Dr. Jitendra Singh underscored the importance of real-time and impact-based weather forecasting, emphasising that no weather hazard should go undetected or unpredicted.
Launching 'Mission Mausam' to make India a climate-smart nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday stressed the need to work with future requirements in mind, including developing warning systems for natural disasters like earthquakes.
The Union Cabinet has approved the central sector scheme ‘Mission Mausam’ at an outlay of Rs 2,000 crore for over two years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.