Ministry of Earth Sciences (India)

The Ministry of Earth Sciences formed in 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) , the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) , the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune The Hindu, May 11, 2006..

Presently, the ministry is headed by Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Functions

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

Minister of Earth Sciences

• Vilasrao Deshmukh (July 12, 2011 - Incumbent)
• Kapil Sibal (May 2009 - July 12, 2011)
• Kapil Sibal (May 2006 - May 2009)

Organizations

• Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)
• India Meteorological Department (IMD)
• Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
• National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)
• National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) Goa
• National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
• Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC) (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)
• Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management Project Directorate (ICMAM-PD) Chennai
• Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) Kochi (under the Ocean Science & Technology......

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