Ministry of Earth Sciences


The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed in the year 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department, the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre, and the Ministry of Ocean Development.
Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

Functions

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

Minister of Earth Sciences

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

Computation Facility

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