● Cyclones around the world are named by Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres and Tropical Cyclone Warning Centres. There are a total of six RSMCs and five TCWCs, including the India Meteorological Department. ● The Indian weather bureau has been mandated with the duty to name cyclones that develop over the North Indian ocean, including Arabian Sea and Bayof Bengal, by following a standard procedure. ● IMD released a list of cyclone names in April 2020 as suggested by the 13 countries. ● The next few cyclones will be named Gati (named by India), Nivar (Iran), Burevi (Maldives), Tauktae (Myanmar) and Yaas (Oman) .