India Meteorological Department
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The India Meteorological Department is India’s national weather and climate agency responsible for forecasting, issuing warnings, and conducting meteorological observations across the country.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3467517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: India Meteorological Department Context triple: [Southwest monsoon, monitoredBy, India Meteorological Department]
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A.
Pakistan Meteorological Department
The Pakistan Meteorological Department is the national agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and seismological services across Pakistan.
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B.
RSMC New Delhi
RSMC New Delhi is a World Meteorological Organization-designated regional center in India responsible for specialized weather forecasting and tropical cyclone monitoring over parts of the Indian Ocean region.
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C.
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are national agencies responsible for monitoring, forecasting, and providing information on weather, climate, and water resources to support public safety, economic activities, and environmental management.
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D.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (India) is a central government ministry responsible for weather forecasting, climate research, ocean science, seismology, and related earth system studies and services in India.
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E.
RSMC La Réunion
RSMC La Réunion is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for monitoring and forecasting tropical cyclones in the southwest Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: India Meteorological Department Target entity description: The India Meteorological Department is India’s national weather and climate agency responsible for forecasting, issuing warnings, and conducting meteorological observations across the country.
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A.
Pakistan Meteorological Department
The Pakistan Meteorological Department is the national agency responsible for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, and seismological services across Pakistan.
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B.
RSMC New Delhi
RSMC New Delhi is a World Meteorological Organization-designated regional center in India responsible for specialized weather forecasting and tropical cyclone monitoring over parts of the Indian Ocean region.
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C.
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services are national agencies responsible for monitoring, forecasting, and providing information on weather, climate, and water resources to support public safety, economic activities, and environmental management.
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D.
Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (India) is a central government ministry responsible for weather forecasting, climate research, ocean science, seismology, and related earth system studies and services in India.
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E.
RSMC La Réunion
RSMC La Réunion is a World Meteorological Organization-designated center responsible for monitoring and forecasting tropical cyclones in the southwest Indian Ocean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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national meteorological service ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres
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surface form:
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre for Tropical Cyclones over North Indian Ocean
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| designatedBy | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climatology
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hydrometeorology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British colonial government in India ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | India ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
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surface form:
New Delhi
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| inception | 1875 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of India ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hindi ⓘ |
| memberOf | World Meteorological Organization ⓘ |
| nativeName |
India Meteorological Department
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
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| operates |
Doppler weather radar network in India
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Regional Meteorological Centres in India ⓘ cyclone warning centres in India ⓘ network of surface observatories in India ⓘ network of upper-air observatories in India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)
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surface form:
Ministry of Earth Sciences
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| predecessor |
India Meteorological Department
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Meteorological Department of the Government of India
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| primaryRole |
climate monitoring
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early warning services ⓘ meteorological observations ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
agricultural sector in India
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civil aviation sector in India ⓘ disaster management authorities in India ⓘ general public in India ⓘ |
| publishes |
cyclone advisories
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seasonal climate outlooks ⓘ weather bulletins ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Indian coastal waters
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Indian land areas ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Indian Ocean
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| responsibleFor |
agrometeorological advisories in India
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aviation meteorological services in India ⓘ cyclone warnings for India ⓘ monsoon forecasts for India ⓘ seismological observations in India ⓘ |
| shortName |
India Meteorological Department
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IMD
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| usesSatelliteDataFrom |
INSAT series
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INSAT-3D ⓘ INSAT-3DR ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: India Meteorological Department Description of subject: The India Meteorological Department is India’s national weather and climate agency responsible for forecasting, issuing warnings, and conducting meteorological observations across the country.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indian Meteorological Service
this entity surface form:
India Meteorological Department headquarters
this entity surface form:
Indian meteorological services
India Meteorological Department
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shortName
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India Meteorological Department
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this entity surface form:
IMD
India Meteorological Department
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nativeName
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India Meteorological Department
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this entity surface form:
भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाग
India Meteorological Department
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predecessor
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India Meteorological Department
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this entity surface form:
Meteorological Department of the Government of India