Quiz on Cyclones 2023 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and MyGov: Participate by Oct 21!

Participations are invited for the Quiz on Cyclones 2023 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India and MyGov. Participate by Oct 21!

MyGov is a citizen engagement platform launched by the Government of India on July 26, 2014 to promote the active participation of Indian citizens in their country’s governance and development. It is aimed at creating a common platform for Indian citizens to “crowdsource governance ideas from citizens”.

On the backdrop of huge loss of life and property due to cyclones over the North Indian Ocean, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations (UN) took the initiative to establish the WMO/ Economic & Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Panel on Tropical Cyclones (WMO/ESCAP PTC) in 1973 to save the life and property from the vagaries of cyclones affecting the countries in the Bay of Bengal & Arabian Sea region.

At present, there are 13 members in the PTC including Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Pakistan, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Yemen. 

In 1973, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was given the onus to act as WMO-recognised Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre, New Delhi (RSMC New Delhi) to provide advisories w.r.t. cyclonic disturbances developing over the North Indian Ocean.

The department is commemorating 50 years of the formation of WMO/ESCAP PTC and RSMC New Delhi, which have helped minimise the death toll to double digits in the region due to cyclones in recent decades. As a part of the celebrations, the IMD is conducting a quiz competition to improve public awareness about various aspects of tropical cyclones in the region. 

The main objectives of the quiz competition are to:

Interested participants can participate via this link.

September 25, 2023.

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