The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed on 29 January 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD),[2] the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF),[3] the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune (IITM),[4] the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC) and the Ministry of Ocean Development.[5]
 Branch of Government of India | |
 Ministry of Earth Sciences | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 January 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | Prithvi Bhavan Lodi Road New Delhi 28°35′28″N 77°13′32″E / 28.59111°N 77.22556°E |
| Annual budget | ₹2,653.51 crore (US$320 million) (2022-23)[1] |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Website | www.moes.gov.in |
History
editIn 1981; the Government of India created a Department of Ocean development (DoD) as a part of Cabinet Secretariat, which was kept directly under the charge of Prime Minister of India. In 1982 it became a separate department and it started carrying out its activities in the field of ocean development. In 2006; it was made a separate Ministry called Ministry of Ocean development. In July 2006 itself the Ministry was again reorganised and the new Ministry of Earth Sciences came into being with various institutions under its ambit. The Government via a resolution in 2006 brought Indian Metrological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and National centre for medium range weather forecasting and research (NCMRWF) into its administrative control. The resolution also set up an Earth commission just like Atomic energy commission and Space commission.[6][7] Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr.Jitendra Singh.
Functions
editThe Ministry's mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated manner.
Cabinet Ministers
edit- Note: MoS, I/C – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Minister in the Department of Ocean Development | ||||||||||
| 1 | 
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Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) |
31 December 1984 |
2 December 1989 |
4 years, 336 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Self | ||
| 2 | .jpg)
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Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) |
2 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
343 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Self | ||
| 3 | 
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Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) |
10 November 1990 |
21 June 1991 |
223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | Self | ||
| 4 | (2).jpg)
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P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Nandyal (Prime Minister) |
21 June 1991 |
16 May 1996 |
4 years, 330 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | Self | ||
| 5 | .jpg)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
16 May 1996 |
1 June 1996 |
16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | Self | ||
| 6 | 
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H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka (Prime Minister) |
1 June 1996 |
21 April 1997 |
324 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | Self | ||
| 7 | 
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Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Prime Minister) |
21 April 1997 |
18 March 1998 |
331 days | Gujral | Self | |||
| (5) |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
19 March 1998 |
3 February 1999 |
321 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 8 | 
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Murli Manohar Joshi (born 1934) MP for Allahabad |
3 February 1999 |
13 October 1999 |
252 days | |||||
| (5) |
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) |
13 October 1999 |
22 November 1999 |
40 days | Vajpayee III | ||||
| (8) |
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Murli Manohar Joshi (born 1934) MP for Allahabad |
22 November 1999 |
22 May 2004 |
4 years, 182 days | |||||
| 9 | 
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Kapil Sibal (born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk (MoS, I/C) |
23 May 2004 |
29 January 2006 |
1 year, 251 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
| Minister of Ocean Development | ||||||||||
| (9) |
|
Kapil Sibal (born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk |
29 January 2006 |
12 July 2006 |
164 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
| Minister of Earth Sciences | ||||||||||
| (9) |
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Kapil Sibal (born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk |
12 July 2006 |
22 May 2009 |
2 years, 314 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||
| 10 | 
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Prithviraj Chavan (born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra (MoS, I/C) |
28 May 2009 |
10 November 2010 |
1 year, 166 days | Manmohan II | ||||
| (9) |
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Kapil Sibal (born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk |
10 November 2010 |
19 January 2011 |
70 days | |||||
| 11 | 
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Pawan Kumar Bansal (born 1948) MP for Chandigarh |
19 January 2011 |
12 July 2011 |
174 days | |||||
| 12 | 
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Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra |
12 July 2011 |
10 August 2012 |
1 year, 29 days | |||||
| 13 | 
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Vayalar Ravi (born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala |
10 August 2012 |
28 October 2012 |
79 days | |||||
| 14 | 
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S. Jaipal Reddy (1942–2019) MP for Chevella |
28 October 2012 |
26 May 2014 |
1 year, 210 days | |||||
| 15 | 
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Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur (MoS, I/C) |
27 May 2014 |
9 November 2014 |
166 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
| 16 | 
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Harsh Vardhan (born 1954) MP for Chandni Chowk |
9 November 2014 |
30 May 2019 |
6 years, 240 days | |||||
| 31 May 2019 |
7 July 2021 |
Modi II | ||||||||
| (15) |
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Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur (MoS, I/C) |
7 July 2021 |
18 May 2023 |
1 year, 315 days | |||||
| 17 | .jpg)
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Kiren Rijiju (born 1971) MP for Arunachal West |
18 May 2023 |
9 June 2024 |
1 year, 22 days | |||||
| (15) |
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Jitendra Singh (born 1956) MP for Udhampur (MoS, I/C) |
10 June 2024 |
Incumbent | 173 days | Modi III | ||||
Ministers of State
edit| No. | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| 1 | C. P. N. Singh MP for Padrauna |
15 February 1982 |
2 February 1983 |
352 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | |||
| 2 | 
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Shivraj Patil (born 1935) MP for Latur |
29 January 1983 |
31 October 1984 |
3 years, 262 days | |||||
| 4 November 1984 |
31 December 1984 |
Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | |||||||
| 31 December 1984 |
22 October 1986 |
Rajiv II | ||||||||
| 3 | 
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K. R. Narayanan (1921–2005) MP for Ottapalam |
22 October 1986 |
2 December 1989 |
3 years, 41 days | |||||
| 4 | .jpg)
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M. G. K. Menon (1928–2016) Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan |
25 December 1989 |
10 November 1990 |
320 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | Vishwanath Pratap Singh | ||
| 5 | 
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Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) MP for Salem |
2 July 1992 |
2 December 1993 |
1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| 6 | .jpg)
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Eduardo Faleiro (born 1940) MP for Mormugao |
18 December 1993 |
16 May 1996 |
2 years, 150 days | |||||
| Minister of State for Earth Sciences | ||||||||||
| 7 | .jpg)
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Ashwani Kumar (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab |
19 January 2011 |
28 October 2012 |
1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh | ||
| 8 | .jpg)
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Y. S. Chowdary (born 1961) Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh |
9 November 2014 |
9 March 2018 |
3 years, 120 days | Telugu Desam Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||
Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation
edit- National Centre for Coastal Research
- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
- India Meteorological Department
- National Centre for Seismology
- Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
- National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting
- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
- National Institute of Ocean Technology
- Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)
- Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre
- Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (under the Ocean Science & Technology sector)
- National Center for Earth System Sciences
Networking
editAll institutions under ESSO are connected through National Knowledge Network and its Common User Group (CUG).
Computation Facility
editAdithya HPC located at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology is one of the largest computation facility in India.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "India Meteorological Department". www.imd.gov.in.
- ^ "National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)". www.ncmrwf.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology". www.tropmet.res.in.,
- ^ Earth Sciences Ministry is the new name The Hindu, May 11, 2006.
- ^ "About us". Ministry of Earth Science. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Ministry of-ocean-development-gets-a-new-name". Down to Earth. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
External links
edit- 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)