National Monsoon Mission

Investments of nearly Rs 1,000 crore on the National Monsoon Mission and the High Performance Computing programme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) over the past five years have generated economic benefits worth Rs 50,000 crore for farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen, a survey has shown.

A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it. The Narendra Modi government has prepped a contingency.

Investments of nearly Rs 1,000 crore on the National Monsoon Mission and the High Performance Computing programme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) over the past five years have generated economic benefits worth Rs 50,000 crore for farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen, a survey has shown.

A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it. The Narendra Modi government has prepped a contingency.