{"id":35497,"date":"2025-01-15T18:40:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T13:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35497"},"modified":"2025-01-15T20:50:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T15:20:36","slug":"mission-mausam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/15-01-2025\/mission-mausam","title":{"rendered":"Mission Mausam\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Climatology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Prime Minister inaugurated Mission Mausam to mark the 150th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-01-2025\/news-in-short-3-january-2025\"><strong>India Meteorological Department (IMD)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Mission Mausam&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> To upgrade the capabilities of India\u2019s weather department in forecasting, modelling, and dissemination.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Features:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Budget allocation:<\/strong> Rs 2,000 crore for the first two years of its implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Focus areas: <\/strong>Weather surveillance, modelling techniques and forecasting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beneficiary Sectors:<\/strong> Agriculture, aviation, defence, disaster management, tourism and health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phases:&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phase 1 (2025- March 2026): <\/strong>Focus on expanding observation capabilities and conducting simulation experiments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phase 2 (2026 onwards): <\/strong>Introduce satellites and aircraft to enhance observational precision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supervision: <\/strong>Mission Masum will be spearheaded by three institutions funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IMD, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting, Noida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud Chamber: <\/strong>India will build a cloud chamber, as required to study Indian monsoon clouds.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Cloud Chamber<\/strong><br>&#8211; India is establishing a<strong> first-of-its-kind cloud chamber <\/strong>at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.<br>&#8211; A cloud chamber resembles a<strong> closed cylindrical or tubular drum, <\/strong>inside which water vapour, aerosols, etc. are injected.&nbsp;<br>1. Under the desired humidity and temperature inside this chamber,<strong> a cloud can develop.<\/strong><br>&#8211; It will allow scientists to study the seed particles that form cloud droplets or ice particles sustainably.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improved Forecasting:<\/strong> Enhance forecast accuracy by 5-10% and extend predictions to panchayat levels with a 10-15 day lead time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced Technology:<\/strong> Utilise AI, machine learning, and high-performance supercomputers to better model weather systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Better Air Quality Predictions: <\/strong>Improve air quality forecasts in metro cities by up to 10%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nowcasting Improvements: <\/strong>Reduce nowcast frequency from three hours to one hour for real-time weather updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Extreme Weather Events:<\/strong> India faces extreme weather events like cloudbursts, lightning, and heavy rainfall, often causing both droughts and floods at the same time.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Current weather models struggle to track small-scale events, so there is a need to improve weather prediction and management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weather Modification:<\/strong> The mission explores weather modification techniques such as cloud seeding, already used in countries like the US, China, and UAE.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>By dispersing materials such as silver iodide into clouds, rainfall can be induced or suppressed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preventing Floods:<\/strong> Modify rainfall patterns during prolonged rain in flood-prone areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhancing Rainfall: <\/strong>Address droughts by stimulating precipitation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/03-01-2025\/news-in-short-3-january-2025\"><strong><u>India Meteorological Department (IMD)&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><br>&#8211; It was established in <strong>1875<\/strong>.&nbsp;<br>&#8211; It is the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.<br>&#8211; It is under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/mission-mausam-modi-9778074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister inaugurated Mission Mausam to mark the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35497"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35529,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35497\/revisions\/35529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}