IMD's 150th Foundation Day: ‘হাজার বছর আগেও ভারতে মৌসম বিজ্ঞান নিয়ে রিসার্চ হয়েছে’: PM Modi

IMD's 150th Foundation Day: ‘হাজার বছর আগেও ভারতে মৌসম বিজ্ঞান নিয়ে রিসার্চ হয়েছে’: PM Modi  ~ED.2~

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00:00I was in Sonmarg yesterday.

00:05Earlier that project was made early, but the weather department's information told me that

00:12that time is not right for me.

00:15Then the weather department told me, sir, the date is right for you.

00:23I went there yesterday, the temperature was minus 6 degrees.

00:31But all the time that I was there, not a single cloud came down.

00:38All the sun was shining.

00:43Because of the weather department's information, I came back from work so easily.

00:51Friends, progress in the field of science and the use of its full potential

01:00is the biggest basis of any country's global image.

01:08Today, you see, due to our meteorological advancement,

01:16our disaster management capacity has been built.

01:21The whole world is benefiting from this.

01:26Today, our Flash Flood Guidance System is also informing Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

01:41If there is any disaster in our neighborhood, India is the first to come to help.

01:57This has also increased trust in India in the world.

02:06The image of India has become stronger as a global ally in the world.

02:17For this, I especially appreciate the scientists of the IMD.

02:26Friends, today, on the 150th anniversary of the IMD,

02:33I will discuss the speciality of India's thousands of years of experience in weather science.

02:46Especially, and I will make it clear, that 150 years have passed on this structural system.

02:56But even before that, we had knowledge and its tradition.

03:04Especially, it will be very interesting for our international guests to know about this.

03:13Do you know?

03:15Among the factors that have the greatest impact on human evolution,

03:23weather is also a primary factor.

03:29In every part of the world, humans have continuously tried to understand the weather and environment.

03:42In this direction, India is such a country,

03:47where thousands of years ago,

03:51a system of study and research was carried out in the field of weather science.

03:57In our country, traditional knowledge was written and refined.

04:07In our country, weather science was extensively studied in astrological texts such as Vedas, Sahitas and Surya Siddhanta.

04:22In Tamil Nadu's Sangam Sahitya and in Uttar Pradesh's Gaag Bhadri's Lok Sahitya,

04:35a lot of information is available.

04:38And this weather science was not just a separate branch.

04:45It also included astronomical calculations, climate studies and animal behavior.