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New Delhi, Nov 18 (PTI) India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has been conferred the Sir Gilbert Walker Award 2025 by the Indian Meteorological Society (IMS) for his contributions to meteorological science, forecasting innovation and severe weather warning systems.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the IMD said the prestigious award, also known as the Sir Gilbert Walker Gold Medal, recognises lifetime achievements in discovering new atmospheric phenomena, advancing scientific understanding of weather processes and developing services that benefit society.

Mohapatra, the IMD’s Director General of Meteorology, has earned the sobriquet of the ‘cyclone man of India’ for modernising India’s cyclone warning system since 2007, leadi

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