Assam Forest Department to plant 5 crore saplings during FY 2023-24

Jun 09, 2023

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...

18,946 acres forest area cleared from illegal encroachment in Punjab

Jan 04, 2021

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 4 : The Punjab Government managed to clear the illegal encroachments at 18,946 acres of forest area thereby resulting in...

J-K among top 5 states/UTs in forest cover increase: Manoj Sinha

Mar 04, 2021

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 4 : With an increase of 348 square kilometres of forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir ranks among the...

Rhinos spotted in residential area as forest area remains flooded in Assam

Jul 29, 2020

Morigaon (Assam) [India], July 29 : Two rhinos were spotted on Tuesday in a residential area near Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary as forest area remains...

Govt focusing on increasing tree cover, carbon stock: Javadekar

Aug 17, 2020

New Delhi [India], Aug 17 : The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is focusing on enhancing forest quality and increasing tree cover...

J-K: Udhampur Forest Division uses cable cars to disperse seed balls to increase forest cover

Jul 12, 2024

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...