Meghayan-25 Symposium: Indian Navy hosted the 3rd Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium, Meghayan-25.
Commemoration: Celebrated the formation of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and WMO Day 2025 (March 23rd).
Theme: Aligned with WMO Day 2025 theme: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together,” emphasizing disaster preparedness.
Participants: Included experts from IMD, IITM, INCOIS, NIOT, Indian Air Force, SAC-ISRO, NMF, and IIT-Madras.
Inauguration: Virtually inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff, Adm Dinesh K Tripathi.
Technical Sessions: Focused on Marine Meteorology/Oceanology and Statistical Approaches in Weather Forecasting.
Panel Discussion: Addressed “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together: Enhancing Maritime Security and Coordination.”
MOSDAC-IN Web Services Launched: A DNOM and SAC-ISRO collaboration, providing satellite-derived weather products to Naval Meteorological Offices. This improves access to tailored weather data for naval operations.
“Sagarmanthan” Journal Revival: The Navy relaunched its professional journal after a decade, promoting knowledge sharing.
Key Attendees: Included Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Chief Hydrographer, Director SAC-Ahmedabad, and Director General IMD.
Felicitation: Cmde PI Oommen (Retd), pioneer of Naval Meteorology, was honored.
WMO Importance: Highlighted WMO’s role in global weather monitoring, research, and data exchange.
