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Environmental
Information System (ENVIS)
Background
A project
supported and catalysed by the
Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Govt. of India aims
to formulate better methodologies
to achieve the beneficiaries
of environmental management,
so that the common masses get
the reward. The project is to
employ Information Technology
to generate database system
on local condition, issues,
themes and various relevant
subjects. The Assam Centre of
ENVIS situated at ASTE Council
has been assigned with subject
area of "State Environment
Related Issues" since last
four years.
Objectives
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Development
of an information network
through inclusion of varying
subject areas, themes, local
conditions, issues, information/
data needs of the country
pertaining to environment. |
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To
develop a network by increasing
the participating institutions
devoted in various sectors
on environment. |
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Use
of latest Information Communication
Technology (ICT Tools) to
widen and modernize the
circle of ENVIS. |
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Finally
to achieve a nation wide
web enabled network on environmental
information with local language
interface to be added gradually
through the development
of capacity enhancement
Programmes. |
Activities
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ENVIS
Newsletter of April - June'2005
published |
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ENVIS
Newsletter of July - Sep'2005
published |
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ENVIS
Newsletter of Oct - Dec'2005
published |
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ENVIS
Newsletter of Jan - Mar'2006
published |
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Collection
of data and Creation of
database on environment
is in progress. |
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Updating
of the website- envisassam.org
is in progress |
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