Venue

The meeting  venue   Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India, is a premier institute devoted to research on the tropical atmosphere and the monsoons. With major offices of the India  Meteorological Department located here,Pune is home to the largest meteorological community in India

The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new name as the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).The institute is autonomous  under the control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences . 

Objectives The Atmospheric Science has been recognised as an important area of research due to its impact on various human  activities, specially agriculture and earth’s environment. Hence, the objectives of the Institute are set forth to undertake  and encourage research aimed at advancing the present knowledge in Atmospheric Sciences by identifying, planning, collaborating and conducting research programmes on problems of national and international importance.

For more details please visit:  Website........www.tropmet.res.in.