India has invited neighboring countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, to attend a seminar titled “Undivided India.” As part of India’s Meteorological Department’s (IMD) 150th anniversary celebrations, neighboring countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh have been invited to attend a conference titled “Undivided India.” The Indian government has undertaken a unique project.
India has invited neighboring countries: The event was arranged with the goal of bridging divides and recognizing the Indian subcontinent’s common historical legacy. NDTV, an Indian news outlet, reported this.
According to the report, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have received invitations. Officials from Middle Eastern, Central, and South-West Asian countries have also been invited to attend the gathering.
Pakistan has confirmed its participation. However, Bangladesh’s participation is still pending confirmation, according to the Press Trust of India. If Bangladesh participates, it will be regarded as a historic event.
According to a top Meteorological Department official, representatives from all of the countries that were part of undivided India at the time the IMD was established have been invited to attend the occasion.
To make the celebration unforgettable, many ministries in India are collaborating. The Ministry of Finance has decided to issue a commemorative coin worth 150 rupees to mark this special anniversary. Additionally, the Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a special tableau to commemorate IMD’s 150-year history at the Republic Day parade.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was established on January 15, 1875. However, weather observation started far earlier. During the British East India Company’s reign, the first weather monitoring stations were created in Kolkata in 1785, Madras in 1796, and Bombay in 1826.
Famine devastated Bengal in 1875, following a disastrous storm and rainfall seasons that failed in 1866 and 1871, respectively. The British government chose to consolidate the data and analysis of weather observations under one body. This marked the start of the IMD.
Initially, the IMD’s headquarters were in Kolkata. It moved to Shimla in 1905, then to Pune in 1928, and eventually to Delhi in 1944.
India has invited neighboring countries… India has invited neighboring countries…
