PM Modi launches supercomputer ‘Param of 833 teraflop capacity built at IIT-BHU

Published: February 22, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the supercomputer ‘Param of 833 teraflop capacity built at the IIT-BHU. It is built at the cost of Rs 32.5 crore under the National Super Computing Mission. About 40% of the total computer power will be used by the students of Navodaya Vidyalaya. The institute claims that relevant ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Computing • Cray • Digital technology • India Meteorological Department • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Information technology in India • PARAM • Pratyush and Mihir • Supercomputers • Supercomputing • Supercomputing in India

South Asian Nitrogen Hub

Published: January 27, 2019

The British government has announced a research project, South Asian Nitrogen Hub to study nitrogen pollution in India and South Asia. The project led by UK’s Centre for Ecology and Hydrology will partner with 50 organisations from the UK and South Asia. The Indian Institutions partnering the study are: National Institute of Oceanography Guru Gobind Singh ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Afghanistan • Aligarh Muslim University • Ammonia • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University • India • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Jawaharlal Nehru University • Maldives • National Institute of Oceanography • National Physical Laboratory • Nepal • Nitrogen oxide • Nitrogen Pollution • Ozone • Pakistan • South Asia • South Asian Nitrogen Hub • Sri lanka • TERI University • UK • UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves continuation of nine sub-schemes of umbrella scheme “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)”

Published: November 23, 2018

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of the nine sub-schemes of the umbrella scheme “Atmosphere & Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems & Services (ACROSS)” during 2017-2020 at an estimated cost of Rs. 1450 crore. It will be implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through its institutes namely India Meteorological Department ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: India Meteorological Department • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services • Meteorology • Ministry of Earth Sciences • National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting • Nature • Pratyush and Mihir • Science and technology in India • Weather forecasting

Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS): IMD’s new forecast model

Published: June 2, 2018

The Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has launched a new system to generate more accurate and area specific forecast of extreme weather events including rains, heat wave and cold wave. The new Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) has been touted as best available model after such a system available in Europe. Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS): Key Facts ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018

Topics: Disaster Management • Ensemble Prediction Systems • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) • Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) • National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting

India to tie up with United States and Finland to develop a pollution-forecast system

Published: April 25, 2018

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is tying up with the United States and Finland to develop a pollution-forecast system that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at a greater resolution than what is possible now. Currently, the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018

Topics: Atmospheric dispersion modeling • Finnish Meteorological Institute • Gufran-Ullah Beig • India Meteorological Department • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Meteorology • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Nature • Pune • States and union territories of India • Weather forecasting

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