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# Who is the Ministry of Earth Sciences?

Who is the Ministry of Earth Sciences?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

**[The Ministry of earth sciences (MoES)](https://moes.gov.in/)** is the new name of the **Department of ocean development (DoD)** which was **transformed in July 1981**. This ministry is governed by the **[Government of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35490/when-was-the-first-national-forest-policy-issued-by-the-government-of-india)** and is liable to **provide information related to the weather, climate, ocean, and coastal state.** \
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**Formation of ministry** The **government of India** created a **Department of Ocean Development (DoD)** and said that it will be included in the part of the cabinet secretariat. The charge of this ministry was directly under the charge of the **[Prime minister of India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/92863/who-will-be-the-next-prime-minister-of-india)**. In **1982** it became a **separate department** and started to carry out its activity in the field of space. Then **in 2006**, it was made a **separate ministry** **called the ministry of Ocean development** \
The government of **India in 2006 again renamed it and called it the ministry of earth sciences**. And in 2006 the government passed a resolution and **brought out a lot of scientific agencies and institutions under the ambit of this single ministry**. The name of those ministries is the Indian Metrological Department, the **Indian Institute of Tropical Metrology**, and the national center for medium-range weather forecasting and research. All these agencies are now being governed under the control of the single **ministry called the ministry of earth and sciences.** \
**Functions of the ministry** The ministry of earth and sciences is **responsible to provide service for the weather, ocean, climate, and coastal state including hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards**. And to evolve the harness of marine living creatures and the resources which are nonliving but sustainably for the country and the research work of the **three poles** of the earth (the **Arctic**, **Antarctic**, and **Himalaya**) is also done by the same ministry. \
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**Minister** of the ministry of earth and sciences **[Dr. Jitendra Singh](https://moes.gov.in/about-us/Meet-our-Minister)** is holding the ministry since **8 July 2021** and still carrying his post. He is born in **Jammu& Kashmir on 6 November 1956**. His qualifications are admired as he is an **MBBS graduate** and has done his **Ph.D.** from the **Stanley Medical College**, Chennai, **Tamil Nadu India**. And in **May 2014 he was elected** in the **16th Lok Sabha election.**

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