Environmental information Center for India

Environmental data is very crucial for EIA studies, and its a pain to secure all the data and information by oneself. Many projects get delayed or teminated because of the lack of proper data. To make the process easier and to expedite the project clearance, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India made an initiative

Environmental Information Center (EIC)

http://www.eicinformation.org/default.asp


this is what the site says:

Environmental Information Centre (EIC) has been setup by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), India as a professionally managed clearinghouse of Environmental Information on the Indian sub-continent. EIC provides comprehensive, easy-to-use environmental data on India and information on the environmental clearance process and environment regulations in India. The integrated environmental database on India is derived using the Geographical Information System (GIS) and includes pollution data. It eases the preparation of environmental impact assessment (EIA) to expedite the environment clearance process.

Mission of EIC :
To provide high quality environmental data and information on India in a timely and cost-effective manner, to improve Environmental Studies, project screening & scoping, and the decision-making process.

2007 will be the hottest year on record

The annual projection by the UK Met office's Hadley Centre, in conjunction with the University of East Anglia has forecasted that 2007 is going to be the hottest year on record.

to known more about this, follow this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6228765.stm

coutesy: BBC NEWS

An ultimate resource for Environmental Science & Technology

The Environmental Science and Technology online (ES&T).
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/index.html

provides latest developments and news in the field of Environmental Science and Technology.
The site also provides a database of links for lot of environental resources, careers and funding websites. Overall it is an excellent resource for any individual related to environmental field.

cheers !!!

A Green initiative in India

An excellent Green initiative taken in India

http://www.greenbusinesscentre.com/

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I am a student of Environmental science and Engineering and an avid surfer. I keep going through many news sites every hour and I find lot of interesting news from all over the world. So, I thought I should write a blog, which will help me to share all the interesting and useful stuff I come across.

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leela