Indian government has launched National online portal on environment. This portal will help people to know about environmental issues and waste management. The online portal is a result of efforts of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and a green group.

The online portal will not only help common people but also help students and researchers and NGOs. NKC chairman, Sam Pitroda expressed satisfaction over the launch of portal and said that it will make sure public scrutiny of government papers on environment.

The web portal contains about 300,000 articles and documents from different sources for researchers. The portal will cover subjects like climate changes and latest meteorological news.

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is the partner organisation of the NKC in this project. The portal is currently available in English language but soon it will be available in other languages as well. People can access the online portal on the www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in.