Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ministry of Earth Sciences
Branch of Government of India
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Agency overview
Formed29 January 2006; 18 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$320 million) (2022-23)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr. M. Ravichandran
Websitewww.moes.gov.in

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]

  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.