Ministry of Earth Sciences#Cabinet Ministers

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| minister1_name = Jitendra Singh (I/C)

| chief1_position = Dr. M. Ravichandran

| website = [http://moes.gov.in/ www.moes.gov.in]

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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,{{cite web |title=India Meteorological Department |url=http://www.imd.gov.in |website=www.imd.gov.in}} the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting,{{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}} the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,{{cite web |title=Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology |url=http://www.tropmet.res.in |website=www.tropmet.res.in}}, and the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre.[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.

History

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.{{cite web|url=https://moes.gov.in/content/about-ministry-0|title=About us|website=Ministry of Earth Science|access-date=2020-09-16}}

The ministry is currently headed by Jitendra Singh.

Functions

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

Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation

[https://www.nccr.gov.in 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)
[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)
National Center for Earth Science Studies

Cabinet Ministers

Note: MoS, I/C {{ndash}} Minister of State (Independent Charge)

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colspan="11"\| Minister in the Department of Ocean Development
1 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \| 70px \| Rajiv Gandhi {{small\|(1944{{ndash}}1991) MP for Amethi}} (Prime Minister) \| 31 December 1984 \| 2 December 1989 \| {{ayd\|31 Dec 1984\|2 Dec 1989}} \| Indian National Congress (I) \| Rajiv II \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \| Self
2 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| 70px \| Vishwanath Pratap Singh {{small\|(1931{{ndash}}2008) MP for Fatehpur}} (Prime Minister) \| 2 December 1989 \| 10 November 1990 \| {{ayd\|1989\|12\|2\|1990\|11\|10}} \| Janata Dal \| Vishwanath \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| Self
3 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"\| \| 70px \| Chandra Shekhar {{small\|(1927{{ndash}}2007) MP for Ballia}} (Prime Minister) \| 10 November 1990 \| 21 June 1991 \| {{ayd\|1990\|11\|10\|1991\|6\|21}} \| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) \| Chandra Shekhar \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"\| \| Self
4 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \| 70px \| P. V. Narasimha Rao {{small\|(1921{{ndash}}2004) MP for Nandyal}} (Prime Minister) \| 21 June 1991 \| 16 May 1996 \| {{ayd\|1991\|6\|21\|1996\|5\|16}} \| Indian National Congress (I) \| Rao \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress (I)}}"\| \| Self
5 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{small\|(1924{{ndash}}2018) MP for Lucknow}} (Prime Minister) \| 16 May 1996 \| 1 June 1996 \| {{ayd\|1996\|5\|16\|1996\|6\|1}} \| Bharatiya Janata Party \| Vajpayee I \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| Self
6 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| 70px \| H. D. Deve Gowda {{small\|(born 1933) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka}} (Prime Minister) \| 1 June 1996 \| 21 April 1997 \| {{ayd\|1996\|6\|1\|1997\|4\|21}} \| rowspan="2"\| Janata Dal \| Deve Gowda \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| Self
7 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| 70px \| Inder Kumar Gujral {{small\|(1919{{ndash}}2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar}} (Prime Minister) \| 21 April 1997 \| 18 March 1998 \| {{ayd\|1997\|4\|21\|1998\|3\|18}} \| Gujral \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Janata Dal}}"\| \| Self
(5) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{small\|(1924{{ndash}}2018) MP for Lucknow}} (Prime Minister) \| 19 March 1998 \| 3 February 1999 \| {{ayd\|19 Mar 1998\|3 Feb 1999}} \| rowspan="4"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \| rowspan="2"\| Vajpayee II \| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| rowspan="4"\| Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Murli Manohar Joshi {{small\|(born 1934) MP for Allahabad}} \| 3 February 1999 \| 13 October 1999 \| {{ayd\|3 Feb 1999\|13 Oct 1999}}
