--- title: "Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?" description: "Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?" author: "Jyoti Ajgaonkar" published: 2018-06-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45337/who-is-the-ministry-of-environment-forest-and-climate-change category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["politics and government"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change? Who is the Ministry of [Environment](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81549/greenhouse-effect-on-environment), Forest and [Climate Change](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/333790/africa-s-first-carbon-removal-plant-can-be-the-solution-of-climate-change)?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b7445f7f-32ff-4f44-9808-ed502b68ca5c/images/1f9dfaff-6b8d-4421-99da-3e099eb41f52.jpeg) (Dr Harshvardhan Minister of environment, forest and climate change) **Dr Harsh Vardhan (born on 13th December 1954)** an Indian politician is the current **Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change**. He assumed office as Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on **27th May 2014**. He is also the **Minister of Science and Technology** and he assumed office on **9th November 2014**. He is also the **Minister of Earth Sciences** and he assumed office on **9th November 2014**. He is handling these portfolios under **Prime Minister Narendra Modi**. ![Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b7445f7f-32ff-4f44-9808-ed502b68ca5c/images/7f6ccc31-0eee-4956-8d7c-29116f6b83dd.jpeg) Dr Harsh Vardhan born in **New Delhi, India** is a member of **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)**. He is a Member of the **16th Lok Sabha** and represents **Chandni Chowk**. He assumed office as **Member of Parliament** from **16th May 2014**. Dr Harsh Vardhan was **Member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly** for **Krishna Nagar** and was in office from **1993 to 16th May 2014**. He was the **Minister of Health and Family Welfare** from **26th May 2014 to 9th November 2014**. For the **2013 Delhi Assembly elections**, Dr Harsh Vardhan was the **Chief Ministerial** candidate for the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). ![Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b7445f7f-32ff-4f44-9808-ed502b68ca5c/images/f87b52d8-a63c-4487-8ac1-e28cb33511cc.jpeg) Apart from being a politician, Dr Harsh Vardhan is also an **Otolaryngologist** by profession. He completed his graduation from **Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur** in **1979**. He received the degree of **Bachelor of Medicine** and **Bachelor of Surgery** in the same year from the same college. Later in **1983**, Dr Harsh Vardhan received the degree of **Master of Surgery** in **Otorhinolaryngology** from the same university. Since childhood, Dr Vardhan has been associated with the **Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)**. ![Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b7445f7f-32ff-4f44-9808-ed502b68ca5c/images/ca40d8a3-83c5-4d1e-8c8f-8f5374274709.jpeg) The **Ministry of Environment, Forest and [Climate](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80624/time-to-make-climate-change-a-vote-bank) Change** is a portfolio under the **Government of India** with the **headquarters** at Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jorbagh Road, New Delhi. The ministry is responsible for the planning, implementation and promotion of the various environmental and forestry schemes. The **main function** of this ministry is the **conservation** of the flora and fauna of India and **prevention and control** of pollution, land degradation, afforestation etc. this ministry is also responsible for the conservation of the **national parks** of the country. **Indian Forest Service (IFoS)** is under the direct control of this ministry. ![Who is the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/b7445f7f-32ff-4f44-9808-ed502b68ca5c/images/040d6156-dd78-4427-b2a6-f6d727e91562.jpeg)\ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45337/who-is-the-ministry-of-environment-forest-and-climate-change Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.