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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh has said that…
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If you think that the news of cyclones hitting the western coast of India keeps on increasing year after year, you are not wrong. Tauktae signals an already perceivable change in patterns over the western coast of India. The brute force…
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The cyclonic storm Tauktae taking place over the east-central Arabian Sea moved towards the north-northwest on Monday, closer to India’s western coast. It surpassed Mumbai on Monday evening and is all set to cross the Gujarat coast between…
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The principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and climate services in the country—India Meteorological Department (IMD) has launched two new Doppler weather radars at Mukteshwar in Uttarakhand and…
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The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched a new Meteorological Centre in Leh. Situated at ~3,500 meters above sea level, the facility is the country's highest meteorological centre. It was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Minister of Science…
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The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) launched a new application to integrate and enhance the accessibility and utility of oceanographic data in the country. The application is named Digital Ocean and was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister…
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Impact based weather forecast is a technique that helps in monitoring impact of rainfall and helps authorities to take real-time decisions.  Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has developed this technology to assess rise of water…
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Severe cyclone Bulbul hit the land in areas between Sagar Island in Kakdwip, West Bengal and Khepuapara in Bangladesh, a little after 7pm on Saturday, 9th November. The recorded speed of wind amounted to 50km an hour in Kolkata around…
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New Delhi, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday forecast that the coming south west monsoon season is likely to be near normal, with a rainfall of 96 percent of the long period average with a model error of plus or minus…
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