1. Opportunities in India’s Private Weather Forecasting and Climate Prediction Industry John McCaslin Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs U.S. Embassy – New Delhi, India U.S. Commercial Service Perspective

2. Doing Business in India John McCaslin Doing Business in India John McCaslin Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs U.S Commercial Service, New Delhi

3. The Market  Nascent but growing market- size possibly less than 2 percent of the U.S. market  Key drivers- dynamic needs of industries like power and offshore oil companies; risk assessment needs of service industries such as insurance; growing awareness of benefit of technology for support to agriculture and farming  Key Government Agency- Indian Meteorological Department & Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services.  Emergence of Private Weather Forecasters- few Indian and U.S. companies active  Niche category of renewable energy forecast and assessment service

4. SOME RECENT PROCUREMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS Current tenders:  India Meteorological Department: Procurement of Ultrasonic Wind Sensors and accessories  Oil India Limited: Weather monitoring System: http://www.oil- india.com/pdf/tenders/limited/DFD2909L1407.pdfhttp://www.oil- india.com/pdf/tenders/limited/DFD2909L1407.pdf Archived Tenders:  National Centre For Antarctic & Ocean Research (Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. Of India):  Supply, Installation & Training Of Automatic Weather Station- http://www.ncaor.gov.in/upload/tenders/AUTOMATIC%20WEATHER%20STATION.PDF http://www.ncaor.gov.in/upload/tenders/AUTOMATIC%20WEATHER%20STATION.PDF  Geological Survey of India: Portable Automatic Weather Station with Data shuttle and PC interface kit- http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/weather%20station_nr260314.pdfhttp://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/weather%20station_nr260314.pdf  Government of Bhutan: Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Combined Automatic Weather Stations and/or Automatic Water Level Stations: http://www.moea.gov.bt/announcement/files/attach3xx10668xq.pdf http://www.moea.gov.bt/announcement/files/attach3xx10668xq.pdf  India Meteorological Department (IMD): “Comprehensive Annual Maintenance Contract (CAMC) for network of Automatic Weather Stations (575 Nos.)  http://www.imd.gov.in/tender/td0513.pdf http://www.imd.gov.in/tender/td0513.pdf  Ordnance Factory Board: Supply, Installation And Commissioning Of Digital Weather Station  Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore: Automatic Weather Station and all accessories

5. Mr. John M. McCaslin Minister Counsellor for Commercial Affairs U. S. Commercial Service, India