Environmental Information System (ENVIS) - A Gateway on Environment Information, is a project under the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, which aim to reach a wider spectrum of the society and strengthen the environmental management capacity of the country. It has launched a major initiative to expand the network and reach through involvement of additional institutions/organizations in State Governments, academic, corporate and NGO sector and others as EMCB - Nodes. The project aims to focus at different subject areas, themes, local conditions, issues, information related to the environment through introduction of modern means of Information and Communicatiuon Technologies(ICTs). The Ministry has started this project under the World Bank assisted Environmrntal Management Capacity Building Technical Assistance Project since January 2002.


The Assam Science Technology and Environment Council(ASTEC), an autonomous body under the Department of Science , Technology and Environment, Government of Assam has been assigned with the node for State Environment Related Issues of Assam.