MENARCHE OR a girl’s first period is an event of celebration in Shirapur village in Solapur district from where 29-year-old filmmaker Shankar Arjun Dhotre belongs. Dhotre observed that the customs followed to mark the menarche has the girl worshipped the first day but isolated from everyone thereafter. “The girl is treated like a goddess but soon she is asked to …
Prasiddhi was four years old when Cyclone Vardah hit Chennai. Even at that age, she was concerned that all her favourite trees were now gone. Now, at the age of nine, her love for nature continues, and she has planted thousands of trees in Mahindra World City, where she lives. These include 28,500 fruit trees and 20 mini forests, which she …
The India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR 2021), released recently, has a huge hole in its estimations, according to a new analysis done by Down To Earth. The analysis, which appears as the cover story in the February 16 issue of the magazine, says India is “missing” almost 26 million hectares of its forests. This is the difference between what is ‘recorded’ …
Releasing the biennial India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021 that recorded an overall gain of 1,540 sq km of forests since 2019 on Wednesday, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav emphasised on “maintaining the quality of forest” as the government’s top priority. The report, however, testifies to the continuing loss of natural old-growth forests across the country. While Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka and Jharkhand …
The India State of Forest Report has found the country’s forest cover has increased by 1,540 sq km since 2019. But a decline in the Northeast, and degradation of natural forests are a concern, experts note. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Thursday released the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021. The report showed a continuing …
