Cyclone Nivar

Question 1

What is IMD?

Answer 1

• Formed in 1875
• national meteorological service of the country
• chief government agency dealing in everything related to meteorology, seismology,
• under the supervision of the Ministry of Earth Science
• headquartered in New Delhi.

[HEIGHEST IN COUNTRY IN METEROLOGY & SEISMOLOGY ; UNDER EARTH SCIENCE MINISTRY ; HQ DELHI]

Question 2

What is mandate of IMD?

Answer 2

• Taking meteorological observations and providing current information and forecasting information for the most favorable operation of weather-dependent activities such as irrigation, agriculture, aviation, shipping, offshore oil exploration
• Giving warnings against severe weather phenomena such as tropical cyclones, dust storms, heat waves, cold waves, heavy rains, heavy snow, etc.
• Detection and location of earthquakes and evaluation of seismicity

[FORECASTING INFO FOR WEATHER DEPENDENT THINGS EX.AGRI ; WARNINGS -> CYCLONES ; DETECTING EARTHQUAKES]