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Aravallis are precious, need SC’s shield

November 29, 2025 7:25 am

The environment ministry’s diminution of the Aravallis seems to go against its own plan for reviving the mountain system.

Why growth of India’s overall green cover is not all good news

December 25, 2024 3:59 pm

Between 2003 and 2023, more than 24,000 sq km of dense forests — half the size of Punjab — have disappeared, according to data from the State of Forest Reports by the Forest Survey of India

Forest Survey of India says 1,670 trees felled for Delhi project; L-G, DDA said 642

November 06, 2024 10:30 am

The Supreme Court had on May 16 asked the FSI to determine the number of trees cut and to assess the environmental damage done and submit a report.

Explained: Reading the new State of Forest Report 2019

January 07, 2020 7:46 am

State of Forest Report 2019 has shown a 1,275 sq km gain in very dense forest, but what this statistic masks is the fact that the country continues to lose its best natural forests. A look at what was gained and lost.

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Telling Numbers: Northeast crowds list of states with most dense tree, forest cover

August 12, 2019 8:23 am

Among the six states with the highest forest and tree cover, four are in the Northeast - Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

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Need 16 years to pinpoint encroachment: Forest Survey of India to Supreme Court

August 07, 2019 6:55 am

The FSI said although it has the expertise, “the quantum of work involved in analysing” them is “not commensurate to the existing strength of officers and staff, and limited infrastructure available with” it.

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Forest survey of India: Behind net gain, a loss of 2,500 sq km of best forests in two years, says report

December 06, 2015 4:37 am

Behind these happy figures, the report recorded a loss of 2,511 sq km of very dense and mid-dense forests that have been completely wiped out, and become non-forest areas since 2013.