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| minister1_name  = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Dr Jitendra Singh]]
| minister1_name  = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]] ''(I/C)''
| chief1_position = Minister of Earth Sciences (India)
| chief1_position = Dr. M. Ravichandran
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The '''Ministry of Earth Sciences''' was formed on 29 January 2006 from a merger of the [[India Meteorological Department]] (IMD),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imd.gov.in|title=India Meteorological Department|website=www.imd.gov.in}}</ref> the [[National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting]] (NCMRWF),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in|title=National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)|website=www.ncmrwf.gov.in|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164632/http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/|archive-date=25 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology]] (IITM), [[Pune]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tropmet.res.in|title=Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology|website=www.tropmet.res.in}}</ref> and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071205204338/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051105641300.htm Earth Sciences Ministry is the new name ] [[The Hindu]], May 11, 2006.</ref>
The '''Ministry of Earth Sciences''' is an executive ministry of the [[Government of India]], 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]],<ref>{{cite web |title=India Meteorological Department |url=http://www.imd.gov.in |website=www.imd.gov.in}}</ref> the [[National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting]],<ref>{{cite web |title=National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) |url=http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164632/http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/ |archive-date=25 April 2019 |access-date=4 April 2020 |website=www.ncmrwf.gov.in}}</ref> the [[Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology |url=https://www.tropmet.res.in |website=www.tropmet.res.in}},</ref> and the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071205204338/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/11/stories/2006051105641300.htm Earth Sciences Ministry is the new name ] [[The Hindu]], May 11, 2006.</ref>  


==History==
==History==
In 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 [[ India Meteorological Department|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moes.gov.in/content/about-ministry-0|title=About us|website=Ministry of Earth Science|access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/ministry-of-ocean-development-gets-a-new-name-7888|title=Ministry  of-ocean-development-gets-a-new-name|website=Down to Earth|access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref> Currently, the ministry is headed by [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Dr Jitendra Singh]].
In 1981, the [[Government of India]] established the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) under the [[Cabinet Secretariat (India)|Cabinet Secretariat]], directly reporting to the [[Prime Minister of India]]. 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 of India|Atomic Energy Commission]] and the [[Space Commission]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moes.gov.in/content/about-ministry-0|title=About us|website=Ministry of Earth Science|access-date=2020-09-16}}</ref>  
 
The ministry is currently headed by [[Jitendra Singh Rana|Jitendra Singh]].


== Functions ==
== Functions ==
The Ministry's mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated manner.
The Ministry's mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated fashion.
 
==Organisation==
*Earth Systems Sciences Council (ESSC)
** [[Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology]]
** [[National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research]]
** [[National Institute of Ocean Technology]]
** [[Centre for Earth Science Studies|National Center for Earth Science Studies]]
** [[Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services]]
* [https://www.nccr.gov.in National Centre for Coastal Research]
* [[India Meteorological Department]]
** [[Bharat Forecast System]]
* [[National Centre for Seismology]]
* [[National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting]]
* Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre (under the Atmospheric Sciences and Seismology sector)
*[https://tsunami.incois.gov.in/TEWS/AboutTSP.jsp Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre]
* [[Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology]] (under the Ocean Science & Technology sector)
 
== Cabinet Ministers ==
*'''Note:''' MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)