(5) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Atal Bihari Vajpayee {{small\|(1924{{ndash}}2018) MP for Lucknow}} (Prime Minister) \| 13 October 1999 \| 22 November 1999 \| {{ayd\|13 Oct 1999\|22 Nov 1999}} \| rowspan="2"\| Vajpayee III
(8) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Murli Manohar Joshi {{small\|(born 1934) MP for Allahabad}} \| 22 November 1999 \| 22 May 2004 \| {{ayd\|22 Nov 1999\|22 May 2004}}
9 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Kapil Sibal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk}} (MoS, I/C) \| 23 May 2004 \| 29 January 2006 \| {{ayd\|23 May 2004\|29 Jan 2006}} \| Indian National Congress \| Manmohan I \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| Manmohan Singh
colspan="11"\| Minister of Ocean Development
(9) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Kapil Sibal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk}} \| 29 January 2006 \| 12 July 2006 \| {{ayd\|29 Jan 2006\|12 Jul 2006}} \| Indian National Congress \| Manmohan I \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| Manmohan Singh
colspan="11"\| Minister of Earth Sciences
(9) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Kapil Sibal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk}} \| 12 July 2006 \| 22 May 2009 \| {{ayd\|12 Jul 2006\|22 May 2009}} \| rowspan="7"\| Indian National Congress \| Manmohan I \| rowspan="7" bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| rowspan="7"\| Manmohan Singh
10 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Prithviraj Chavan {{small\|(born 1946) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} (MoS, I/C) \| 28 May 2009 \| 10 November 2010 \| {{ayd\|28 May 2009\|10 Nov 2010}} \| rowspan="6"\| Manmohan II
(9) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Kapil Sibal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandni Chowk}} \| 10 November 2010 \| 19 January 2011 \| {{ayd\|10 Nov 2010\|19 Jan 2011}}
11 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Pawan Kumar Bansal {{small\|(born 1948) MP for Chandigarh}} \| 19 January 2011 \| 12 July 2011 \| {{ayd\|19 Jan 2011\|12 Jul 2011}}
12 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Vilasrao Deshmukh {{small\|(1945{{ndash}}2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra}} \| 12 July 2011 \| 10 August 2012 \| {{ayd\|12 Jul 2011\|10 Aug 2012}}
13 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| Vayalar Ravi {{small\|(born 1937) Rajya Sabha MP for Kerala}} \| 10 August 2012 \| 28 October 2012 \| {{ayd\|10 Aug 2012\|28 Oct 2012}}
14 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}"\| \| 70px \| S. Jaipal Reddy {{small\|(1942{{ndash}}2019) MP for Chevella}} \| 28 October 2012 \| 26 May 2014 \| {{ayd\|28 Oct 2012\|26 May 2014}}
15 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Jitendra Singh {{small\|(born 1956) MP for Udhampur}} (MoS, I/C) \| 27 May 2014 \| 9 November 2014 \| {{ayd\|27 May 2014\|9 Nov 2014}} \| rowspan="6"\| Bharatiya Janata Party \| rowspan="2"\| 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"\| 70px \| rowspan="2"\| Harsh Vardhan {{small\|(born 1954) MP for Chandni Chowk}} \| 9 November 2014 \| 30 May 2019 \| rowspan="2"\| {{ayd\|9 Nov 2014\|7 Jul 2021}}
31 May 2019 \| 7 July 2021 \| rowspan="3"\| Modi II
(15) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Jitendra Singh {{small\|(born 1956) MP for Udhampur}} (MoS, I/C) \| 7 July 2021 \| 18 May 2023 \| {{ayd\|2021\|7\|7\|2023\|5\|18}}
17 \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Kiren Rijiju {{small\|(born 1971) MP for Arunachal West}} \| 18 May 2023 \| 9 June 2024 \| {{ayd\|18 May 2023\|9 Jun 2024}}
(15) \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"\| \| 70px \| Jitendra Singh {{small\|(born 1956) MP for Udhampur}} (MoS, I/C) \| 10 June 2024 \| Incumbent \| {{ayd\|10 Jun 2024}} \| Modi III

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Ministry of Earth Sciences#Cabinet Ministers

History

Functions

Institutions under the Earth System Science Organisation

Cabinet Ministers

Ministers of State

Networking

Computation Facility

See also

References

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