It is the national meteorological service of India. It is the principal government agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. It has headquarters at New Delhi.
Motto: ‘Vigilant Weather Services for Safety and Prosperity’
Objectives:
1.Weather forecasting and warnings
2.Monitoring and forecasting monsoons
3.Agro-meteorological services for farmers
4.Aviation, Marine and Defence Meteorology
5.Seismology and Earthquake Monitoring
6.Climate research and Long-Range Forecasting
Technologies used by IMD:
1.Doppler Weather Radars for real-time tracking of storms
2.INSAT series satellites
3.Automatic Weather Stations and Agromet Field Units
4.Numerical Weather Prediction models
IMD Weather data now available on UMANG App. Mausam App provides weather updates, nowcasts and warnings for the general public.
