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Forest, tree cover of country stands at 25.17 pc: Union Environment Minist
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As compared to the assessment of 2021, there is an increase of 1445 sq km in the forest and tree cover of the country which includes 156 sq km increase in the forest cover and 1289 sq km increase in tree cover.
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Himachal must get 'Green Bonus' for conserving its forest cover: CM Sukhu
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Chief Minister Sukhu said that ,"Himachal Pradesh acts as lungs for the northern India and must get Green Bonus for protecting the forest cover and natural resources."
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J-K: Udhampur Forest Division uses cable cars to disperse seed balls to in
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Division, Udhampur, has come up with a unique initiative to increase forest cover in challenging terrains. This eco-friendly effort utilises seed balls--a mixture of seeds encased in soil--dispersed by cable cars in areas inaccessible on foot.
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"Forests should be saved": Devendra Fadnavis over preservation of green sp
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"From 2014 to 2019 when I was Maharashtra's Chief Minister, if you look into the 2020 report published by the country's forest department, you will see that Maharashtra is the only state in which there has been an increase in forest coverage. In Maharashtra, we have tried to increase forests
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Tamil Nadu: Man killed by wild elephant in Thally
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Human-wildlife conflicts are on the rise in Tamil Nadu. With civilisation ever-expanding and forest cover shrinking, human-wildlife conflicts have become inevitable.
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J-K: Anantnag operation concludes after seven days, 2 terrorists eliminate
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Indan Army informed on Wednesday that the week-long joint operation with the police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district ended with the elimination of two heavily armed terrorists, who had been holding out using the dense forest cover and knowledge of the local terrain.
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Pakistan army hand in gloves with timber smugglers, alleges PoK residents
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new notification released by the administration, the locals are not allowed to extract wood from the forest covers in PoK.
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MoU signed between NHAI, Assam forest department to increase tree cover
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a bid to increase forest cover on the sides of national highways in Assam, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Environment and Forest Department, the Assam Government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday in the presence of the Minister of
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Assam Forest Department to plant 5 crore saplings during FY 2023-24
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Assam Forest Department will plant around five crore saplings in the state during the fiscal year 2023-24 in order to improve the state's forest cover area, an official said on Friday.
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Bhutan to soon use online system SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage,
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Foresters and officials from the Department of Renewable Energy are undergoing six-day training in the capital to ensure effective use of the system.
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Researchers develop maps of bird species to protect biodiversity
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Madison (Wisconsin) [US], April 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the maps at a fine-enough resolution to help conservation managers focus their efforts where they are most likely to help birds -- in individual counties or forests, rather than across whol
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Karnataka: Landslide threat looms in Western Ghats due to loss of forest c
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], October 15 (ANI): Landslides in the Western Ghats, also known as Malnad region, are now a common phenomenon, due to the declining forest cover and disappearing native varieties of trees, said environmental scientist Shekhar Gowler.
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