India’s Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System

• MHEW-DSS is an indigenous, integrated digital forecasting platform developed by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences for impact-based, location-specific multi-hazard early warnings.
• It replaces fragmented hazard-wise forecasting with automated, real-time, geospatial decision support for cyclones, heavy rainfall, heatwaves, floods and thunderstorms.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-III (disaster management, S&T) and GS-II (governance, federal coordination via NDMA/SDMA); an example of "Atmanirbhar Bharat" in climate services.