Union Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha that 22,233 ha were diverted for road projects alone between 2020-21 and 2024-25, followed by 18,914 ha for mining and ...
Road projects led to the largest forest area diversion in the last five years, the Union environment ministry’s response in Rajya Sabha on Thursday revealed.
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Forest cover in India is expanding, says UN
India has reached a significant milestone in global environmental conservation, moving up to the 9th position in total forest area worldwide, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) ...
Spanning across India and Bangladesh, the Sundarbans is the world’s largest active delta and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Named after the Sundari mangrove trees, this unique biosphere covers 40,000 ...
The region’s largely Dalit and Adivasi populations survive from day to day as the changing weather leaves no part of life ...
Volunteers work with forest guards to patrol for loggers Revived forests boost biodiversity, soil and local incomes Jharkhand state has gained 85,000 hectares of forest since 2005 LUKAIYA, India, Oct ...
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