Agri Tej Media by Devaharsha

6km Resolution: How India's New Weather System is Revolutionizing Farming, Village by Village India's Hyper-Local Weather Forecasting Initiative India is now forecasting weather for individual villages with a 6-kilometer resolution. That’s not an overstatement. It’s the highest-resolution national weather model in the world, and it’s quietly changing how farming gets done. Let's break down what this means. On October 24, 2024, the government launched the Gram Panchayat Level Weather Forecasting Initiative. The project, known as #Mausamgram (हर हर मौसम, हर घर मौसम), delivers hyper-local forecasts to over 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats. The technology behind it is the Bharat Forecasting System (BFS). It gives farmers accurate weather data not just for their district, but for their specific cluster of villages. So, Does It Actually Work? This project is a joint effort between the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It’s about...