Question: Where will be India’s First Thunderstorm Research Testbed will be established?
a) Bengaluru
b) Dehradun
c) Balasore
d) Lucknow
Answer: c)
Related Facts
- India’s First Thunderstorm Research Testbed will be established at Balasore ,Odisha.
- It will be established with collaboration between the Ministry of Earth Sciences, IMD, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Objective of the testbed establishment is to minimalise human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes.
- The testbed will conduct the studies on thunderstorms and will comprise of several observational networks, radar, auto-station, a full-fledged observatory, a wind profiler and a microwave radiometer.
By kameshwar shukla