The Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, created the system on their own. It is carried out by the IITM and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) but is under the purview of the Earth Sciences Ministry.
On January 29, 2006, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the National Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, the Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC), and the Ministry of Ocean Development merged to form the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
In 1981, the Government of India established the Department of Ocean Development (DoD) as part of the Cabinet Secretariat, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India. It formed a distinct department in 1982 and began carrying out projects in the area of ocean preservation. It was established as a distinct Ministry in 2006, known as the Ministry of Ocean Development. The Ministry has reformed again in July 2006, with the establishment of the new Ministry of Earth Sciences, which included several institutes. The Indian Metrological Department, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, and the National Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting and Research (NCMRWF) were all placed under the administrative supervision of the government in 2006 by a resolution. The resolution also established an Earth commission, in addition to the Atomic Energy Commission and the Space Commission. Dr. Jitendra Singh now leads the ministry.
