Why in News: The Geological Survey of India said that the flash flood in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, was due to a large mass of snow, ice and rock avalanche along with a hanging mass of rock crashing into the Raunthi …
NEWS Recently, China has announced that it is planning to build a major hydropower project as a part of its 14th FiveYear Plan (202125), on the Yarlung Zangbo River (upper stream of the Brahmaputra River), in Mêdog County in Tibet. …
India Meteorological Department (IMD) The 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. It comes under the Ministry …
About Indian Meteorological Organisation The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India established in the year 1875. Its headquarters is situated in New Delhi. It is the principal agency …