¨     An MoU signed between IMD and Nagaland Higher Education Department to strengthen weather research.

¨     An MoU was signed between the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Department of Higher Education, Nagaland, to enhance weather forecasting and atmospheric research.
¨     The agreement was formalised in Kohima in the presence of Higher Education Minister Temjen Imna Along and officials from both sides.
¨     Installation of an X-Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar at Dimapur Government College has been envisaged under the Centre’s Mission Mausam scheme.
¨     Academic engagement, research collaboration and capacity building in meteorological sciences will be strengthened through institutional cooperation.
¨     Improved understanding of region-specific weather hazards in Nagaland is expected as a result of this collaboration.
¨     The MoU will remain valid for a period of 20 years, ensuring sustained collaboration between the two institutions.