The document discusses the GISTNIC data warehouse, an initiative by the National Informatics Centre of India to provide a comprehensive government database. It details how the Tamil Nadu government was the first to recognize the importance of converting data into valuable information for decision making. The GISTNIC data warehouse includes online data marts with information on village amenities, rainfall statistics, agricultural census data, commodity prices, and malaria statistics to help key decision makers. The objectives are to provide powerful decision making tools and reduce resources spent managing large databases.