INFOTERRA, the global network of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), through its network of 174 participating countries has been providing substantive information on environment to its users all over the world. ENVIS at the Ministry of Environment and Forests (Government of India), New Delhi, has been designated INFOTERRA's National Focal Point (NFP) for India and Regional Service Centre (RSC) for the South Asia sub-region. It provides referral as well as substantive information in the form of bibliographies, photocopies of the relevant reports/reprints etc. PARYAVARAN ABSTRACTS (Reporting current Indian literature on Environmental Sciences) ENVIRO NEWS (Newsletter on Environment & Forest Policies, Programmes and Activities).