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IIT-B partners with IMD to tackle climate crisis, develop weather app
Updated On: 03 May, 2022 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
The institute also established its first-ever Chair Professorship in Climate Studies
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(Left) Professor Milind Atrey, dean, research and development, with K S Hosalikar, head of IMD’s Climate Research and Services in Pune. Pic/IIT Bombay
With an aim to contribute to India’s ambitious target of reaching net-zero emissions by 2070, the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay has partnered with the India Meteorological Department to develop a user-friendly weather forecasting application. A letter of agreement was accordingly signed on Monday.
“Climate change is an urgent challenge, and to decelerate climate change and its effects there is a need for significant strategic attention to developing solutions that are immediate, scalable, and cost-effective,” an statement from IIT-Bombay read.
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