India Meteorological Department

Summary

India Meteorological Department is a meteorological service^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of meteorological_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• India Meteorological Department was a member of World Meteorological Organization^[3].
• India Meteorological Department is located in New Delhi^[4].
• India Meteorological Department is in the country of India^[5].
• India Meteorological Department's instance of is recorded as meteorological service^[6].
• India Meteorological Department's instance of is recorded as government agency^[7].
• India Meteorological Department's headquarters location is recorded as Lodhi Road^[8].
• India Meteorological Department's child organization or unit is recorded as Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology^[9].
• India Meteorological Department's child organization or unit is recorded as Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai^[10].
• India Meteorological Department's Commons category is recorded as India Meteorological Department^[11].
• January 15, 1875 marks the founding of India Meteorological Department^[12].
• India Meteorological Department's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Earth Sciences^[13].
• India Meteorological Department's official website is recorded as https://mausam.imd.gov.in/^[14].
• India Meteorological Department's topic's main category is recorded as Category:India Meteorological Department^[15].
• India Meteorological Department's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IMD'}^[16].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+149198'}^[17].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12300'}^[18].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+243845'}^[19].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+18400'}^[20].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+288746'}^[21].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+26500'}^[22].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31700'}^[23].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52600'}^[24].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57900'}^[25].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+64100'}^[26].
• India Meteorological Department's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+71200'}^[27].

Body

Founding

January 15, 1875 marks the founding of India Meteorological Department^[12].

Identity

India Meteorological Department's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IMD'}^[16].

Operations

India Meteorological Department's headquarters location is recorded as Lodhi Road^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Earth Sciences^[13]. Subsidiaries include Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology^[9], a research institute^[28], in India^[29], founded in 1962^[30] and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai^[10], a government agency^[31], founded in 1945^[32], headquartered in New Delhi^[33].

Why It Matters

India Meteorological Department ranks in the top 8% of meteorological_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,817 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]