The Ministry of Earth Sciences is an executive ministry of the

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, established on 29 January, 2006. It was formed through the reorganisation of the Department of Ocean Development and the assumption of administrative control over various institutions, including the

India Meteorological Department India Meteorological Department (IMD) is an Indian agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. IMD is headquar ...

, the

National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) is a national agency for weather forecasting under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (transferred from its former parent Ministry of Science and Technology), Government of India. It is a ...

, the

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) is a scientific institution based in Pune, Maharashtra, India for expanding research on the Ocean-Atmosphere Climate System required for the improvement of Weather and Climate Forecasts. IITM ...

, and the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre.

History

In 1981, the

established the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) under the Cabinet Secretariat, directly reporting to the

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. In 1982, it became a separate department and began focusing on ocean development activities. In 2006, the department was elevated to a Ministry, known as the Ministry of Ocean Development. Later that same year, the ministry underwent reorganisation, and the Ministry of Earth Sciences was created, incorporating various institutions under its jurisdiction. Through a government resolution in 2006, the India Meteorological Department, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, and the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting and Research were brought under its administrative control. The resolution also led to the establishment of an Earth Commission, modelled after the Atomic Energy Commission and the Space Commission. The ministry is currently headed by Jitendra Singh.

Functions

The Ministry's mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated fashion.

Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation

National Centre for Coastal Research
*

National Centre for Seismology The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is an office of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences. The office monitors earthquakes and conducts seismological research. Specifically, it provides earthquake surveillance and hazard reports to governmental ...

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is an autonomous organization of the Government of India, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, located in Pragathi Nagar, Hyderabad. ESSO-INCOIS was established as an autonomous body ...

National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) is an Indian research and development institution, situated in Vasco da Gama, Goa. History It is an autonomous institution of the Department of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Governme ...

National Institute of Ocean Technology The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) was established in November 1993 as an autonomous society under the Ministry of Earth Sciences in India. NIOT is managed by a Governing Council and is headed by a director. The institute is bas ...

* Bharat Forecast System * Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)
Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre
*

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology The Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) is a research institute in Kochi, Kerala under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India with a mandate to study the marine living resources. Today, apart from implementing vari ...

(under the Ocean Science & Technology sector) * National Center for Earth Science Studies

Cabinet Ministers

*Note: MoS, I/C Minister of State (Independent Charge)

Ministers of State

Networking

All institutions under

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are connected through

National Knowledge Network National Knowledge Network (NKN) is a multi-gigabit national research and education network, whose purpose is to provide a unified high speed network backbone for educational and research institutions in India. The network is managed by the Nation ...

and its Common User Group (CUG).

Computation Facility

Adithya HPC, located at the

, is one of the largest computation facility in India.

References

External links

Official Ministry of Earth Sciences website

Dod.nic.in: Ministry of Earth Sciences

National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)

National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)

National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR)

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE)

National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)

India Meteorological Department (IMD)

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
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