Atmospheric research: connecting early-career skills with weather observations

GS 3: Science and technology; environment; disaster management. GS 1: Geographical phenomena. Prelims GS-I: Current events, general science, environment and climate change.

IITM Pune held an atmospheric and Earth-science researcher workshop on 11 October 2026 and a curtain-raiser for ESTIC. Its training and career discussions connect with the observational research agenda illustrated by Chennai’s urban testbed, while the workshop, future conclave and planned monitoring additions have distinct statuses. [1][2]