{"id":323563,"date":"2025-01-16T17:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=323563"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T11:43:51","slug":"mission-mausam-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mission-mausam-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Mausam\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>News: <\/b>Mission Mausam was launched by Prime Minister Modi on January 14, 2025, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Mission Mausam<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 425px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/th.bing.com\/th\/id\/R.d8607463c46f8df6893744c6533dd986?rik=vjnW2g5IOkYNzg&amp;riu=http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f-zqtJqBFZZ_A%2fUiFudkglsQI%2fAAAAAAAAC4U%2fCu7CEoj5hZc%2fs1600%2fPicture10.png&amp;ehk=Rfjo6as1mqVwixFw8KrY8LR9g3TcdW7DgepNPynv7uQ%3d&amp;risl=&amp;pid=ImgRaw&amp;r=0\" alt=\"Cloud Chamber \" width=\"425\" height=\"296\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SPM Physics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Mission Mausam is an <b>initiative launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) <\/b>to position India as a global leader in weather and climate sciences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Overseen by:<\/b> The mission will be led by three institutions <b>funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>India Meteorological Department (IMD)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (Noida)<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Aim:\u00a0 <\/b>It aims to\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">help India become <b>&#8220;weather-ready&#8221; <\/b>and<b> &#8220;climate-smart&#8221;<\/b> by improving meteorological services, which are crucial for disaster management.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">improve India\u2019s <b>weather forecasting, modeling, and dissemination capabilities.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Focuses on:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Forecasting and Modelling<\/b>: The mission focuses on upgrading weather surveillance and forecasting capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Weather Management<\/b>: It will enable India to manage certain weather events such as rainfall, hail, fog, and lightning, adjusting their intensity on demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Cloud Physics Research<\/b>: A significant area of focus is enhancing<b> research in cloud physics.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>\u202fAbout cloud chambers\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">India is developing a first<b>-of-its-kind cloud chamber<\/b> at IITM in Pune, which is designed to simulate the conditions needed for cloud formation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">A cloud chamber is a <b>sealed cylindrical or tubular drum<\/b>, where water vapor, aerosols, and other substances are introduced. With the right humidity and temperature conditions within the chamber, a cloud can form.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">This chamber will <b>help study the particles<\/b> that form cloud droplets or ice particles, focusing on the unique behavior of monsoon clouds.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\">Unlike basic cloud chambers used globally, this one will have convection properties to simulate the specific conditions required to study Indian monsoon clouds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Need of Mission Mausam:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Agrarian Economy<\/b>: Climate change has disrupted rainfall patterns, making farmers more vulnerable. Accurate monsoon forecasts are crucial for optimizing sowing times, planning irrigation, and predicting crop yields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Disaster Preparedness<\/b>: India frequently experiences extreme weather events like cyclones, floods, and droughts. Enhanced forecasting capabilities can save lives and minimize economic damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333\"><b>Rural Development<\/b>: Better weather services can assist rural communities by improving water resource management, protecting livestock, and aiding infrastructure planning.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Mission Mausam was launched by Prime Minister Modi on January 14, 2025, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).\u00a0 About Mission Mausam Mission Mausam is an initiative launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to position India as a global leader in weather and climate sciences. Overseen by: The&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mission-mausam-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mission Mausam\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-323563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}