Audit Exposes Fundamental Flaws In Green India Mission’s Execution
A CAG audit found India’s Green India Mission achieved only around 5% of its afforestation target and missed more than...
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Reasons Why India’s Tree-Planting Programmes Are Falling Short
A new study examined eight major government schemes and programmes aimed at increasing tree cover and their impact. Only one...
The Importance & Exploitation Of Indian Forests Down The Ages
Forests and wildlife in India continue to be fraught with the pressures of change and the historical legacies of hunting...
Satellite Data And Artificial Intelligence Identify Deforestation Drivers
Researchers have developed a new dataset that shows global drivers of deforestation at a one-kilometre spatial resolution. For Asia, the...
M.B. Chitampalli, Forests’ Living Encyclopedia, Dies At 93
Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli, widely revered as Aranya Rishi (sage of the forest), died at his home in Solapur on the...
Illegal Mining Imperils A Slender Loris Reserve
Walking along a pebble-strewn footpath to the Valayarumbu Aruvi waterfall in Tamil Nadu, we see two earth movers in an...
Commentary: Unravelling Forest Conservation
Colonisation of the forests devastated them and their inhabitants, the forest dwellers and wildlife. To rein in the recalcitrant state...
