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The Ministry of Earth Sciences formed in 2006 from a merger of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) the National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF) the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune and Earth Risk Evaluation Centre (EREC) and the Ministry of Ocean Development. It is one of the youngest ministries of the Government of India.Presently the ministry is headed by S. Jaipal Reddy.
