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The state forest department's report suggests that a conducive environment and extreme weather conditions — deficient rainfall in the preceding season, unusually high temperatures, low moisture and humidity — led to the fires.

The fires had sparked not just ecological concerns but also political theories – Goa’s Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane had said that prima facie, they appeared to be “man-made” and “deliberate”

Odisha, one of Indias most natural calamity-prone states, has diverted 62,016 hectares of forest land and 19.50 lakh trees have been cut down for non-forestry purposes till 2022.This information was given by Forest, Environment and Climate ...

A reminder of our responsibility to protect the planet for future generations, Earth Day is commemorated annually to build awareness and education of environmental issues affecting the planet and to honor the achievement of the environmental movement.

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The Delhi government plans to provide small plants and pots free of cost at people's doorstep to enhance the green cover in the national capital, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said., Delhi News, Times Now

Out of 33 forest divisions in Assam, 23 forest divisions do not have approved working plans.

However, growth slower than previous four years

2.27 square kilometres in three Wildlife Sanctuaries were affected; 74 sporadic fire incidences were reported areas across the State last month; two NDRF battalions trained for combating forest fires

This forest cover has increased by 1,540 square kilometres between the assessments of ISFR 2019 and ISFR 2021.