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.
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.
In recent La Niña years, global losses have ranged from $258 billion to $329 billion. The phenomenon is often linked with droughts in California, Argentina and Brazil, and flooding in Southeast Asia.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Ajit Seth joined meteorologist Jagdish Shukla at the discussion on his book, ‘A Billion Butterflies’, at Delhi’s India International Centre.
During the 26 May launch of the Bharat Forecast System in Delhi, minister Jitendra Singh recognised an IITM-Pune all-women team for the innovation under Modi's 'Nari Shakti' vision.
Bharat Forecast System promises to improve forecast capabilities, accuracy to 6-km range, compared with current 12 km. It also offers 30% better prediction of extreme rainfall events.
Panchayati raj ministry and IMD, in collaboration with NGO Kisan Sanchar, are planning to expand the scope of daily weather forecasts from block to gram panchayat level, it is learnt.
Low predictability, local reasons make monsoon hard to predict, especially in long-range forecasts. While IMD has some of the world's best models and technology, it might not be enough.
During the exercise, a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas (Web-DCRA) was developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP).
Combined sales of urea, DAP, MOP and complex fertilisers rose 25 percent in April even as Modi asked farmers to cut chemical fertiliser use by up to half to save soil and foreign exchange
Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.
The young people broke the self-imposed silence among the elite not to speak a word critical of the Modi government, except to whisper on the sidelines, looking left, right and behind.
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