About IMD

• India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. 
• It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.
  • To take meteorological observations and to provide current and forecast meteorological information for optimum operation of weather-sensitive activities like agriculture, irrigation, shipping, aviation, offshore oil explorations, etc.
  • To warn against severe weather phenomena like tropical cyclones, norwesters, duststorms, heavy rains and snow, cold and heat waves, etc., which cause destruction of life and property.
  • To provide meteorological statistics required for agriculture, water resource management, industries, oil exploration and other nation-building activities.
  • To conduct and promote research in meteorology and allied disciplines.

Why in News?

• The India Meteorological Department has raised moderate flash flood risk over a few watersheds and neighbourhoods of Assam and Meghalaya and northwestern parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.

https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Isolated-heavy-to-very-heavy-rainfall-is-likely-over-Northeast-India-during-the-next-24-hours%2c-says-IMD&id=469017