Which of the following statements with regard to India's indigenous new high resolution weather model, the 'Bharat Forecast System,' is/are correct?
- Its objective is to generate forecasts at the Panchayats cluster level.
- It was developed by IIT Delhi.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Correct answer: A
Explanation
The Bharat Forecast System (BFS), launched in May 2025 by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, is India's first indigenously developed high-resolution (6 km) global weather model designed to generate forecasts down to the panchayat-cluster (block) level — statement 1 correct. It was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, in collaboration with IMD and NCMRWF, NOT by IIT Delhi — statement 2 wrong. Hence only statement 1 is correct, option (a).