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Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)

The Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy (MEWRE) is Kuwait's government ministry responsible for generating and distributing electricity, producing fresh water, and developing renewable energy projects.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स और सूचना प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्रालय)

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, abbreviated MeitY, is India's ministry for information technology, electronics, and internet policy, created in July 2016 and known for the Digital India program.

Ministry of Energy (Australia)

Australia has no standalone Ministry of Energy; energy sits within the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, created in 2022 under Minister Chris Bowen.

Ministry of Energy (Netherlands)

The Netherlands has no standalone Ministry of Energy. Energy policy sits mainly with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, alongside a climate ministry.

Ministry of Energy (South Africa)

The Ministry of Energy was a South African government department responsible for energy policy, created by President Jacob Zuma in 2009 and merged into the DMRE in 2019.

Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, also known as Минэнерго России, is the federal body responsible for policy in Russia's fuel and energy complex, created in 2008.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (中华人民共和国工业和信息化部)

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (工业和信息化部, MIIT) is a department of China's State Council responsible for industrial policy, telecommunications, and spectrum, created in 2008.

Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (Colombia)

Colombia's Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (Spanish: MinTIC) oversees national ICT policy, spectrum management, and digital access programs; created in 2009 from the former Ministry of Communications.

Ministry of Information Industry (China)

The Ministry of Information Industry (信息产业部), China's State Council ministry for telecommunications regulation and the electronics industry from 1998 to 2008, was succeeded by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport of Italy (Ministero delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti) is the government department responsible for national infrastructure networks and for regulating land, maritime, and air transport.

Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) is the Dutch government department responsible for transport, public works, and flood protection, created in 2010.

Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary

The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium, ITM) was a Hungarian government ministry responsible for innovation, technology, and infocommunication policy, established in May 2018.

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (総務省)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (総務省, Sōmushō) is a Japanese government ministry, created in 2001, responsible for telecommunications, broadcasting, spectrum, local government, and elections.

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (국토교통부, MOLIT) is the cabinet-level South Korean ministry responsible for territorial planning, housing, roads, railways, and aviation, tracing to 1948.

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Hindi: नवीन और नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय, is the Government of India's nodal ministry for new and renewable energy, a Scientific Ministry since 2006.

Ministry of Petroleum (Iran)

The Ministry of Petroleum (Persian: وزارت نفت) is the government ministry responsible for Iran's oil, natural gas, petrochemical, and refining sectors, established after the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय) (India)

The Ministry of Railways, known in Hindi as रेल मंत्रालय, is India's union ministry responsible for Indian Railways, the state-owned network carrying over 17.52 million passengers daily.

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय)

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय), formerly the Ministry of Surface Transport, is India's ministry for road transport, national highways, and road safety.

Ministry of Science and ICT (South Korea)

The Ministry of Science and ICT (과학기술정보통신부, MSIT) is South Korea's cabinet-level ministry for science and technology policy, R&D, ICT, spectrum, and postal services, headquartered in Sejong.

Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Costa Rica)

The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, MICITT) is Costa Rica's ministry for science, technology, and telecommunications policy.

Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society (Ecuador)

The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society (Ministerio de Telecomunicaciones y de la Sociedad de la Información, MINTEL) set Ecuador's telecom and ICT policy from 2009.

Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö) is the Finnish government ministry responsible for transport policy, infrastructure, and communications, led by Minister Lulu Ranne.

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Finland (Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö) is the Finnish government ministry responsible for transport and communications policy, headed by Minister Lulu Ranne since 2024.

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Norway

The Ministry of Transport and Communications of Norway, Norwegian Samferdselsdepartementet, is the government ministry responsible for transport policy, including roads, railways, aviation, and postal services.

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Turkey

The Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications of Turkey was the government ministry handling transport, maritime affairs, and communications policy from 2011 to 2018.

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Indonesia

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Indonesia, officially the Ministry of Transportation (Kementerian Perhubungan, Kemenhub), is the government ministry regulating land, sea, and air transport across the Indonesian archipelago.

Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Chile)

The Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones, MTT) is Chile's ministry for transport and telecommunications, created in 1974 and renamed in 1977.

Ministry of Transport of Argentina

The Ministry of Transport of Argentina (Ministerio de Transporte) handled national transport policy across road, rail, air, and river modes until its dissolution by DNU 8/2023 in December 2023.

Ministry of Transport of Austria

The Ministry of Transport of Austria, now the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure (BMIMI), is Austria's federal department for road, rail, air, and water transport.

Ministry of Transport of Brazil

The Ministry of Transport of Brazil (Ministério dos Transportes) is the federal body for national rail, road, and traffic policy, tracing its origins to 1860.