My name is Dr. Ashutosh Kumar Misra, Scientist at the India Meteorological Department at Pune which is the National weather Agency of India.
On the educational front, I hold a PhD in Agricultural Meteorology from GB Pant University of Agri. & Tech. Pantnagar, India and Postdoc from Washington State University, USA and has more than 11 years of experience in different kinds of organizations including Academia, Research Institutions and a Multi-national Company.
I am primarily involved in the preparation of weather-based advisories for management practices in agriculture after due consultation with subject matter specialists of concerned disciplines and disseminate the same to the end-users up to village level using all possible modes of communication.