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Three of the most beautiful forest canopies in India
December 24, 2025 6:28 pm
These forest canopies offer travellers a chance to capture some of the most scenic sights.
‘NGT can’t test legality of policy’: HC hears challenge to Punjab’s ‘Green Habitat’ plan
December 22, 2025 4:55 pm
Petitioners in the Punjab and Haryana HC cite Punjab’s low forest cover and warn of irreversible damage from the policy that they allege is aimed at regularising illegal constructions and permitting farmhouses on land denotified for agriculture and livelihood purposes.
India’s climate policy must not leave farmers behind
October 31, 2025 7:31 pm
The exclusion of Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors from Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement weakens carbon market inclusiveness and jeopardises rural resilience
Maharashtra govt forms SITs to probe allotment of forest lands
September 08, 2025 7:27 pm
Each district will now have an SIT, headed by the District Collector, tasked with submitting its report by October 31.
Forest dept probe says no evidence of illegal felling of trees, CM orders CID to investigate
July 08, 2025 11:11 am
A report prepared by the forest department following the probe further adds that the uprooted trees, along with fallen dead wood, were swept nearly 27 km downstream by the gushing waters before eventually accumulating at the Pandoh Dam on River Beas in Mandi.
Maharashtra forest dept partners with Microsoft, Pune NGO for eco-restoration of Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary
June 06, 2025 8:40 pm
Located 70 km from Pune, Tamhini Wildlife Sanctuary is renowned for its scenic beauty and rich biodiversity, hosting a wide variety of plant and animal species.
After combing forests for years, half of Karnataka’s anti-naxal force to fight communal trouble in urban jungles
May 16, 2025 12:55 pm
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara proposed the creation of an anti-communal task force to prevent communal disturbances in the wake of gangster Suhas Shetty’s murder in Mangaluru.
Urban forest with indigenous trees, shrubs inaugurated at Marol Industrial Estate to tackle urban heat
May 12, 2025 10:49 pm
The officials also stated that the civic body has spent Rs 6 crore for making this urban forest, and it took the authorities one year to finish the construction work.
After backlash, forest dept withdraws controversial letter on Forest Rights Act
April 18, 2025 11:29 am
The letter addressed at least seven points, including the broad application of Other Traditional Forest Dweller (OTFD), which is risky in the Himachal context, the quasi-judicial nature of the FRA, etc.
Knowledge Nugget: Why is International Day of Forest 2025 important for UPSC?
March 25, 2025 12:32 pm
On the occasion of International Day of Forest, let's look at this year's theme and the importance of forests. In 'Beyond the Nugget,' read about the latest Indian State of Forest Report.
FOREST PHOTOS
6 forest reserves you need to visit right now
October 07, 2025 10:50 am
These are six forest reserves that you need to visit right now.
FOREST VIDEOS
Jimmy Shergill feels it's important to support films on children
February 26, 2016 3:57 am
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill feels it is important to promote films which focus on kids.He said that films which have stories revolving around kids or children as the lead is very important to be promoted.Jimmy Shergill was present at the trailer launch of 'Shortcut Safari.'Directed by Amitabha Singh, 'Shortcut Safari' is a Hindi film whose story revolves around a group of children who get trapped in a dense forest, for three days, during their school outing.The experience of these seven children teaches them the value of mutual respect, team-spirit and perseverance, and also lays importance on a clean environment.
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