Besides, experts have also pointed out that the forest cover in the hill districts of India was just 40 per cent of their geographical areas when the country's forest policy mandated 66.6 per cent.

While very dense forests increased by 3,465.12 sq km, moderately dense and open forests declined by 1,043.23 sq km and 2,480.11 sq km, respectively. Mangrove cover, vital for coastal ecosystems, ...

Karnataka’s forest cover, at 21.21%, is far below the 33% recommended by the National Forest Policy, raising ecological ...

India has diverted 1,733 square kilometres of forest land over the past decade for development initiatives, surpassing Delhi's total geographical area. States like Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and ...

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 ...

India’s forest cover has increased by 21.7 percent to 7, 13,789 square kilometers, data published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, in the India State of Forest Report (ISFR ...

Forest fires are spreading across central India and the Himalayan states amid a severe heatwave. With over 169 large forest ...

Madhya Pradesh had the highest forest encroachment with 5,460.9 sq km affected as of March 2024, while 10 states are yet to ...

Concerned over encroachments and depleting forest cover in Tamil Nadu's Agasthyamalai landscape, the Supreme Court directed ...

The Supreme Court has instructed the Forest Research Institute to reassess its budget for enhancing Delhi's green cover, suggesting some proposals are too costly. The Delhi government should release ...