond the IMD, with several private companies, institutions, research centres, and even individual forecasters now looking to the skies.
Officials told ThePrint that a multi-agency taskforce, led by the agriculture ministry, was formed immediately after the IMD forecast warned of a possible monsoon deficit.
Jitendra Singh highlighted an integrated approach powering major flagship programs with indigenous technology ecosystems while celebrating 12 years of the Union Science and Technology Ministry.
If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.
India’s crude import volumes remained largely unchanged in April-July, but higher oil prices sharply increased the import bill, with renewed US-Iran tensions raising the risk of another rise in costs.
ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.
Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman
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