The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), under the Government of India, is mandated to provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology, and natural hazards; to explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner for the country and to explore the three poles of the Earth (Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas).
MoES was formerly the Department of Ocean Development (DOD), which was created in July 1981 as a part of the Cabinet Secretariat directly under the charge of the Prime Minister of India. It came into existence as a separate department in March 1982. The erstwhile DOD functioned as a nodal institution for organizing, coordinating and promoting ocean development activities in the country. The Government of India notified DOD as the Ministry of Ocean Development in February 2006.
In July 2006, the Ministry of Ocean Development was reorganized by the Government of India vide Presidential notification into the new Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). This brought the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi, the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Noida under the purview of MoES administration. The Government also approved the setting up of Earth Commission on the pattern of Space Commission (government department responsible for administration of the Indian space program) and Atomic Energy Commission (governing body of the Department of Atomic Energy).
Vision
To excel as a knowledge and technology enterprise in the earth system science realm towards socio-economic benefit of the society.
Mission
To provide services for weather, climate, ocean and coastal state, hydrology, seismology and natural hazards; to explore and harness marine living and non-living resources in a sustainable manner and to explore the three poles of the Earth (Arctic, Antarctic and Himalayas).
Functions
To augment and sustain long-term observations of atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and solid earth to record the vital signs of Earth System and changes. To develop forecasting capability of atmosphere and oceanic phenomena through dynamical models and assimilation techniques and to build prediction system for weather climate and hazards. To understand interaction between components of Earth Systems and human systems at various spatial and temporal scales. To explore polar and high seas regions of the Earth towards discovery of new phenomenon and resources. To translate knowledge and insights from Earth systems science into services for societal, environmental and economic benefit. Development of ocean technology for exploration of oceanic resources and societal applications.
Minister
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences,
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance
Father,s Name | Late Shri Rajinder Singh |
Mother’s Name | Smt. Shanti Devi |
Date of Birth | 06 Nov 1956 |
Place of Birth | Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) |
Marital Status | Married |
Date of Marriage | 16 Apr 1982 |
Spouse,s Name | Smt. Manju Singh |
No. of Sons | 2 |
Educational Qualifications | M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine),Fellowship (Diabetes) MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Hon.Ph.d Educated at Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, Government Medical College,Jammu and Amity NOIDA |
Profession | Medical Practitioner Author,Professor,Newspaper Columnist,Diabetologist & Consultant Physician |
Permanent Address | 169, Trikuta Nagar, |
Jammu-180012, Jammu and Kashmir | |
Tel. : (0191) 2477722 07042304567, 09419192900 (M) | |
Present Address | 4, Kushak Road, |
New Delhi-110 011 | |
Tels. : (011) 23794542, 23794559, 07042304567 (M) Fax : (011) 23794559 Email: [email protected] | |
Positions Held | |
Years | Positions Held |
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May, 2014 | Elected to 16 th Lok Sabha |
27 May 2014 – 25 May 2019 | Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space |
09 Nov. 2014 – 25 May 2019 | Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region |
22 May 2016 – 28 May 2016 | Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
May, 2019 | Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
30 May 2019 onwards | Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Minister of State, Prime Minister`s Office; Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Minister of State, Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State, Department of Space |
8 July 2021 onwards | Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science & Technology, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy and Minister of State in the Department of Space |
Books Published | |
Author of 8 Books including Monograms on Diabetes and World Book Fair “Best Seller”, “Diabetes Made Easy”; Author of Chapters on Diabetes consecutively in around dozen successive editions of API Text Books for Post Graduate Course (Medicine); Syndicated weekly column “Tales of Travesty”, popularly read and regularly published for three decades | |
Literary, artistic and scientific accomplishments | |
Author of 8 books; Over 10,000 published articles in newspapers & journals; Awarded coveted “Jamna Devi Gian Devi Award for Journalism, Gold Medal for Oration at JIPMER, Puducherry, and Outstanding Personality Award, 2009; Has flair for Writing; Newspaper Columnist. | |
Favourite Pastime and Recreation | |
Reading biographies, Writing on Medical as well as topical subjects, Listening to old film music from 1950s and early 1960s (Favourites – Mehdi Hasan, Mohd Rafi, Begum Akhtar). | |
Other information | |
Professor, Medicine & Diabetes, 1986-2011 |