‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by FSI released

‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by FSI released

Daily Current Affairs / ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ prepared by FSI released

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Business and economics Published on: January 15 2022

Share on facebook

Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2021’ on 13 Jan 2022.
The country’s forest and tree cover is spread across 8.09 lakh sq. km, an increase of 2,261 sq. km since 2019 according to the latest edition of India’s ‘State of Forest Report’, for the year 2021.
It has been prepared by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country.
Area-wise Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover.
The total forest and tree cover of the country is 80.9 mn hectare.
The maximum increase in forest area was recorded in Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), followed by Telangana (632 sq km) and Odisha (537 sq km).

Recent Post's

India halts auction of Lord Buddha’s sacred Piprahwa Relics in Hong Kong, sends legal notice to Sotheby’s.
Read More....
UNSC raises concern over Pakistan's missile tests and LeT links in Pahalgam attack.
Read More....
Russia declares May 8–10 ceasefire for WWII Victory Day; Ukraine rejects it as political stunt.
Read More....
C-DOT and CSIR-NPL sign MoU to boost joint research in classical and quantum communication.
Read More....
Cabinet approves revised SHAKTI policy to grant coal linkages to thermal power plants.
Read More....
INS Kiltan joins IMDEX Asia 2025 in Singapore to strengthen India–Singapore maritime ties.
Read More....
Cabinet approves National Scheme for ITI upgradation and five National Skilling Centres.
Read More....
Indian forces conduct 24 precision strikes on Pakistan-based terror infrastructure.
Read More....
Rohit Sharma announces retirement from Test cricket, continues with ODIs.
Read More....
Moody’s lowers India’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 6.3% citing global headwinds.
Read More....