PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Research and Training programmes
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Research and Training programmes
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen human resource development in meteorology, oceanography and allied Earth System Science disciplines. These include support for postgraduate and doctoral programmes through its research institutions, provision of fellowships such as JRF, SRF and Research Associateships, and organization of specialized training programmes, workshops and capacity-building activities. Under the REACHOUT scheme, the Ministry supports an MTech. programme in Ocean Engineering at IIT Madras. The Development of Skilled Manpower in Earth System Sciences (DESK) programme has also been launched to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and operational requirements of MoES institutions. MoES has established the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean) at INCOIS, Hyderabad, which is recognized as a UNESCO Category-2 Centre and a Regional Training Centre (RTC) under the IODE programme, to provide training to national and international participants, particularly from Indian Ocean Rim countries. The BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate (BCWC) at NCMRWF conducts training, workshops and capacity-building programmes for BIMSTEC member countries. In addition, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) conducts regular training and refresher courses through its training centres at Pune, New Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. The centres at Pune and New Delhi are recognized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as Regional Training Centres. Further, MoES supports collaborates with universities, IITs and research institutions and supports research through extramural funding in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Geosciences, Hydrology & Cryosphere and Seismology.
This information was submitted by Minister of State (Independent Charge) For Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh in Lok Sabha today.
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- All institutions functioning under the Ministry advertise internship opportunities for students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate degrees twice a year. In addition, several universities and academic institutions have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with organizations under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), facilitating joint research activities involving faculty members, research scholars, and graduate as well as postgraduate students from academia. Since each institute/centre under the Ministry has a specialized mandate, these institutes/centres organize domain-specific training programmes from time to time. Furthermore, scientists and officers of the Ministry and its affiliated institutes/centres are also deputed to participate in specialized training and skill development programmes conducted by various educational institutions. Under the IMD training centres, the Development of Skilled Manpower in Earth System Sciences (DESK), the International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean), BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate (BCWC) and REACHOUT program the training is imparted in various fields of Earth science.