M. Ravichandran appointed Secretary, Earth Sciences ministry
The Hindu
He has coordinated several missions to Antarctica and Arctic
The government has appointed M. Ravichandran as Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences. He is currently Director, National Centre for Ocean and Polar Research, Goa and has been in charge of coordinating several of India's scientific missions to Antarctica and the Arctic.
The Hindu has viewed a note from the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet confirming this.
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