#isfr

The grass is always green in India (allegedly).

The latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR) is out.

The headline figure is "forest cover" which, according to the ISFR, has been steadily climbing over the years. The full picture, however, is not as green.

GoI’s forest folly can be broadly classified under four headings: (1) how it defines “forests”, (2) how it classifies forests, (3) the unrestrained revisions, and (4) the very accuracy of its forest data.

Guy 1: I wanna discover the world with you and during the night, rip the buttons of your shirt

Me: Oh no. No way (swipe left)

Guy 2: Let’s jump off the cliff

Me: Not gonna happen (swipe left)

Guy 3: Do you want me to give you a ride on a motorbike?

Me: I do wanna ride on a motorbike... but only with a person I trust... (I mean, how do I know he’s not high or something) 🤔

Guy 4: I want a girl who can laugh at my jokes and make me laugh!

Me: Lol. Duh. (swipe left)

Guy 5: I want a spontaneous girl

Me: Next. (swipe left)

Guy 6: Are you always that serious?

Delhi Aims at 25 per cent Green Cover by 2023

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File photo: Vehicles move past the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

The National Forest Policy aims at bringing a minimum one-third of India’s total geographical area under green cover. The green cover should be at least 66 percent of the total area in hilly regions and 20 percent in the plains.

PTI

Last Updated:August 27, 2020,…

वन सर्वेक्षण के लिये (MoEFCC) द्वारा समिति का

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हाल ही में पर्यावरण, वन और जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय (MoEFCC) द्वारा गठित एक समिति ने वन आच्छादित क्षेत्र का आकलन करने के लिये वन सर्वेक्षण के अंतर्गत वनों में और वन क्षेत्र से बाहर उगने वाले पेड़ों (निजी/सार्वजनिक भूमि पर वृक्षारोपण या ग्रीनलैंड) के अलग-अलग सर्वेक्षण की सिफारिश की है।

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India’s forest and tree cover increased by 5, 081 sq km: ISFR

The environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015′. The report showed an increase of 3,775 sqkm in the overall forest cover and 1,306 sqkm in the tree cover of the country as compared to 2013 assessment.