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India agreed to the tempting monsoon offer from U.S.
By siliconindia
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Tuesday, 09 November 2010, 21:14 IST
Bangalore: India has signed an ambitious weather forecast agreement on Monday. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh bolster agricultural partnership between the two countries. Now American and Indian scientists will jointly predict next year's monsoon, the rainfall system that powers the Indian economy.
The agreement, loosely called the Monsoon Mission, was signed by Shailesh Nayak, secretary in India's ministry of earth sciences, and Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The pact will boost agricultural ties between the two countries, which includes key areas such as food security and climate impact. It also includes setting up of an India-U.S. "monsoon desk".