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IITM Pune signed a long-term Memorandum of Understanding with ARIES Nainital to establish a Bharat Climate Observation Network (BCON) monitoring station at Devasthal in the Himalayan region. The collaboration, undertaken under the Mission Mausam initiative of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, aims to create a high-precision climate monitoring framework for more than 50 years. The station will monitor greenhouse gases, atmospheric chemistry, soil moisture, and meteorological parameters while generating high-quality datasets for Earth System Models. Devasthal was chosen because of its pristine high-altitude environment, making it ideal for observing baseline atmospheric conditions and supporting long-term climate research and policy planning.