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IMD Foundation Day – January 15

January 16 , 2020 1779 days 1314 0
  • The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) under the Ministry of Earth Science celebrated its 145th Foundation Day.
  • It is the principle agency that makes weather forecasts, meteorological observations and seismological observations.
  • The headquarters of IMD is in Delhi.
  • It operates observatory station in India and in Antarctica.
  • The major IMD centres are located in Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi and Nagpur.
  • IMD is one of the six regional specialised Meteorological centres of WMO.
  • Around 5 observatories of IMD received recognition from World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
  • It includes Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram and Panjim.

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