India is prone to earthquakes due to its position at the intersection of multiple tectonic plates, including the Indian, Eurasian, and Burma plates. The ongoing collision between the Indian and Eurasian Plates, responsible for the formation of the Himalayas, makes northern and northeastern India highly vulnerable to seismic activity.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) was established in May 1998. Previously known as the Ministry of Welfare (1985–1998), MoSJE has a broader mandate for facilitating empowerment and social justice to the most marginalized sections of Indian society. This includes Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), persons with disabilities, senior citizens, victims of substance abuse, and the LGBTQ+ community (MoSJE, 2025).
The Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institutes (SATHI) programme, launched by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has the vision to establish a shared, professionally managed Science and Technology (S&T) facility for the nation as a whole.
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (MoPPGP) is a critical organization of the Government of India responsible for the management of personnel, redressal of public grievances, and administration of pension issues of central government employees. The Ministry, as it exists today, was established in 1985. The Ministry has a core role in maintaining good governance, transparency, and administrative reform. Headed by the Prime Minister, who is constitutionally the Minister-in-Charge, and assisted by a Minister of State, the Ministry is the human resources wing of the government and the custodian of the delivery of services to citizens.
In response to the growing need for advanced seismic monitoring and risk mitigation, the Government of India established the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) in 2014 under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
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The BIMSTEC Centre for Weather and Climate (BCWC) is a joint effort as part of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).
It is established by seven member countries of BIMSTEC, namely- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indian, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.