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This legendary jungle hunter stayed hidden for a decade, until one camera captured the impossible- Over 5,100 forest fires affected 11,580 hectares in Maharashtra in 2023-24: Minister Naik
- Italy planted Norway spruce across the Alps in the 1930s, a deliberate-but-naive reforestation drive, but 90 years on, plant diversity is 50% lower than in native forests
- Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari voices concern over concretisation of Kolkata, says green cover rules were being ignoredWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has launched a major tree plantation drive. The campaign aims to plant 1.10 crore trees across ...05 Jun, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
- How to identify a Timber Rattlesnake: Key features, habitat clues, and moreSpotting timber rattlesnakes demands keen attention to detail. Experts in wildlife suggest against depending solely on one characteristic. ...22 May, 2026, 04.36 PM IST
- 'Insult to science, make a mockery of EIA process': Jairam Ramesh on Great Nicobar projectSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav over escal...10 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
- TMC failed to open account in nine of 23 districts of West BengalThe Bharatiya Janata Party secured a landslide victory in West Bengal, winning 206 seats and ending the Trinamool Congress's 15-year reign....05 May, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
- Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damageThe Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for parrot damage to his pomegranate trees, classifying...26 Apr, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
- ‘Patience, consistency, belief and a mother’s dream’: Madhya Pradesh teacher turns 7 acres of barren land into a forestRetired teacher Mahesh Sarathi from Madhya Pradesh transformed nearly 8 acres of dry, unused land into a thriving forest to fulfil his moth...22 Apr, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
- India lost 18,200 ha of primary forest in 2024: Global Forest WatchIndia's primary forest loss increased to 18,200 hectares in 2024, up from 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to Global Forest Watch data. S...21 May, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
- 'First world' green cover-ism is possibleIndia's forest cover has seen a slight overall increase, but regional declines raise concerns. Key areas like Madhya Pradesh and the Wester...23 Dec, 2024, 12.29 AM IST
- National Green Tribunal lauded for suo motu action following Manipur CM's alert on forest cover lossAddressing the media at his Secretariat in Imphal on Sunday, Singh lauded the NGT for swiftly taking note of the issue highlighted in his t...12 May, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
- 3 square km of 'very dense' forest vanish from AgraA loss of 3 sq km 'very dense' forest cover in Agra has caught forest department off-guard. The Forest Survey of India's 2013 assessment re...11 Sep, 2014, 04.32 PM IST
- 'Mining, biotic pressure led to loss of tree cover in Rajasthan'There has been a slow but steady deforestation in the state converting areas categorised as moderately dense forest (MDF) into open forest ...06 Aug, 2014, 05.58 AM IST
- Greens blame forest cover loss on Forest Rights ActThe fact is revealed by ISFR 2013 that states that Maharashtra lost 25 sq km in 12 tribal districts since 2011.10 Jul, 2014, 02.25 AM IST
- Government mulls harvesting degraded forestsIndia's forest cover continues to hold steady at 21% of country's geographical area despite pressure from increasing population, urbanisati...09 Jul, 2014, 05.07 AM IST
- Bengal's forest cover grows by 3810 sq kmHe said the growth was driven mostly by the increase in tree cover outside forest, commercial plantation, new plantation and open forest ar...09 Jul, 2014, 02.48 AM IST
- Northeastern states fast losing their green coverNationally, Assam has lost the maximum forest cover in the entire country of the very dense category of forest, 17 sq km in last two years.08 Feb, 2012, 09.49 PM IST
- India loses 367 sq km of forests in 2 yearsIndia recorded a net loss of 367 sq km of forests between 2009 and 2011 with Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh alone losing 182 sq km of g...08 Feb, 2012, 04.57 AM IST
- India's forest cover declinesIndia's forest cover has declined, with the maximum loss recorded in Andhra Pradesh, where the Centre blamed the Naxals for felling trees.07 Feb, 2012, 07.28 PM IST
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