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      Question

      Under the PMFBY modernization efforts, which system has

      been developed to improve hyper-local weather data infrastructure, and what specific infrastructural elements does it include?
      A KRISHI-SETU with solar panel tracking Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B WINDS with Automatic Weather Stations and Rain Gauges Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C MAUSAM-NET with RFID sensors Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D SMART-CLIM with Doppler radar in all districts Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E AGRI-WEATHER with drone-based humidity sensors Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      WINDS (Weather Information and Network Data Systems) has been designed to improve access to block-level and panchayat-level weather data. It includes setting up Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Automatic Rain Gauges (ARGs) and is being implemented in 9 states like Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, and UP. Important Points: тАв Component of: PMFBY via FIAT Fund тАв┬а Full Form: WINDS тАУ Weather Information and Network Data Systems тАв Objective: Improve availability of hyper-local weather data тАв Key Features: o AWS at block level; ARGs at panchayat level o Target: 5x increase in weather station density o Initially delayed to 2024тАУ25 for better preparation o 90:10 Centre:State fund ratio for first-year implementation o Being rolled out in 9 states: Kerala, UP, Himachal, Assam, etc.

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