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Desalination of Ocean Waters
Desalination of oceanic waters is an ideal solution for coastal communities such as in Lakshadweep, that are faced with a shortage of quality drinking water. When designs are simple and innovative, in...
Developing Sea Farms
With maximum sustainable yield in capture fisheries achieved, technological innovations to increase yields seem imperative. In a recent breakthrough cages that can withstand turbulent seas have been d...
Consolidating the components of earth science research
Padmashri P S Goel was at the helm of affairs at the time the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) was constituted way back in 2006, and had initiated the integration process among MoES institutions. He...
Civil Aviation Safety & Met Services
Improved technology to assess and deliver meteorological data to pilots and crew at Indian airports has made take-off and landings of flights risk-free, particularly under conditions of low visibility...
Drishti for Fog Monitoring
Reduced winter visibility due to fog can be a major deterrent to transport operations. The indigenously developed Drishti-transmissometers installed at Indian airports have successfully managed to ove...
Agro-Advisory Services and Food Security
The IMD’s agromet services for farmers are proving to be extremely useful to fight the threat of increasingly frequent climate uncertainties, and helping farmers hold out against extreme temperatures...
Air Quality and SAFAR-India
SAFAR is an indigenous technological initiative by the MoES for India’s urban centres that combines the best of weather and air pollution research to generate air quality forecast leading to preventiv...
Cryospheric Research: Polar Realms and Himalaya
Despite being a late starter, India has achieved a great deal within three decades of cryospheric research. Its stations in the Antarctic, Arctic and the Himalaya have undertaken significant research...
Earth Systems Models for Climate Projections
The Earth Systems Model and the CORDEX programme of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune are indigenous initiatives that has brought India closer to understanding the change in climat...
मौसम पूर्वानुमान-मौसम परिवर्तनशीलता पर एक चुनौतीपूर्ण अनुसंधान
डॉ. एमएन राजीवन ने हमारे साथ बातचीत में पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्रालय द्वारा विगत 10 वर्षों के दौरान लोगों के जीवन में परिवर्तन लाने के लिए मौसम विज्ञान के क्षेत्र में किए गए विभिन्न योगदानों के बारे में जा...