Can better weather forecasts help cool inflation? India is betting on it

In a country where a failed forecast can mean failed crops, and heavy rains in the wrong place can upend lives, getting the weather right isn’t just a matter of convenience — it’s a matter of national importance.
India has now taken a major step in this direction with the launch of the

Bharat Forecasting System

(

BFS

), the world’s most detailed global weather model.