forest cover

Leh, March 23 Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena launched the Indus River Green Corridor Eco-Restoration Plantation at Spituk Pharka here on Monday, an initiative aimed at restoring the ecological integrity of the Indus riverbanks and creating green buffers in the fragile desert landscape of...

Ranchi, March 22 Jharkhand's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Sanjeev Kumar, emphasized the urgent need to balance development with sustainability on Sunday, and called for widespread adoption of green technology to reduce environmental damage.With continuous...

Ranchi, March 22 Jharkhand's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force, Sanjeev Kumar, emphasized on Sunday the urgent need to balance development with sustainability, and called for widespread adoption of green technology to reduce environmental damage.Due to continuous...

New Delhi, March 22 – India's environmental record is often scrutinized for pollution and climate challenges, but several indicators suggest a quieter, positive story: one of expanding forest cover, rich biodiversity, and growing conservation efforts across the country.Recent data and...

Bhubaneswar, March 21 Asserting that Odisha has emerged as a leading state in forest protection and expanding green cover, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday said that 558 square kilometers of forest and tree cover have been added in the last two years.Majhi made the remarks while...

New Delhi, March 16 Highlighting a “whole-of-government” and a “whole-of-society” approach, the Environment Ministry has submitted India's Seventh National Report (NR-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), an official said on Monday.The submission on February 26, as part of a...

New Delhi, March 14 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27% between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the minister stated that according to...

New Delhi, March 13 The forest cover in the 13 states and Union territories of the Indian Himalayan region has decreased by 2.27 per cent between 2021 and 2023, Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh said.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the minister stated that according to the India State...

New Delhi, March 11 Built-up areas in India's Aravalli range have increased by 53 percent, resulting in a 13.8 percent increase in average soil loss per year between 2017 and 2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country's oldest mountain range over that period, a study has found...

New Delhi, March 10 The Forest Survey of India (FSI), which is responsible for assessing and monitoring the country's forest cover, has not issued fortnightly alerts to states on deforestation activities since last October, according to official data.The last alert was issued in October 2025...

Mumbai, March 8 Maharashtra will plant 300 trees to increase the state's forest cover to 33 percent, and will incorporate arboriculture into government policy to ensure the conservation of trees, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.The CM was speaking at the ‘Vriksh Vardhan: 2nd...

Guwahati, March 7 A black bear has been spotted roaming freely in a natural habitat within the Rani Reserve Forest in Assam's Kamrup district, "demonstrating the effectiveness" of wildlife conservation efforts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.The sighting was captured on...

According to the Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025-26, the ecological outlook of Maharashtra presents a mixed picture, with gains in tree cover and wildlife conservation, contrasting with signs of degradation in core forest ecosystems and worsening pollution in major rivers.The survey was...

Lucknow, March 3 – The Yogi Adityanath-led government is on a mission to transform Uttar Pradesh into a ‘green state’, and this is evident from the large-scale tree planting initiatives in recent years.According to official estimates, over 242 crore saplings have been planted across the state...

Raipur, February 23 Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka announced on Monday that the state is on the verge of eliminating left-wing extremism, citing a massive crackdown against the menace, with 532 Maoists neutralized and more than 2,700 surrendering in the last two years.In his address on the...

New Delhi, February 19 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday stressed the need to make tree plantation a mass movement to protect the environment and address the challenge of climate change.He was speaking at an event to mark the completion of five years of his pledge to...

Gorakhpur (UP), February 17 Integrating economic progress with environmental protection through a "Sanatan model of development" can help India regain its status as a Vishwaguru, water conservationist, and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, Rajendra Singh, said at a seminar here on Tuesday...

Raipur, February 12 Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap said on Thursday that his government has been preparing a special plan for the conservation of the state animal, the wild buffalo.He said that 14 to 17 wild buffaloes have been sighted in the Indravati Tiger Reserve in the Bijapur...

Lucknow, February 11 The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed Rs 800 crore for social forestry, Rs 220 crore for nursery management, and Rs 189 crore for compensatory afforestation in the budget presented in the Assembly on Wednesday.According to official details, over 242.13 crore saplings...