ENVIS Centre

ENVIS is a decentralised system with a network of distributed subject oriented Centres ensuring integration of national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all concerned. Presently the ENVIS network consists of Focal Point at the Ministry of Environment and Forest and ENVIS Centres setup in different organisations/establishments in the country in selected areas of environment. These Centres have been set up in the areas of pollution control, toxic chemicals, central and offshore ecology, environmentally sound and apropriate technology, bio-degradation of wastes and environment management, etc.

ENVIS focal point ensures integration of national efforts in environmental information collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination to all concerned.
 

Subject Area Name of the ENVIS Centre Communication Details Population & Environment   Dr. Ram B. Bhagat Professor Department of Migration & Urban Studies International Institute for Population Sciences Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai-400 088   Phone: 022-2556 3254/5/6 Ext. 173 Fax: 022-25563257 E-mail: rbbhagat@iips.net Website : http://www.iipsenvis.nic.in Control of Pollution (Water, Air & Noise)   Shri. D.K. Biswas Chairman Shri P. K. Mahendru ENVIS Coordinator Central Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan, CBD- Cum Office Complex, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi - 110092   Tel:011-22308902, 223061288 Fax:011-22304948, 22307233 E-mail : cpcb@sansad.nic.in Website : http://cpcb.nic.in Toxic Chemicals   Dr. P.K. Seth Director Dr.(Mrs) Farhat N.Jaffery Scientist & ENVIS Coordinator Industrial Toxicological Research Centre (ITRC) Mahatma Gandhi Road Lucknow - 226001   Tel:0522-2284591, 2213786, 2227586 Telefax:0522-2228227, 2228247 E-mail : director@itrc.res.in Website: http://www.envisitrc.com Environmentally Sound and Appropriate Technologies   Dr. Ashok Khosla President Wing Commander Vijay Raj ENVIS Coordinator Development Alternatives B- 32, Institutional Area, Tara Crescent, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi- 110016   Tel:011-26967938, 26851158 Fax : 011- 26866031 E-mail : tara@sdalt.ernet.in Website: http://www.devalt.org/envis.htm Biodegradation of Wastes and Environmental Impact Assessment   Dr. S. Thayumanavan Director Dr.A.Navaneetha Gopalakrishnan ENVIS Coordinator Centre for Environmental Studies College of Engineering Anna University, Chennai - 600025   Tel : 044-22354296, 22351723/Extn 3192 Fax : 044- 22354717 Email: sthayu@annauniv.edu Website: http://www.annauniv.edu/envis   Renewable Energy and Environment   Dr. R. K. Pachauri Director General Shri. P.K. Bhattacharya ENVIS Coordinator The Energy and Resources Institute Darbari Seth Block Habitat Place, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110003   Tel:011-24682100,24682111 Fax:011-24682144, 24682145 E-mail : envis@teri.res.in Website: http://www.teriin.org/envis   Biodegradation of Wastes & Environmental Impact Assessment   Prof.Raghavendra Gadagkar Professor and Chairman Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore- 560 012 Karnataka   Tel:080-3601429,3092340, 3600985 Fax:080-3602121,3600683, 3600085 E-mail : envis@ces.iisc.ernet.in Website: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/hpg/envis Non Government Organisations Media and Parliament matter related to Environment   Mr. Ravi Singh Secretary General and CEO Dr. Prakash Rao, Project Coordinator (ENVIS) World Wide Fund for Nature - India 172-B, Lodi Estate, Max Mueller Marg New Delhi - 110 003   Tel:011-24633473(D),24691760-62 Fax:91-11-24626837,24691226 E-mail: igcmc@wwfind.net Website: http://www.wwfindia.org http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in/node /wwf/main.html Occupational Health   Dr. (Mrs.) Aruna Dewan Deputy Director National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad - 380 016   Tel:079-2686351,2686259 Fax:079-2686110 E-mail: admin@nioh.org Website: http://www.nioh.org Desertification   Dr. Pratap Narain Director Dr. D.C. Ojha Senior Librarian, ENVIS Coordinator Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) Dr. Raheja Library Jodhpur – 342 003 Rajasthan   Tel : +91-291-740931 Fax : +91-291-740706 E-mail:  dcojha@cazri.raj.nic.in Website : http://cazri.raj.nic.in Mangroves, Estuaries, Lagoons and Coral Reefs   Prof. T. Balasubramanian Director and Centre In-charge Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology Annamalai University Parangipettai - 608502, Tamil Nadu   Tel:04144-253089(D), 243223,  243533 Fax : 04144-243555 E-mail: cdl_aucasmb@sancharnet.in Website: http://chennai.sancharnet.in /cdl_envsscas/envis.htm Environmental Education   Shri Kartikeya V.Sarabhai Director Shri. Vivek S Khadpekar Coordinator Centre for Environment Education Nehru Foundation for Development Taltej Tekra, Ahmedabad - 380054   Tel: 079-6858002-09 Fax: 079-6858010 E-mail: ceeindia@vsnl.com Website: http://www.ceeindia.org Website: http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in/node /cee/EE/index.html   Faunal Bio-diversity   Dr. J.R.F. Alfred Director Zoological Survey of India M- Block, New Alipore Kolkata - 700053   Tel : 033-4006893 Fax : 033-4003383 E-mail: enviszsi@cal.vsnl.net.in  Website: http://www.enviszsi.o Prof. Gurdeep Singh Prof & Head Centre of Mining Environment Indian Schools of Mines Dhanbad - 826004 Tel : 0326- 206372, 202486 Fax : 0326- 206372, 203042 E-mail: gurdeep_s@123india.com  & s_gurdeep2001@yahoo.com Website: http://www.geocities.com /envis_ism Subject Area Environmental Problems of Mining   Dr. R.N. Singh Director Dr. T. Chakraborty ENVIS Coordinator & Head, RIHW Division National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Nehru Marg, Nagpur- 440020   Tel : 0712-226071, 223893 Fax : 0712-225191, 222725 E-mail: twmneeri@nagpur.dot.net.in Website: http://www.neeri.nic.in/ENVIS.html Hazardous Waste   Dr. S.M. Palni Director Dr. K.S. Rao ENVIS Coordinator G.B.Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development Kosi - Katarmal - 263643 U.P.   Tel:05962-41015(D), 41150 (D),41041 (Admin) Fax : 05962-31360 E-mail: himenvis@gbpihed.nic.in  & ao@gbpihed.nic.in Website: http://envfor.nic.in/gbpihed Himalayan Ecology   Prof. A.K. Maitra Head, ENVIS Centre School of Planning and Architecture,4,Block-B, Indraprastha Estate New Delhi- 110002   Tel:011-23702393,23318353 Fax : 011-23319435 E-mail : epohd@vsnl.net Website: http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in /node/spa/index.htm Biogeochemistry Prof. V. Subramanian School of Environmental Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi - 110 067 Tel : 011-26106501 (D), 26107676 Extn.2316 Fax:011-26106501, 26165886 E-mail: subra@jnuniv.ernet.in Website: http://envisjnu.tripod.com Website : http://envisjnu.net  Floral Bio-diversity   Dr. M. Sanjappa Director Botanical Survey of India ENVIS Project Co-ordinator P-8, Brabourne Road Kolkata - 700 001   Tel:033-22498530, 22429330 Fax : 033-22424922 E-mail: envis@cal2.vsnl.net.in  Website: http://www.envisbsi.org  Eastern Ghats Ecology   Gayathri Ramachandran IAS Director General Mr. S.H. Baquer ENVIS Coordinator Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute 91/4, Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 032   Tel:040-3001242, 3001707(D) Fax: 040-3000361 E-mail: gayathri@eptri.in Website: http://www.eptri.com Website: http://www.envis-eptri.org    Avian Ecology including Inland Wetlands   Mr. J.C. Daniel Honorary Secretary and Centre in-charge Asad R. Rahmani ENVIS Coordinator Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) Hornbill House Dr. Salim Ali Chowk Shaheed Bhagat Singh Road Mumbai - 400 023   Tel: 022-22821811 Fax: 022-22837615 E-mail: envisbnhs@vsnl.net Website: http://www.bnhs.org Forestry   Shri. A. K. Rana Director Shri. Shailendra Kaushik Chief Librarian, ENVIS Coordinator Forest Research Institute Indian Council of Forestry Research Education New Forest - P.O. Dehradun 248 006 (U.P)   Tel:0135-756414 (D),759646 Fax: 0135-757775, 756865 E-mail: kaushiks@icfre.org Website: http://www.icfre.org Wildlife & Protected Area Management   Shri. V.B. Sawarkar Director Dr. V.B. Mathur ENVIS Coordinator Wildlife Institute of India P.O. Box No. 18 Chandrabani Dehradun 248 001   Tel: 0135-640910 (D), 640111-114 Fax: 0135-640117 E-mail: envis@wii.gov.in Website: http://www.wii.gov.in   Panchayati Raj & Environment   Dr.Desh Bandhu President Indian Environmental Society U-112, Vidatha House Vikas Marg, Shakarpur Delhi - 110 092   Tel:011-22046823, 22450749, 22046824 Fax: 011-2252331 E-mail: iesenro@del2.vsnl.net.in Website: http://www.iesglobal.org Website: http://www.iespanchayat.org Communication & Electronic Media   Dr. N. Baskara Rao Chairman Ms. Alka Tomar ENVIS Coordinator Centre for Media Studies Research House B-34, Community Centre, Saket New Delhi 110 017   Tel:011-26851660, 26864020 Fax: 91-11-26968282 E-mail: nbraocms@vsnl.com Website: http://www.cmsindia.org/cmsenvis Website: http://www.cmsindia.org /cmsenvisnode Ecotourism   Shri R.S. Shresta IAS Member secretary D.T. Bhutia ENVIS Coordinator State Council of Science and Technology for Sikkim Deorali, Gangtok 737102 Sikkim   Tel : 03592-80273 Fax : 03592-81070 E-mail : dcst@rediffmail.com Website: http://sdnp.delhi.nic.in /envisikkim/index.html