Dr. Jitendra Singh Launches India's Seventh Regional Meteorological Centre in Jammu

• Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) Jammu — 7th RMC of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), inaugurated 5 June 2026 by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh (Ministry of Earth Sciences).
• Mandate: specialised forecasting, flash-flood & mountain weather warnings, and climate services for J&K, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
• UPSC relevance: institutional expansion of IMD; disaster management in the Himalayas; Mission Mausam; GS-III (disaster management, S&T).