PARLIAMENT QUESTION: ACCURACY OF CYCLONE FORECASTS

• India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) issues cyclone forecasts on track, intensity (Maximum Sustained Wind), and landfall.
• Lok Sabha Starred/Unstarred reply (05 Feb 2026) records a 20–25% improvement in track accuracy and 35–45% in landfall & intensity accuracy for 2021–25 vs 2016–20.
• Aspirants must connect this to Mission Mausam, NDMA's cyclone management, and disaster-resilience policy (Sendai Framework).