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In a significant stride toward bolstering resilience against climate change, the Union Cabinet of India on 11 September 2024, green-lit “Mission Mausam”, a ?2,000 crore initiative set to enhance the nation’s weather and climate forecasting capabilities by 2026. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), the project was detailed in a press briefing at Prithvi Bhavan, New Delhi, on September 13, where key officials including Dr M Ravichandran, Secretary, MoES; Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department; and Dr VS Prasad, Head of National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), shared the blueprint of the mission…read more on NOPR