== List of  Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 700px"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width="200px" |Name
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! colspan="2" width="100px" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2|Political Party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
!Prime Minister
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:8em"| From
! style="width:8em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister in the Department of Ocean Development
|-
|-
|[[Kapil Sibal]] <br>''(Ocean Development)''
! 1
|29 January 2006
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|22 May 2009
| [[File:RajivGandhi.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan=7|[[Indian National Congress]]<br><small>([[United Progressive Alliance]])</small>
| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}1991)<br>MP for [[Amethi Lok Sabha constituency|Amethi]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" rowspan=7|
| 31 December<br>1984
| rowspan="7" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
| 2 December<br>1989
| '''{{ayd|31 Dec 1984|2 Dec 1989}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|  
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Prithviraj Chavan]] <br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
! 2
|28 May 2009
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|10 November 2010
| [[File:V. P. Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2008)<br>MP for [[Fatehpur Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehpur]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 2 December<br>1989
| 10 November<br>1990
| '''{{ayd|1989|12|2|1990|11|10}}'''
| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Kapil Sibal]]  
! 3
|10 November 2010
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|19 January 2011
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 10 November<br>1990
| 21 June<br>1991
| '''{{ayd|1990|11|10|1991|6|21}}'''
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]  
! 4
|19 January 2011
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
|12 July 2011
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 21 June<br>1991
| 16 May<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|1991|6|21|1996|5|16}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]  
! 5
|12 July 2011
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|10 August 2012
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 16 May<br>1996
| 1 June<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Vayalar Ravi]]  
! 6
|10 August 2012
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|28 October 2012
| [[File:H. D. Deve Gowda.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1933)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Karnataka]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 1 June<br>1996
| 21 April<br>1997
| '''{{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[S. Jaipal Reddy]]  
! 7
|28 October 2012
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|26 May 2014
| [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2012)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Bihar]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 21 April<br>1997
| 18 March<br>1998
| '''{{ayd|1997|4|21|1998|3|18}}'''
| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| '''Self'''
|-
|-
|[[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
! (5)
|26 May 2014
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|12 November 2014
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan=3|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br><small>([[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]])</small>
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" rowspan=3|
| 19 March<br>1998
| rowspan="3" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| 3 February<br>1999
| '''{{ayd|19 Mar 1998|3 Feb 1999}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''
|-
|-
|[[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Dr. Harsh Vardhan]]
! 8
|12 November 2014
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|07 July 2021
| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| 3 February<br>1999
| 13 October<br>1999
| '''{{ayd|3 Feb 1999|13 Oct 1999}}'''
|-
! (5)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 13 October<br>1999
| 22 November<br>1999
| '''{{ayd|13 Oct 1999|22 Nov 1999}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
! (8)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1934)<br>MP for [[Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency|Allahabad]]}}
| 22 November<br>1999
| 22 May<br>2004
| '''{{ayd|22 Nov 1999|22 May 2004}}'''
|-
! 9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kapil Sibal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 23 May<br>2004
| 29 January<br>2006
| '''{{ayd|23 May 2004|29 Jan 2006}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Ocean Development
|-
! (9)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kapil Sibal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}
| 29 January<br>2006
| 12 July<br>2006
| '''{{ayd|29 Jan 2006|12 Jul 2006}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of Earth Sciences
|-
! (9)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kapil Sibal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}
| 12 July<br>2006
| 22 May<br>2009
| '''{{ayd|12 Jul 2006|22 May 2009}}'''
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="7"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
! 10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prithviraj Chavan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 28 May<br>2009
| 10 November<br>2010
| '''{{ayd|28 May 2009|10 Nov 2010}}'''
| rowspan="6"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
! (9)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kapil Sibal.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kapil Sibal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}
| 10 November<br>2010
| 19 January<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|10 Nov 2010|19 Jan 2011}}'''
|-
! 11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurating the New Block of Civil Hospital at Manimajra, in Chandigarh on April 07, 2013.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Chandigarh]]}}
| 19 January<br>2011
| 12 July<br>2011
| '''{{ayd|19 Jan 2011|12 Jul 2011}}'''
|-
! 12
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]'''<br>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2012)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Maharashtra]]}}
| 12 July<br>2011
| 10 August<br>2012
| '''{{ayd|12 Jul 2011|10 Aug 2012}}'''
|-
! 13
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Vayalar Ravi-crop.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vayalar Ravi]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1937)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Kerala]]}}
| 10 August<br>2012
| 28 October<br>2012
| '''{{ayd|10 Aug 2012|28 Oct 2012}}'''
|-
! 14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jaipal Sudini Reddy - Kolkata 2004-11-10 03212 Cropped.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jaipal Reddy|S. Jaipal Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1942{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Chevella Lok Sabha constituency|Chevella]]}}
| 28 October<br>2012
| 26 May<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|28 Oct 2012|26 May 2014}}'''
|-
! 15
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Jitendra Singh Rana.jpg|70px]]
| [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|'''Jitendra Singh''']]<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 27 May<br>2014
| 9 November<br>2014
| '''{{ayd|27 May 2014|9 Nov 2014}}'''
| rowspan="6"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6" style="width:9em"| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| 16
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}
| 9 November<br>2014
| 30 May<br>2019
| rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 2014|7 Jul 2021}}'''
|-
| 31 May<br>2019
| 7 July<br>2021
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
! (15)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Jitendra Singh Rana.jpg|70px]]
| [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|'''Jitendra Singh''']]<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 7 July<br>2021
| 18 May<br>2023
| '''{{ayd|2021|7|7|2023|5|18}}'''
|-
! 17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Kiren Rijiju with Modi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kiren Rijiju]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)<br>MP for [[Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency|Arunachal West]]}}
| 18 May<br>2023
| 9 June<br/>2024
| '''{{ayd|18 May 2023|9 Jun 2024}}'''
|-
! (15)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Jitendra Singh Rana.jpg|70px]]
| [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|'''Jitendra Singh''']]<br>{{small|(born 1956)<br>MP for [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]}}<br>(MoS, I/C)
| 10 June<br/>2024
| Incumbent
| '''{{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}'''
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|-
|[[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]<br>''(MoS, Independent Charge)''
|07 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
|}
|}


