The Indian Navy organised the third edition of its Meteorological and Oceanological Symposium, Meghayan-25, on 14 April 2025. The event marked the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Day and was held at Nausena Bhawan in New Delhi.

Key points

1. Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, inaugurated the symposium virtually.
2. The event brought together a wide range of experts, senior naval officers, and representatives from top meteorological and oceanographic organisations in the country.
3. Among the participating institutions were the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Indian Institute for Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), and the Indian Air Force. Organisations like ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and IIT Madras also joined the event.
4. This year’s symposium theme aligned with WMO Day -  “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together”.
5. The technical programme was split into two sessions led by experienced experts.

• The first session, moderated by Rear Admiral G Rambabu, Principal of the Indian Naval Academy and the Navy’s senior-most Met Officer, focused on the latest advances in Marine Meteorology and Oceanology.
• The second session, led by Commodore SMU Athar, looked into statistical techniques for weather forecasting.