- Curtain Raiser - 14th January 2025
- Curtain Raiser - 15th January 2024
- Exhibition 2024: Organized at Vigyan Bhawan
- Commemorative Release
- Exhibition 2025: Walkthrough at Bharat Mandapam
- 150th Foundation Day - 15th January 2025
- State Level Stake holders Workshop
- National Stake holders Workshop
- Popular Lectures by Eminent Personalities
- Major Milestones: Key achievements over 150 years
- Marathon: Run for weather awareness
- Sports: Games fostering team spirit
- Weather & Youth: Engaging and empowering young minds
- Met-Olympiad: Meteorology-based knowledge competition
- Competitions: Challenge yourself
- National & International Workshop at IMD
Workshops
National Workshop on Weather & Women
IMD 150-Year Celebration - National Workshop on Women and Weather
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating a significant milestone in 2024-2025, marking 150 years as the principal government agency in all matters related to meteorology and allied subjects. To commemorate this momentous occasion, we have planned a series of activities beginning on January 15th, 2024, and culminating on January 15th, 2025.
As part of this celebration, we will host a one-day seminar focused on “Weather Services for Women” on January 03rd, 2025, at Mahika Hall, MoES, New Delhi.
Key Dignitaries
- Chief Guest: Dr. Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India
- Secretary, MoES: Dr. M. Ravichandaran
- DGM IMD: Dr. M. Mohapatra
- Guest of Honour: Dr. Swati Basu, Former Scientific Secretary, O/o Principal Scientific Adviser
- Guest of Honour: Smt. Shubha Thakur, Additional Secretary, DoA&FW
Workshop Objectives
- Gender considerations in disaster risk management and the influence of weather on gender equality.
- Ensuring equal access to meteorological science and technology while promoting women’s participation and representation in the field.
- Integrating gender perspectives into forecasting, warning systems, and service delivery.
- Promoting women’s representation in expert teams and committees.
- Discussing women’s health vulnerabilities during heat waves, menopause, and reproductive health impacts from air pollution.
- Understanding the role of climate stress in domestic violence and emphasizing the need for clean water and sanitation.