EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

In the next two to three years, Delhi-NCR will receive three more Doppler radars, a flood warning model, additional weather stations, and rain gauges to enhance weather forecasting, as announced by IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra. He clarified that r...

The government is working with the central bank to catch mule accounts in India’s banking system and prevent fraud. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

The AEWC is a system developed by the Centre for Airborne Systems and two of their aircraft are already flying with the Indian Air Force giving wide coverage of the adversaries' activities along both western and northern front of the country. The In...

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A significant solar flare has been released by the Sun, peaking at X1.4, according to NASA Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation but cannot harm humans directly, impacting GPS and communication signals. The associated coronal mass ejection fr...

Two Patriot systems are needed to protect the northeastern Kharkiv region, where the Kremlin's forces launched a cross-border offensive on May 10 that left Ukrainian troops reeling, Zelenskyy said. The death toll from a glide bomb attack on a Kharki...

Pollution data indicates that the average Air Quality Index (AQI) from May 1-16, 2024, was 233. However, the average AQI during the same period was 182 in 2023 and 215 in 2022.

The Indian government initiates an early warning system (EWS) for 188 critical lakes in the Indian Himalayan Region prone to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) following the 2023 Sikkim disaster. Joint expeditions assess risks and plan mitigation ...

US media reported Israel's retaliatory strikes against Iran. Teheran had launched missiles and drones at Israel, many intercepted. Iran ready to defend nuclear sites and has identified Israel's facilities, a senior military commander said.

India's efforts are part of the 'Early Warnings for All' initiative announced by the United Nations in 2022 to ensure that everyone is protected from hazardous weather, water or climate events through life-saving early warning systems by the end of ...

The OSDMA also signed another memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangkok-based Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) to provide support as a knowledge partner and system integrator for implementing the World Bank-supporte...

India is making significant progress in developing and deploying advanced indigenous airborne early-warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are actively working on...

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) announced plans to install 28 seismometers, including an "Early Earthquake Detection System," along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'bullet train' corridor. These measures, based on Japanese Shinkansen technolo...

Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's Enforcement Vigilance & Disaster Management (EVDM) wing, in collaboration with IIT-Hyderabad, is developing an urban flood early warning system. The system aims to prevent loss of lives and enable early evacuation d...

A joint statement issued by CIDCA after the meeting said the Forum, themed "Boosting Sustainable Blue Economy to Build Together a Maritime Community with a Shared Future," discussed the development cooperation of the blue economy between China and c...

India plans to install an early warning system at high-risk glacial lakes in the Himalayas next year after deadly floods killed at least 60 people. There are 56 at-risk glacial lakes in India, with the urgency to monitor them increasing after Lhonak...

The impacts of warming require a sharp focus on building and deploying EWSs and working on climate-focused interventions. This, in turn, requires change in development and urbanisation strategies and integrating views of scientists, local communitie...

An early warning system for glacial floods at Lhonak Lake in northeast India failed to prevent deadly consequences when the lake broke its banks this week. The system, which included a camera and weather instruments, was installed last month but was...

India needs to put in place a multi-hazard early warning system (EWS) with a focus on floods to mitigate the damage caused by excess monsoon rains resulting in floods. An EWS could have saved many lives and reduced flood damage by up to 30%. Unfortu...