14th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14)

The 14th Asia-Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference (AOMSUC-14) is set for December 4 to 6, 2024 in New Delhi, will be hosted by India Meteorological Department (IMD). The conference will feature presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. The focus will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2024

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

India to Launch 18 New petaFLOP Supercomputers

Supercomputers have revolutionized various fields of science and technology, and weather forecasting is no exception. India is currently planning to launch 18 new petaFLOP supercomputers for weather forecasting this year. The deployment of powerful supercomputers enables meteorologists to make more ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2023

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

US-EU AI Agreement

To increase the use of Artificial Intelligence in health care, agriculture, emergency response, electric grid, and weather forecasting, the United States and the European Union signed an agreement. The agreement will aid the government increase the use of Artificial Intelligence ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: International / World Current Affairs

NCAER Report: “Estimating the Economic Benefits of Investment in Monsoon Mission and High- Performance Computing Facilities”

The Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan recently released the report prepared by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). The report was titled “Estimating the Economic Benefits of Investment in Monsoon Mission and High-Performance Computing Facilities”. Key Highlights According to ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Weather Forecast System Developed by IIT Kharagpur

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an advanced weather forecasting system in order to disseminate data regarding climate and its challenges to the farmers so that they can make informed decisions. This is expected to ensure that the agriculture sector ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

National Super Computing Mission: Three More Super Computers to be installed

The National Super Computer Mission was launched by the GoI in 2015. Today India has 5 Super Computers that are ranked within top 500 list of Super Computers in the World Top 5 Super Computers in India The Super Computer ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information launched new Alert System

The Hyderabad based INCOIS (Indian National Centre for Ocean Information) launched a new alert system that will help reduce damage and losses to fishermen due to swell surges. The Swell Surges splash strong waves in the coast damaging boats and ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

January 15: IMD Foundation Day

On January 15, 2020, the IMD celebrates its 145th Foundation Day. It was begun in 1875. The day will be celebrated by Ministry of Earth Science under which IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) functions. Recent Achievements of IMD Around 5 observatories ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Code Red Warning in Delhi

The IMD (India Meteorological Department) on December 29, 2019 issued code red warning for Delhi, Haryana and the neighbouring states. The maximum temperature reached -13 degree Celsius in the capital. Colour Coded weather warning of IMD The color-coded warning is ..

Government of India (GoI) signs pact with IBM for pilot study on using AI in Agriculture

The Government of India (GoI) has signed pact with IBM India for undertaking a pilot study to utilise Artificial Intelligence (AI) and weather technology solutions in agriculture in one district each in three states. The pilot study will be conducted ..