The latest State of Forests Report highlighted that India's total forest and tree cover accounted for 25.17% of the country’s total geographical area—an increase of 3.41% since 2021.
Environmental concerns are often neglected, if not entirely absent, from the national agenda. They’re rarely a talking point in election campaigns, says conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra.
A group of 91 retired officers who served in govt has written to environment ministry urging it to withdraw a notification outlining green credit rules, calling them 'unscientific'.
Court order comes in response to petition challenging Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023. SC asks states, UTs to revert to 'dictionary definition' of forests while preparing records.
We don’t know how much of India’s real forests are officially documented. Now, we may never get to know it all—with the amendment, these forests can be chopped down without permit.
The success of forest restoration efforts cannot be measured by tree cover alone. Some of the best practices of communities such as Gadchiroli should be studied and scaled up.
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha Wednesday. It aims to
‘remove ambiguities’ surrounding the applicability of the 1980 law.
Months after giving ‘in-principle approval’ for oil/gas drilling, govt’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has asked for further studies after Wildlife Institute’s recommendations.
Madhya Pradesh forest dept says arming forest guards will allow them to defend themselves against poachers. But granting the power to bear and use arms isn't as simple.
Around 17 lakh tribal families will benefit under the plan. Chhattisgarh set a record with its procurement of MFP under MSP this financial year — accounting for nearly 73% of Centre's pan-India procurement.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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