The IMD not only serves India but also provides cyclone forecasts and warnings to 13 North Indian Ocean countries and weather services to SAARC nations. It is helping Nepal, the Maldives ...

The first cyclone ... As the IMD is a part of the Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres (RSMCs), it gives names to the tropical cyclones after consulting 12 other countries in the region.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning ... Read more: 10 safest countries if World War III breaks out As Cyclone Dana draws closer, residents are urged to follow government ...

On January 15, 1875, Henry Blanford assumed charge as the head of the newly formed IMD. The department was established against the backdrop of the havoc caused by a tropical cyclone in 1864 and ...

The government has invited officials from countries that were part ... era after the devastating Calcutta cyclone of 1864 and multiple monsoon failures, the IMD began as modest weather forecasting ...

The IMD invited several neighbouring nations — including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives — and countries ... including the cyclone that ravaged ...

The IMD not only serves India but also provides cyclone forecasts and warnings to 13 North Indian Ocean countries and weather services to SAARC nations. It is helping Nepal, the Maldives ...

This is exemplified by Cyclone Mocha. The timely forecast by IMD and humanitarian response ... Like many other countries, India had its hottest year on record in 2024,” Saulo said.

A top IMD official told PTI: “We have asked all the countries that were part of India ... to devastating weather events, including the cyclone that ravaged Kolkata in 1864 and subsequent monsoon ...

Born out of calamities -- a devastating cyclone in 1864 and ... invited officials from all countries once part of undivided India, including Pakistan, to mark the IMD’s 150th anniversary.

"We wanted officials from all countries which were part of ... the scientific journey in the current millennia. IMD’s creation came after a cyclone devastated Calcutta in 1864 and back-to ...