The Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has launched Ensemble Prediction System (EPS) for more accurate and area-specific forecast of extreme weather events including rains, heat wave, and cold wave.
The new EPS system has been developed by three bodies under Ministry of Earth Sciences viz.
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD),
National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) and
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology.
The most salient feature of new EPS is its high resolution for short-medium range weather forecasts.