India Meteorological Department Marks 151st Foundation Day, Deploys 200 Automatic Weather Stations

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India Meteorological Department Marks 151st Foundation Day, Deploys 200 Automatic Weather Stations

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India Meteorological Department Marks 151st Foundation Day, Deploys 200 Automatic Weather Stations

India Meteorological Department (IMD) marks its 151st Foundation Day with deployment of 200 Automatic Weather Stations across 4 major metropolitan cities. This deployment provides for implementation in line with Mission Mausam, involving IMD and other weather and climate institutions.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) & Mission Mausam :

Dimension Key Details
Status National Meteorological Service of India and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.
Genesis Established under genesis year 1875.
Ministry Governed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
HeadquartersNew Delhi.
Mandate Forecasting meteorological information and warns against severe weather phenomena.
Mission Mausam Multi-faceted initiative to boost India's weather and climate-related science, research, and services.
Implementation agencies IMD, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (Pune) and National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (Noida).
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With reference to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), consider the following statements:

1. IMD is the National Meteorological Service of India.

2. IMD is the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology and allied subjects.

Which of the statements given above are correct?