Srinagar, April 10 -- In a major step towards promoting earth sciences and climate resilience in the region, the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Kashmir (KU), hosted a special lecture by Dr. M. Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India (GOI), during which he officially announced the establishment of a Student Chapter of the Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) at the University.In his lecture titled "Earth System Science: Vision 2047", Dr. Ravichandran highlighted the urgent need to transition from conventional weather forecasting to a more proactive model of "weather management", envisioning a future where India is both "weather ready" and "climate smart" by 2047.Dr. Ravichandran provided deep ...