Ministry of Earth Sciences

Formerly the Department of Ocean Development (DOD), the MoES came into being in 2006. Its mandate holistically addresses all five components of the earth system: atmosphere (air), hydrosphere (water), cryosphere (frozen solid), lithosphere (land) and biosphere (life) and their complex interactions. Its core mission is to provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards; explore and harness marine living and non-living resources sustainably; and explore the Earth’s poles (Arctic, Antarctic) and the Himalayas. MoES services are utilised by international and national agencies, state governments, local bodies, and academia for public and social benefits and welfare. MoES is headquartered in New Delhi, and its mandate is pursued through eleven institutes: India Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), National Centre of Coastal Research (NCCR), National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), and Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL). For more information, visit the http://www.moes.gov.in For updates, follow MoES on: Twitter: @moesgoi (https://twitter.com/moesgoi) Instagram: @moesgoi (https://instagram.com/moesgoi) Facebook: @moesgoi (https://facebook.com/moesgoi) Koo: @moesgoi (https://www.kooapp.com/profile/moesgoi) YouTube: @moesgoi (https://www.youtube.com/@MoESGOI)