These findings are at odds with the latest Forest Survey of India report that assesses the country’s forest cover. The FSI estimates India’s forest cover at 708,273 square kilometers (273,466 ...

The Indian government recently came out with the India State of Forest Report 2021, the biennial national forest cover report, claiming a marginal increase of 2,261 sq km in the country’s total ...

The increase of 25.17% breaks down to 21.76% of forest cover and 3.41% of tree cover; ... Between the 2021 and the 2023 forest surveys, the Indian government passed the Forest ... Related stories.

NEW DELHI: Forest fires are becoming more widespread, burning nearly twice as much tree cover today as they did 20 years ago and 2021 was one of the worst years ...

The peak year for fire-related forest loss was 2008, when 2,770 hectares were lost to fires, accounting for 3.5% of that year’s total forest loss. In 2024, fire-related tree cover loss was ...

On August 1, the highly controversial Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023 was set to be debated in the Rajya Sabha. Earlier in June, the Bill had been passed by the Lok Sabha with almost no ...

The central government is once again making a move to amend the Indian Forest Act 1927 even as the effort made last time led to a serious pushback from civil society.

Pune district has seen a rise in forest cover by over 5.63 sq km during 2021 as compared to 2019, according to the biennial Indian State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021. Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025.

The Ecological Task Force -127 infantry battalion of the Indian Army on Saturday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU), Srinagar ...