India, Feb. 22 -- The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, will establish a dedicated climate observation station in Bikaner as part of the Bharat Climate Observation Network (BCON), a national initiative aimed at generating long-term, high-quality climate datasets to strengthen frontline climate research in India.

On February 20, IITM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bikaner Technical University to promote collaborative research on climate change and sustained observations of critical climate variables. The MoU was signed by IITM director A Suryachandra Rao and vice-chancellor Akhil Ranjan Garg during an online ceremony.

Suvarna Fadnavis, project director at the Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)...