Following a bumper crop in 2023, mango sellers in West Bengal are a happy lot. Also, mango exports from West Bengal are expected to begin from early June with shipments to West Asian countries. There have also been inquiries for export orders from Europe. In 2022, Malda exported 10 metric tonnes of mangoes to Europe and 24 metric tonnes to West Asian countries
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) elected Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), as the third vice-president of the WMO. Announcing the news on its official Twitter handle, the UN body wrote, “Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of @Indiametdept has been elected Third Vice-President of WMO at #MeteoWorld. We congratulate all the new office holders”. The WMO is the UN’s authoritative voice on weather, climate and water. The IMD congratulated Mohapatra for the new role. “Congratulations Team India !!! Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, DG IMD has won the election to the post of Third Vice President of WMO. A resounding Victory (113 out of 148 votes). @IndraManiPR @BarkhaTamrakar @moesgoi,” tweeted IMD
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