Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Current Affairs, GK & News
Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean
Jitendra Singh, MoS Ministry of Earth Sciences, has told Rajya Sabha that a rapid increase in ocean warming has been experienced by the tropical Indian Ocean. It has been observed that there was around a 1-degree Celsius (°C) average rise in sea surface temperature over the period of 1951 to 2015, which is equivalent to ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Bay of Bengal • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • Indian Ocean • Ministry of Earth Sciences • Warming of Tropical Indian Ocean
Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) enhanced
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) has developed a new ‘Decision Support System’ (DSS) as well as ‘Air Quality Early Warning System’ (AQEWS). These systems were launched by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. Key Facts DSS and AQEWS systems were launched for better air-quality management in Delhi-NCR ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Air Pollution in India • Air Quality Early Warning System (AQEWS) • Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology • particulate matter • Particulate Matter emissions
PM Modi launches supercomputer ‘Param of 833 teraflop capacity built at IIT-BHU
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
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)”
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
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