BHUBANESWAR: As an unusually early summer has raised temperature by two to three degrees Celsius above average in Odisha ...

The author would like to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of Adivasi activist Soni Sori, who shared firsthand images taken by Adivasi community members in the forests of Chhattisgarh ...

The state of Chhattisgarh in India's tribal heartland has been the ... Around 44% of the region's land area is covered by dense forests. These forests are home to vital plant and animal species ...

As many as 20,000 people will get land rights as the Assam government has decided to denotify three proposed reserve forests (PRF) in Tinsukia district. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said at ...

According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2023, Assam's forest cover has decreased by nearly 84 sq km between 2021 and 2023, with the total area under forest and tree cover in the state ...

The state of Chhattisgarh in India’s tribal heartland has been the epicentre of a violent conflict for ... Around 44% of the region’s land area is covered by dense forests. These forests are home to ...

That is why we decided to make these PRFs as revenue villages instead of making them Reserve Forests," Sarma said. He termed the Cabinet approval as a "big decision" to give relief to the people in ...

The amended Forest Conservation Act of 2023 allows state governments to use private investment in forest management including commercial activities. The Madhya Pradesh government plans to hand ...