{"id":19001,"date":"2024-01-06T12:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T06:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19001"},"modified":"2025-04-05T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T09:08:00","slug":"prithvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/prithvi\/","title":{"rendered":"What is PRITHvi VIgyan (PRITHVI) Scheme?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About PRITHVI Scheme<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an initiative of the\u00a0Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to\u00a0enhance the understanding of the Earth and its vital signs.<\/li>\n<li>This overarching initiative, with an allocation of Rs 4,797 crore for the period 2021-26, aims to significantly\u00a0enhance research, modeling, and service delivery\u00a0across crucial areas\u00a0like weather, climate, oceans, and the polar regions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Prithvi scheme\u00a0integrates five existing sub-schemes:\n<ul>\n<li>Atmosphere and Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems and Services (ACROSS)<\/li>\n<li>Ocean Services, Modelling Application, Resources and Technology (O-SMART)<\/li>\n<li>Polar Science and Cryosphere Research (PACER)<\/li>\n<li>Seismology and Geosciences (SAGE)<\/li>\n<li>Research, Education, Training, and Outreach (REACHOUT).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>These programs\u00a0collectively aim to enhance our\u00a0understanding of the Earth&#8217;s vital signs and\u00a0translate scientific knowledge into practical services that benefit society, the environment, and the economy.<\/li>\n<li>What will the Prithvi Scheme do?\n<ul>\n<li>One of the primary objectives of Prithvi is to\u00a0augment and sustain long-term observations across the atmosphere, ocean, geosphere, cryosphere, and solid earth.<\/li>\n<li>This will enable recording and monitoring of the Earth System&#8217;s vital signs and changes.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, the scheme focuses on\u00a0developing predictive models for weather, ocean, and climate hazards, as well as advancing the understanding of\u00a0climate change science.<\/li>\n<li>Exploration of the polar regions\u00a0and high seas is another key aspect, aiming at discovering new phenomena and resources.<\/li>\n<li>The scheme also emphasizes the\u00a0development of technology for the exploration and sustainable\u00a0harnessing of oceanic resources for societal applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Various components of the PRITHVI scheme\u00a0are interdependent and are\u00a0carried out in an integrated manner\u00a0through the combined efforts of the concerned institutes under the MoES.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is Atmosphere and Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems and Services (ACROSS?<\/h3>\n<p>Atmosphere &amp; Climate Research-Modelling Observing Systems &amp; Services (ACROSS) umbrella scheme is a central sector scheme, pertaining to the atmospheric science programs of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). The entire gamut of weather\/climate prediction involves the observational systems, assimilation of meteorological observations, understanding the processes, research and development of dynamical models and providing the forecast services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesstoday.in\/latest\/economy\/story\/cabinet-approves-rs-4797-crore-prithvi-scheme-to-boost-earth-science-research-412021-2024-01-05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Cabinet approves Rs 4,797 crore PRITHVI scheme to boost earth science research<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRITHVI Scheme is an initiative of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) to enhance the understanding of the Earth and its vital signs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19001","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}