== List of Ministers of State ==
== Ministers of State ==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Minister of State in the Ministry of Earth Sciences
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! [[Minister of state]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:16em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Years
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-align=center
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Prime Minister
|[[Y. S. Chowdary]]
|-
|[[File:Set1-3.jpg|100px]]
! style="width:8em"| From
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
! style="width:8em"| To
|bgcolor=#FFFF00|
! style="width:6em"| Period
|9 November 2014
|-
|8 March 2018
! 1
|{{Age in years and days|2014|11|09|2018|03|08}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| 
| '''C. P. N. Singh'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Padrauna Lok Sabha constituency|Padrauna]]}}
| 15 February<br>1982
| 2 February<br>1983
| '''{{ayd|15 Feb 1982|2 Feb 1983}}'''
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''
|-
! rowspan="3"| 2
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[File:Shivraj Patil in pensive mood at the inauguration of the one day Seminar on “The Role of Media in Bringing Parliament Closer to the People”.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Shivraj Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1935)<br>MP for [[Latur Lok Sabha constituency|Latur]]}}
| 29 January<br>1983
| 31 October<br>1984
| rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|29 Jan 1983|18 Oct 1986}}'''
|-
| 4 November<br>1984
| 31 December<br>1984
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[Rajiv Gandhi]]'''
|-
| 31 December<br>1984
| 22 October<br>1986
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
|-
! 3
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Sh. Kocheril Raman Narayanan AI-enhanced portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[K. R. Narayanan]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2005)<br>MP for [[Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency|Ottapalam]]}}
| 22 October<br>1986
| 2 December<br>1989
| '''{{ayd|22 Oct 1986|2 Dec 1989}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"|
|-
! 4
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[File:MGK Menon.webp|70px]]
| '''[[M. G. K. Menon]]'''<br>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Rajasthan]]}}
| 25 December<br>1989
| 10 November<br>1990
| '''{{ayd|25 Dec 1989|10 Nov 1990}}'''
| [[Janata Dal]]
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| style="width:9em"| '''[[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"|
|-
! 5
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:P. R. Kumaramangalam Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1952{{ndash}}2000)<br>MP for [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem]]}}
| 2 July<br>1992
| 2 December<br>1993
| '''{{ayd|2 Jul 1992|2 Dec 1993}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''
|-
! colspan="7"|  
|-
! 6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}"|
| [[File:Eduardo Faleiro (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Eduardo Faleiro]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1940)<br>MP for [[South Goa Lok Sabha constituency|Mormugao]]}}
| 18 December<br>1993
| 16 May<br>1996
| '''{{ayd|18 Dec 1993|16 May 1996}}'''
|-
! colspan="11"| Minister of State for Earth Sciences
|-
! 7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ashwani Kumar Minister (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ashwani Kumar (politician)|Ashwani Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1952)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]}}
| 19 January<br>2011
| 28 October<br>2012
| '''{{ayd|19 Jan 2011|28 Oct 2012}}'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''
|-
! colspan="11"|
|-
! 8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
| [[File:Set1-3 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Y. S. Chowdary]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1961)<br>Rajya Sabha MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| 9 November<br>2014
| 9 March<br>2018
| '''{{ayd|9 Nov 2014|9 Mar 2018}}'''
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| '''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|-
|}
|}
==Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation==
* 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 Antarctic 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)
* [[Centre for Earth Science Studies|National Center for Earth System Sciences]]


==Networking==
==Networking==
All institutions under [[Earth system science standard|ESSO]] are connected through [[National Knowledge Network]] and its [[Common User Group]] (CUG).
All institutions under [[Earth system science standard|ESSO]] are connected through [[National Knowledge Network]] and its [[Common User Group]] (CUG).
==Computation Facility==
[[Adithya HPC]] located at [[Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology]] is one of the largest computation facility in India.


