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Sunday, January 26, 2020

IMD - Winds of Change



The India Meteorological Department celebrated its 145th Foundation Day recently . From humble beginnings in 1875, the IMD today has traveled past many milestones and paradigms to serve the country.
Over the years .. It has expanded its assistance to many different sections of the society. All the while .... assisting the growth of meteorology and atmospheric sciences in India. Headquartered in Delhi .... the IMD not only provides weather forecasts .... but also meteorological information that is of vital for a wide variety of activities that relate not only to the atmosphere but also exploration work that has far-reaching importance on our land and oceans
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. IMD is headquartered in Delhi and operates hundreds of observation stations across India and Antarctica. Regional offices are at Mumbai, Kolkata, Nagpur and Pune.
IMD is also one of the six Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres of the World Meteorological Organization. It has the responsibility for forecasting, naming and distribution of warnings for tropical cyclones in the Northern Indian Ocean region, including the Malacca Straits, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.

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