The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is an office of India's Ministry of Earth Sciences. The office monitors earthquakes and conducts seismological research. Specifically, it provides earthquake surveillance and hazard reports to governmental agencies. It consists of various divisions: Earthquake Monitoring & Services Earthquake Hazard & Risk Assessments Geophysical Observation Systems The Seismology Division and Earthquake Risk Evaluation Centre of the India Meteorological Department merged with NCS in August 2014 to more effectively monitor and research seismological activity. The Centre's objective is to improve understanding of earthquake processes and their effects through seismological research and monitoring. In July 2017, NCS released a mobile app, "IndiaQuake", that disseminates realtime earthquake information. From Wikipedia