The Ministry of Earth Sciences told the Lok Sabha that Mission Mausam is being used to build a more weather-ready and climate-smart India. The reply matters because it connects weather observation, modelling, forecasting, and last-mile warning delivery into one public-service framework.
The reply places Mission Mausam in the larger shift from routine forecasting to Earth system-based prediction, where observations, models, computing, and dissemination are designed together. It also links the mission to disaster preparedness, agriculture advisories, and urban meteorology.
What Mission Mausam seeks to do
Mission Mausam was launched by the Prime Minister on 14 January 2025. The Ministry of Earth Sciences says the mission aims to strengthen Earth system observations and provide seamless weather and climate services through an early-warning system.
The reply lists the mission’s main components:
Mission objectives
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