And to estimate effects of climate change and possible threats, we need to generate our own datas, carry out research works,' Chavan said.

He said the ministry has set up the Centre for Climate Change at Pune, which would be operational by September 2009, to address climate change related issues.

The ministry has fully geared up to modernise India Meteorology Department (IMD) so that weather predictions could be done with high degree of accuracy.

K. Kasturirangan, member of Planning Commission, gave away the National Awards in Ocean Science and Technology and Atmospheric Science and Technology to scientists.