Environment Minister launches envis portal

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Javadekar launched a website and mobile application for integrating its Environment Information System(ENVIS) centres. About  ENVIS:

• Environment Information System (ENVIS) is a ministry initiative for integrating country-wide efforts in environment -related information collection, collation, storage, and dissemination.
• The ENVIS portal will run parallel with Digital India Objective and aid the efforts for improving digital literacy in the environment sector.
• The ENVIS network presently consists of 69 centres, of which 29 are hosted by environment departments of various state governments while 40 are operated by environment-related government and non-governmental organisations.

Javadekar also inaugurated a two-day workshop on National Interaction-cum-kivaluation of all ENVIS systems.