The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted 'above normal' rainfall (105% of the long-period average) during the 2025 southwest monsoon season (June-September).
History of Monsoon Forecasting
The IMD began forecasting the monsoon in 1877, driven by the need to understand rainfall patterns after the devastating 1876-78 Great Famine.
Henry Francis Blanford, in the late 1800s, studied the relationship between Himalayan snow cover and monsoon rainfall.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference held in Indonesia in 1955.
Bandung Conference
The Bandung Conference brought together twenty-nine newly independent Asian and African countries.
The objective of the conference was to deliberate on the common challenges faced by decolonized nations and to assert their collective voice in a world order dominated by the Cold War superpowers.
The government has authorised Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to share and receive information from the Enforcement Directorate under the anti-money laundering law.
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It is aimed at detecting money trails and combating cyber frauds.
The Revenue Department under the Finance Ministry included I4C under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved the annual master plan under the River Cities Alliance (RCA) to chart a roadmap of initiatives to be undertaken across the year.
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As per the Jal Shakti Ministry, the plan focuses on integrating river-sensitive urban planning within India’s growing cities.
It encompasses a series of capacity-building programs, knowledge exchange platforms, development of technical tools, expert guidance, and thematic case studies.
The Department of Posts will release a stamp to honor centenary celebrations of tabla exponent Pandit Chatur Lal.
Pandit Chatur Lal
He was a pioneer who introduced tabla to Western audiences and contributed to the first-ever LP of Indian classical music recorded for the West in 1955.
Early Life: He was Born in Udaipur and came from a family of court musicians and learned tabla under Ustad Abdul Hafiz Ahmed Khan.
