Ministry of Earth Sciences

Ministry of Earth Sciences
	Branch of Government of India
	Ministry of Earth Sciences
Agency overview
Formed	29 January 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
Annual budget	₹2,653.51 crore (US$320 million) (2022-23)
Minister responsible	Suhana chowdary;
Agency executive	Dr. M. Ravichandran;
Website	www.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]

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