Meghayan-25

Current Context:   The 3rd edition of the Indian Navy’s Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium, Meghayan-25, was held on April 14, 2025, at Nausena Bhawan, Delhi, commemorating World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Day 2025.​

About

• Inauguration: Virtually inaugurated by Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff.​
• Theme: Aligned with WMO Day 2025 theme: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together.”​
• Key Participants: Representatives from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Indian Air Force, Space Applications Center (SAC), ISRO, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M).​
• Keynote Address: Delivered by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of IMD and Honorary Vice President of WMO.​

Launches:

• MOSDAC-IN: Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre – Indian Navy, a joint initiative between Directorate of Naval Oceanology and Meteorology (DNOM) and SAC, providing customized satellite-derived weather products.
• “Sagarmanthan” Journal: Revival of the professional Meteorological and Oceanological journal after a decade.​