1 min readNew DelhiJul 17, 2026 07:00 AM ISTT Srinivasa Kumar, former head of the Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), has been appointed the new Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, a government order said on Thursday.Srinivasa was currently working as the head of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) secretariat in Perth, Australia.Srinivasa has been appointed for two years, the government order said.He succeeds M Ravichandran, who retired in May this year after a nearly five-year stint in office. Srinivasa is one of the architects of India’s tsunami early warning system, having served as its project director.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...Jul 17: Latest News01Inside Hydrogen Train, leak detectors, auto shutdown, real time safety monitoring0221-year-old man killed after crane collapses from 11th floor, falls inside housing complex03Gates MRI, SII tie-up for manufacture TB vaccine candidate04Govt calls for IOA panel to probe ex-hockey captain’s sexual harrasment allegations05NEET UG Re-Exam 2026 Result: Meet the toppers – Aryan Gupta, Panshul BansalAdvertisement