Ministry of Earth Sciences
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| Formed | 2006 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters |
Prithvi Bhavan Lodi Road New Delhi 28°35′28″N 77°13′32″E / 28.59111°N 77.22556°E |
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| Website | www.moes.gov.in |
The Ministry of Earth Sciences was formed in 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development.
Currently, the ministry is headed by Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
The Ministry’s mandate is to look after Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean Science & Technology and Seismology in an integrated manner.
All institutions under ESSO are connected through National Knowledge Network (NKN) and its Common User Group (CUG).
Adithya HPC located at IITM, Pune is one of the largest computation facility in India.
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