Forest Report
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India lost 2.3 million hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2023: Report
Assam, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur accounted for 60% of all tree cover loss during the period, the data showed.
Scroll Staff
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In India, the law that is meant to protect forests is being used to open them up for development
The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, introduced by the Modi government in Lok Sabha, seeks to remove legal protection from several reserved forests.
Kundan Pandey
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How passive restoration has improved the health of Kashmir’s forests
Kashmir lost 18% of dense forests between 1972 to 2010. A study says the problem can be fixed.
Amir Bin Rafi
Trending
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 6,000 trees illegally cut for tiger safari project in Corbett, says Forest Survey of India
The Uttarakhand Forest Department has not accepted the findings of a report by the central organisation.
Scroll Staff
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In just two years, Indian forests the size of Nagaland were either chopped or thinned down
This area of degrading forests is nearly 10 times the area of new ones that the recent India State of Forest Report claims were added.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
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Plan to develop Andaman and Nicobar Islands into tourist hub has put its forests under pressure
Lakshadweep, a group of 36 islands, is also facing the threat of soon becoming uninhabitable.
Mayank Aggarwal & Sahana Ghosh
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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In India, almost 30% of land classified as ‘forest area’ has no green cover
What are the implications of tagging such land ‘recorded forest area without forest cover’?
Rishika Pardikar, IndiaSpend.com
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The national policy that governs India’s forests has not been updated since 1988
A new National Forest Policy is required to factor in climate change, pollution and forest dwellers’ land rights.
Mayank Aggarwal
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A ground-level analysis of forest loss in Eastern Ghats sheds new light on the role of buffer zones
The researchers suggest that existing roads in the buffer forests should not be widened.
Neha Jain
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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An illustration project retraces how the 1962 China war and peace shaped an Arunachal Pradesh forest
A team has traced the emotional and personal links of two of India’s indigenous tribes to what is now a protected area through their memories.
Shreya Dasgupta
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In three years, Centre has diverted forest land the size of Kolkata for development projects
Diversion of forests for non-forestry projects has always been a contentious issue in India especially in light of poor monitoring of conditions.
Mayank Aggarwal
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How concurrent drought and extreme heat events are ravaging India’s forests
And such ‘double whammy’ events are only becoming more frequent.
Sandhya Sekar
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces