New Delhi, May 26 -- An indigenous weather forecasting system, called the Bharat Forecast System, was launched under the Ministry of Earth Sciences on Monday.

While speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Jitendra Singh spoke about the development and advancements at the India Meteorological Institute (IMD).

"The time has come to see what our contribution to our target of 2047 will be in the context of IMD... Our focus should be on how much role the IMD plays in bringing the Indian economy at the top, both in terms of preventing potential loss and increasing potential gains," the Union Minister said.

"Now, IMD's forecasting system is becoming a state-of-the-art... Like in Chennai and Mumbai. The advancements are underway in Delhi, hen...