Dr. Jitendra Singh
Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences
| Fathers Name | Late Shri Rajinder Singh |
|---|---|
| Mothers Name | Smt. Shanti Devi |
| Date of Birth | 06 Nov 1956 |
| Educational Qualifications | M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine),Fellowship (Diabetes) MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Hon.Ph.d Educated at Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, Government Medical College, Jammu and Amity NOIDA |
| Profession | Medical Practitioner Author, Professor, Newspaper Columnist, Diabetologist & Consultant Physician |
| Telephone | (011) 23794542, 23794559, 07042304567 (M) Author, Professor, Newspaper Columnist, Diabetologist & Consultant Physician |
| Fax | (011) 23794559 |
| hfm[at]gov[dot]in |
Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala
Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
Dr Srinivasa currently serves as the Head of Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) Secretariat, UNESCO Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission Secretariat, Perth, Australia.
A distinguished scientist and techno-manager, Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala has served the Nation with over three decades of exceptional experience in remote sensing, satellite oceanography, coastal hazard mitigation and disaster management towards enhancing Indian Ocean research.
He did M.Sc Marine Biology (Batch, 1993-1995) at CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Chidambaram District, Tamilnadu
Key Leadership Roles & International Assignments;
In a major development for the nation’s earth sciences, meteorological, and oceanographic framework, the Government of India has announced the appointment of the internationally renowned oceanographer and scientific leader, Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Head, Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) Secretariat, UNESCO Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission Secretariat, Perth, Australia to the post of Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, for a tenure of two years from the date of assumption of charge of the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier."
Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala’s appointment marks a strategic transition for the Ministry as India aggressively scales up its deep-ocean exploration initiatives (Deep Ocean Mission), enhances climate modeling, and strengthens its early warning infrastructure against maritime disasters and to support oceanography, blue economy and meteorological disasters.
Professional Biography of Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala; Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala is a highly distinguished scientist and techno-manager with over three decades of exceptional experience in remote sensing, satellite oceanography, coastal hazard mitigation and disaster management towards enhancing Indian Ocean research.
- Head, ICG/IOTWMS Secretariat, UNESCO-IOC (Perth, Australia): In his most recent international assignment, Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala directed the regional tsunami warning networks across 28 Indian Ocean Member States.
- He led efforts toward the global standardization of ocean watch operations and championed the implementation of the Tsunami Ready Community Recognition Programme.
- Director, ESSO-INCOIS (Hyderabad): Dr.Srinivasa Kumar Tummala served as the Director of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, starting in August 2020.Under his stewardship, INCOIS significantly advanced its potential fishing zone (PFZ) advisories, Coral Reef Bleaching Alert systems, and multi-hazard vulnerability mapping.
- Architect of India's Tsunami Warning Infrastructure: Following the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Dr. Tummala acted as the Project Manager and spearheaded the establishment of the state-of-the-art Indian Tsunami Early Warning System at INCOIS.His efforts transformed the facility into a globally designated Tsunami Service Provider (TSP).
- National Geoscience Award (2010): Conferred by the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, in recognition of his path-breaking efforts in establishing India's world-class tsunami early warning facilities.
- Indian National Geospatial Award (2008): Awarded by the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (ISRS) for his innovative contributions to applying geospatial technologies for disaster mitigation and marine resource mapping.
- Academic Contributions: He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers in leading international journals and served as the Vice-Chair of the UNESCO Intergovernmental.
Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan
Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology
Dr. Balaji is Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay, since 2011, was working as Senior Coastal/Port Engineer at Sogreah Consultants, in Dubai, UAE. Apart from teaching and research, he has been involving in several major waterfront development projects in the middle-east countries, India and other Asian countries. His primary area of expertise include port, harbor, marina, coastal infrastructural design and developments, in general.
He has obtained his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from Madurai Kamarajar University, obtained his Masters and Ph.D degrees in Ocean Engineering field of research from IIT Madras. Dr.Balaji has published his research works through 3 monographs, 75 Peer-Reviewed Journals, 82 Conference papers.
Dr.Balaji has earned many honours, to mention a few;
- Professor S.P. Sukhatme Excellence in Teaching Award in 2024;
- Distinguished Alumni Award under Academic and Research category in 2022;
- Institution of Engineers India (IEI) awarded him Marine Engineering Prize in 2018 & 2022 and Institution Prize in 2015.
- Indian Society for Hydraulics honored him with R J Garde Research Award, in the year 2012, under the category of young scientist for outstanding contribution in the field of hydraulics and coastal engineering.
- He had received Maritime award , in the year 2006, from Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, for part of his Ph.D thesis research work.
- He won the Best Graduate Student Paper award , in the year 2002, from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division, for part of his Master's thesis research work.
Some of the other research recognitions for the team members, include; fellowships from UNESCO-IHE; POGO-SCOR; DST; CSIR; UKIERI; IGARSS; DAAD; AGU; PIANC-COPEDEC; OMAE-ASME and COPRI-ASCE .
Dr. Balaji has presented several invited talks and research topics in many national and international forums. He has been supervising number of Masters and PhD thesis research works in the field of Ocean Engineering.
Dr. Balaji has been actively involved in several Government/Ministry sponsored research projects, from Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Earth Sciences and DST. He has also been an active consultant for major ports, Maritime Boards, State Govt. agencies and private companies. He had successfully completed several consulting projects pertaining to coastal & marine infrastructures, in India, Asia and middle-eastern countries.
Project Management: Worked at various capacities; part of a team, team lead and project lead in variety of R&D and industry projects, in India and Overseas; overall outlay exceeding 23crores and multi-billion USD, respectively.
Development: Research facilities, technology demonstration, development efforts, Patents; methods, models and tools; sustained efforts towards better understanding of complex ocean dynamics, in long-term.
Collaborations & Networking: Spearheaded a unique, one-of-its kind, 5-institutes (IITB, NIOT, NCCR, NIO and NCU) joint field measurement campaign to demonstrate the collaborative capability. Headed & facilitated several students/scientists/faculty exchange visits from India to overseas universities/institutions and vice-versa, for training purposes.
Outreach: Created opportunities for scholarships through R&D projects for several PhD and Masters students. Several National level technical workshops, seminars, hands-on training. Offered full-financial support to bring young research scholars/scientists/faculty from all 9 maritime states across India to attend National Workshops (in 2019 & 2022), speaking of his strong commitment towards knowledge dissemination.
M.V. Ramana Murthy
Mission Director, Deep Ocean Mission
M.V. Ramana Murthy is an Indian coastal scientist and
Ocean Engineer.
Currently he is the Mission
Director for the Deep Ocean Mission
Dr. Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar
Scientist F - NIOT
vinithkumar[dot]niot[at]gov[dot]in
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