Devankanam Charuharitham (Beautiful Green Abodes of God)

The Kerala government has taken a unique approach to tackle climate change and its negative impacts in the state. In an ambitious project, the government aims to enhance the green cover of over 3000 temples managed by five Devaswom Boards ..

Tags: Afforestation • Kerala Government

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023

Category: States Current Affairs

Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023

Recently, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav introduced the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha. This amendment bill seeks to clarify India’s forest conservation law and exempt certain categories of land from its ambit to fast-track security-related projects of ..

Tags: Afforestation • Forest (Conservation) Act • Lok Sabha

Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Aravalli Green Wall Project

On March 25th, 2023, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, inaugurated the Aravalli Green Wall Project. The project aims to green the 5 km buffer area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states ..

Tags: Afforestation • Aravalli Range • Ministry of Environment

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Mukhyamantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana

On the occasion of World Forestry Day, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched the Mukhyamantri Vriksh Sampada Yojana, also known as the Chief Minister Tree Wealth Scheme. The scheme aims to promote tree plantation across the state by providing financial ..

Tags: Afforestation • Chattisgarh • Chief Minister of Chattisgarh • Forestry

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs

What is Compensatory Afforestation?

Compensatory afforestation is a program implemented in India to ensure that forest land diversion for non-forest purposes, such as industrial or infrastructure development, is accompanied by afforestation on an equal area of land. Under this program, project developers are required ..

Tags: Afforestation • Campa • Forests

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs

2022 Forest Declaration Assessment

2022 Forest Declaration Assessment was published on October 24 this year. What are the key findings of the assessment? In 2021, deforestation rates have declined at the global level by 6.3 per cent compared to 2018-20 baseline. Though the rate ..

Tags: Afforestation • deforestation • forest loss

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs