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Cloud Seeding
Cloud seeding is a weather modification techniques which spray Silver Iodide, Sodium Chloride, and Potassium Chloride. These particles provide a base for water vapor to condense, water vapor then crystallizes and then falls as snow or rain. Karnataka which is ..
Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System
Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System is ambitious project of Indian Navy to modernise Meteorological infrastructure of 9 Naval Air Stations (NAS). The project will give a major fillip to aviation safety, through automation of weather monitoring process. It has a special alarm ..
Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological Systems inaugurated at INS Garuda
The Indian Navy has unveiled the Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) at INS Garuda, naval air station located in Kochi, Kerala. It is overall fourth air station installed with this integrated system. IAAMS is ambitious project of Indian Navy ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Karnataka Launches Project Varshadhari
The Karnataka Government has recently launched an ambitious clouding seeding Project Varshadhari in Bengaluru to deal with poor monsoons in the state. Under the project, an aircraft will spray chemicals to induce rainfall. The purpose of the project is to ..
NASA launches Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R)
NASA successfully launched National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s next-generation weather satellite, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R). The satellite will boost weather observation capabilities of the United States resulting in more timely forecasts and warnings. Once the satellite reaches its ..
List of Local Winds around the Globe
The Local winds around the world are formed through the heating of land. In coastal regions, the sea breezes and land breezes are important factors in a location’s prevailing winds. The sea is warmed by the sun more slowly because ..
23 March observed as World Meteorological Day
Every year March 23 is observed as World Meteorological Day (WMD). Theme for this year is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action. This year’s theme assumes special significance to disseminate Climate Change related knowledge in order to take appropriate mitigation and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Scientist Tapan Misra appointed as Director of ISRO’s Space Application Centre
Eminent scientist Tapan Misra has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad Gujarat. He will succeed A S Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) in January 2015. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
India declares drought as El Nino appears
India sees its first drought in last three years due to deficient Monsoon rains As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) the El Nino weather pattern may reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
India forecasts average monsoon rains this year
Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh held that India is probable to experience average monsoon rains this year, thus forecasting a third straight year without drought. Deshmukh held that the rains during the June-September season are probable to be 99% of ..