Ministry of Earth Sciences

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Minister responsible Dr. Harsh Vardhan Formed 2006 Cabinet minister Harsh Vardhan		Website moes.gov.in Jurisdiction Government of India Minister of state Y. S. Chowdary

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The Ministry of Earth Sciences was 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, and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development.

Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

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

Dr. Harsh Vardhan (Incumbent)

Jitendra Singh (2014 - 2014)

S. Jaipal Reddy (October 2012 - May 2014)

Vayalar Ravi (August 2012 - October 2012)

Vilasrao Deshmukh (July 12, 2011 - August 2011)

Kapil Sibal (May 2009 - July 12, 2011)

Kapil Sibal (May 2006 - May 2009)

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)

India Meteorological Department (IMD)

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) Goa

Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC) (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)

Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC)

Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management Project Directorate (ICMAM-PD) Chennai

Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE) Kochi (under the Ocean Science & Technology sector)

National Center for Earth System Sciences (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram

All institutions under ESSO are connected through National Knowledge Network (NKN) and its Common User Group (CUG).

Adithya HPC located at IITM, Pune is one of the largest computation facility in India.

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