To mark the occasion, the Prime Minister inaugurated Mission Mausam, which had previously received Cabinet approval in September 2024.
Overview of IMD
- Established: In 1875, the IMD is the National Meteorological Service of India.
- Ministry: operating under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- Headquarter: New Delhi. IMD has 6 Regional Meteorological Centres: Mumbai, Chennai, New Delhi, Calcutta, Nagpur and Guwahati.
- IMD is also one of the six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres of the World Meteorological Organisation.
- IMD’s Role: It provides critical weather and climate services, playing a vital role in disaster management, agriculture, aviation, and public safety.
Key Achievements of IMD
- Cyclone Predictions: Reduced cyclone-related deaths from 10,000 in 1999 to zero in 2020-2024 & successfully predicted cyclones like Phailin (2013), Hudhud (2014), Fani (2019), etc.
- Numerical Weather Prediction: Improved forecast accuracy by 40% since 2014.
- IMD in Public Outreach and Services
- Early Warning for All: Weather alerts and forecasts now reach over 90% of India’s population.
- 10-Day Weather Forecasts: People can access weather information for the past 10 days and the next 10 days at any time.
- Farmer Outreach: Weather-related advice usage by farmers and livestock farmers increased from 10% to over 50% in the last decade.
About Mission Mausam
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