Context:
A climate science report has warned that India is losing the ability to build its own scientific instruments and remains dependent on imported climate-observation equipment. It also highlights risks from uncalibrated instruments, poor data quality and inadequate study of renewable energy impacts.
Explanation:
- Climate science depends on reliable observation systems such as weather stations, satellites, radars, sensors, ocean buoys and laboratory instruments.
- Calibration means checking and correcting instruments so that they measure accurately; uncalibrated equipment can produce wrong climate and weather data.
- Poor-quality data affects climate modelling, monsoon prediction, disaster preparedness, renewable energy planning and scientific credibility.
- India’s dependence on imported scientific instruments creates concerns of cost, delays, vendor dependence and weak domestic innovation.
- Atmanirbhar Bharat in science requires indigenous manufacturing, quality standards, research funding and public procurement support.
- The report also calls for studying the long-term environmental effects of large renewable projects such as solar and wind farms.
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Climate Observation Instruments and India’s Scientific Capacity