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://moes.gov.in/ Official '''Ministry of Earth Sciences''' website]
* [https://moes.gov.in/ Official '''Ministry of Earth Sciences''' website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120504231856/http://www.dod.nic.in/ Dod.nic.in: Ministry of Earth Sciences]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120504231856/http://www.dod.nic.in/ Dod.nic.in: Ministry of Earth Sciences]
* [https://www.nccr.gov.in National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)]
* [https://www.nccr.gov.in National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR)]
* [http://www.niot.res.in National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)]
* [https://www.niot.res.in National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)]
* [http://www.incois.gov.in Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)]
* [http://www.incois.gov.in Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)]
* [http://www.ncaor.org National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR)]
* [http://www.ncaor.org National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research (NCAOR)]
* [http://www.cmlre.gov.in Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE)]
* [https://www.cmlre.gov.in Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164632/http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/ National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190425164632/http://www.ncmrwf.gov.in/ National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)]
* [http://www.imd.gov.in India Meteorological Department (IMD)]
* [http://www.imd.gov.in India Meteorological Department (IMD)]
* [http://www.tropmet.res.in Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)]
* [https://www.tropmet.res.in Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM)]


{{Union ministries of India}}
{{Union ministries of India}}

Latest revision as of 20:09, 6 March 2026


Ministry of Earth Sciences
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Agency overview
Formed29 January 2006; 20 years ago (2006-01-29)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersPrithvi Bhavan
Lodi Road New Delhi
28°35′28″N 77°13′32″E / 28.59111°N 77.22556°E / 28.59111; 77.22556
Annual budget₹2,653.51 crore (US$370 million) (2022-23)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr. M. Ravichandran
Websitewww.moes.gov.in

The Ministry of Earth Sciences is an executive ministry of the Government of India, 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,[2] the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting,[3] the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,[4] and the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre.[5]

History[edit | edit source]

In 1981, the Government of India established the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) under the Cabinet Secretariat, directly reporting to the Prime Minister of India. 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.[6]

The ministry is currently headed by Jitendra Singh.

Functions[edit | edit source]

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

Organisation[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

  • 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 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 Vishwanath Pratap Singh
(1931–2008)
MP for Fatehpur
(Prime Minister) 		2 December
1989 		10 November
1990 		343 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Self
3 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 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 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 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 Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
(Prime Minister) 		21 April
1997 		18 March
1998 		331 days Gujral Self
(5) 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 Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad 		3 February
1999 		13 October
1999 		252 days
(5) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		13 October
1999 		22 November
1999 		40 days Vajpayee III
(8) Murli Manohar Joshi
(born 1934)
MP for Allahabad 		22 November
1999 		22 May
2004 		4 years, 182 days
9 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) 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 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) Kapil Sibal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandni Chowk 		10 November
2010 		19 January
2011 		70 days
11 Pawan Kumar Bansal
(born 1948)
MP for Chandigarh 		19 January
2011 		12 July
2011 		174 days
12 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(1945–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra 		12 July
2011 		10 August
2012 		1 year, 29 days
13 Vayalar Ravi
(born 1937)
Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala 		10 August
2012 		28 October
2012 		79 days
14 S. Jaipal Reddy
(1942–2019)
MP for Chevella 		28 October
2012 		26 May
2014 		1 year, 210 days
15 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 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) Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C) 		7 July
2021 		18 May
2023 		1 year, 315 days
17 Kiren Rijiju
(born 1971)
MP for Arunachal West 		18 May
2023 		9 June
2024 		1 year, 22 days
(15) Jitendra Singh
(born 1956)
MP for Udhampur
(MoS, I/C) 		10 June
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 64 days Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

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 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 K. R. Narayanan
(1921–2005)
MP for Ottapalam 		22 October
1986 		2 December
1989 		3 years, 41 days
4 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 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 Eduardo Faleiro
(born 1940)
MP for Mormugao 		18 December
1993 		16 May
1996 		2 years, 150 days
Minister of State for Earth Sciences
7 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 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

Networking[edit | edit source]

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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "India Meteorological Department". www.imd.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF)". www.ncmrwf.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology". www.tropmet.res.in.,
  5. ↑ Earth Sciences Ministry is the new name The Hindu, May 11, 2006.
  6. ↑ "About us". Ministry of Earth Science. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

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