The India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR) offers a mixed bag of insights into the state of the nation’s forests. On the surface, the report brings encouraging news: India has added 156.41 sq.

the approaching summer is likely to be harsh, increasing the risk of fires. Unlike in some other countries, forest fires in India are almost entirely caused by human activity. The department aims ...

Telangana Fire Services Department Director GV Narayana Rao told Deccan Chronicle on Friday that a majority of fire accidents usually happen during summer. The forests are located at Nallamala forest ...

India has lost over 1.6 million hectares of forests in the last 17 years. The total forest cover loss has caused nearly 172 metric tons of carbon emission in India. The north-eastern states of ...

While the rest of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir forests are often wreaked by widespread summer fires ... tens of thousands to evacuate, India is equally concerned about how ...