Government Institutions
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
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- Address:
- Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan,
- Tel:
- 91-20-2589-3600
- Fax:
- 91-20-2589-3825
- Web URL:
- http://www.tropmet.res.in/
Objectives
The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new name as the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM). Ever since its conversion in to an autonomous body in 1971, the Institute was under the administrative control of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation. Effective from 31 December 1984, it came to be transferred to the Ministry of Science and Technology (Department of Science and Technology), Government of India. As per the notification No. O.M. No.25/10/2006 dated 19 July 2006 by the President of India, the Institute has been put under the control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences with effect from 12 July 2006.
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Third team of scientists flagged off for Antartica expedition
The last and third 50-member team of scientists in the 28th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged here today. The successive Antarctica expeditions are in continuation of India's efforts at studying various aspects of climate variability, besides unlocking the secrets of life in the sub-zero temperatures.
- Date:
- 01/01/2009
- Source:
- Tribune (New Delhi)
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Modest earthquake, not the 'Big One,' rattles California
CHINO HILLS, California: Despite shaking a large swath of Southern California, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake was not the "Big One" that scientists have long feared. Still, it rattled nerves, causing people to vow to step up their emergency preparations.
- Date:
- 31/07/2008
- Source:
- International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
