{"id":350355,"date":"2025-11-20T15:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350355"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:41:23","slug":"earth-system-sciences-council-essc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/earth-system-sciences-council-essc\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC) is in the news after its first General Body meeting reviewed the merged 5 MoES institutes.<\/p>\n<h2>About Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350356\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-350356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-7.jpg?resize=364%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC)\" width=\"364\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-7.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-7.jpg?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-PIB-7.jpg?w=892&amp;ssl=1 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The ESSC is an <strong>umbrella body unifying five institutes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) <\/strong>for streamlined earth sciences governance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>It <strong>aims<\/strong> to <strong>improve coordination, reduce administrative overlap, streamline governance, and enhance visibility<\/strong> of India\u2019s earth science initiatives.<\/li>\n<li>It was formally registered in <strong>December 2023<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headed by:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Union Minister of Earth Sciences<\/strong>, serves as <strong>President<\/strong> of the Council.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)<\/strong> heads the ESSC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It supports the government\u2019s broader approach of<strong> \u201c<\/strong><strong>minimum government, maximum governance.<\/strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Five Institutes constituting the ESSC are &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\">\n<li>Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune<\/li>\n<li>National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS), Thiruvananthapuram<\/li>\n<li>National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai<\/li>\n<li>National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa<\/li>\n<li>Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC) is in the news after its first General Body meeting reviewed the merged 5 MoES institutes. About Earth System Sciences Council (ESSC) The ESSC is an umbrella body unifying five institutes of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) for streamlined earth sciences governance. 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