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National Lightning Conference 2025
December 27 , 2025
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- The 9th National Lightning Conference was held in New Delhi to discuss lightning-related disasters.
- The conference has focused on lightning hazards, a major extreme weather risk in India.
- The theme was “Lightning: Atmospheric Electricity and Extreme Weather Events.”
- The 7th Annual Lightning Report was launched during the event.
- It was jointly organised by CROPC (Climate Resilient Observing Systems Promotion Council), IMD (India Meteorological Department), NRSC–ISRO (National Remote Sensing Centre–Indian Space Research Organisation), and NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority).
- Lightning is a natural phenomenon caused by electric discharge between clouds or between clouds and the ground.
- Lightning causes more than 2,000 deaths every year in India.
- Lightning strikes in India increased by about 400% between 2019 and 2025.
- High-risk states include Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) provides lightning warnings through the Damini, Mausam and Sachet mobile applications.
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