Ministry of Earth Sciences Celebrates 18th Foundation Day

The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) celebrated its 18^th Foundation Day at its Prithvi Bhavan Headquarters today on July 27, marking nearly two decades of significant contributions to Earth system sciences. Founded on July 27, 2006, MoES has been at the forefront of scientific research and services. The Ministry’s achievements span across all spheres of earth system sciences: air or atmosphere, water or hydrosphere, land or lithosphere, solid earth or cryosphere, life or biosphere and their interactions, reflecting its commitment to scientific and technological progress.

MoES 18^th Foundation Day celebrations

The MoES 18^th Foundation Day celebrations kicked off with an inaugural ceremony attended by distinguished guests, including senior government officials, scientists, staff, and key stakeholders. As we enter the 19^th year of the establishment of MoES, we take pride in the numerous achievements so far and should also gear up to address challenges that lie ahead, especially of food, water, energy, health and climate change, that are ever relevant. We must adhere to the motto of doing good science for translating to services for our people, for the benefit of the society”, he said.

Launch of following publication

MoES launched the following publications to commemorate its 18th Foundation Day:

1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD)—a sub-ordinate office of MoES, released the ‘Standard Operation Procedure on “Cyclone Warning in India” and ‘Competency Framework for Monitoring and Forecasting High-impact Weather Events’.
2. The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa—an autonomous institute of MoES, released a consolidated report on the 14th Indian Arctic Expedition (2023-24), including India’s maiden winter Arctic Expedition (launched on December 18, 2023).
3. The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), Kochi—an attached office of MoES, released a catalogue entitled ‘Taxonomy and Systematics of Anomuran Crabs (Paguroidea, Chirostyloidea and Galatheoidea) from the Indian EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)’.
4. The first issue of the MoES Newsletter, envisaged to be a quarterly publication highlighting news, events, and updates from MoES, was also greleased.

Enhancing the quality of life

MoES will continue to advance science towards enhancing the quality of life for all citizens and to collaborate with national and international institutions”, said Dr Ravichandran. The event was telecasted live and available for public viewing on the MoES YouTube channel.

To provide services for weather

MoES 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; to explore the Earth’s poles (Arctic, Antarctic) and the Himalayas; and develop ocean technology for exploration of oceanic resources and societal applications.