International Hydrographic Organization
The IHO was established in 1921 as the International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB). The present name was adopted in 1970 as part of a new international Convention on the IHO adopted by the then member nations. The former name International Hydrographic Bureau was retained to describe the IHO secretariat until 8 November 2016, when a revision to the Convention on the IHO entered into force. Thereafter the IHB became known as the "IHO Secretariat", comprising an elected Secretary-General and two supporting Directors, together with a small staff of 17, at the Organization's headquarters in Monaco.
National Institute of Hydrology
Main objectives of the institute are to undertake, support, promote and coordinate systematic and scientific research work in all aspects of Hydrology and Water Resources. The institute has its headquarters at Roorkee (Uttarakhand, India), four Regional centres at Belagavi, Jammu, Kakinada and Bhopal and two Centres for Flood Management Studies at Guwahati and Patna. The institute is well equipped to carry out computer, laboratory and field oriented studies.