On the surface, the report brings encouraging news: India has added 156.41 sq. km.of forest cover within Recorded Forest Areas (RFA) and achieved a total increase of 1,445.81 sq. km.in forest and ...

Sixty former government administrators have claimed that the Centre’s latest biennial forest assessment report is scientifically flawed and creates a false impression that India’s forests are in good ...

which accounts for about 38% of the state’s total forest cover, to private investors for afforestation with the right to sell 50% of the minor forest produce, a senior government official said.

forest and climate change (MoEFCC) purportedly to increase tree cover but this will be extremely damaging to India's forest cover. "The mechanism, which emerges from four regulatory instruments ...

Every two years, the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) produced by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) is released with much fanfare by the government, each time showing an infinitesimal increase in ...

The retired officers stressed that Haryana has the lowest forest cover in India (3.6 per cent of its geographical area) and the Aravalli range is the only saving grace. "If left untouched, the ...

An exciting old title by a British forester about the life of the tiger, written in early 20th century, has been revived for ...

In a stern warning, the Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Centre and state governments from reducing forest areas ...

According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, Assam's forest cover has decreased by nearly 84 sq km between 2021 and 2023, with the total area under forest and tree cover in the state ...

Supreme Court directs mapping of sacred groves in Rajasthan, transferring them to forest reserves, defying Forest Rights Act.

India is home to 104 million Indigenous people, about 8.6% of the population, according to The Indigenous World 2023. Their ...

The retired officers stressed that Haryana has the lowest forest cover in India (3.6 percent of its geographical area) and the Aravalli range is the only saving grace. "If left untouched ...