To increase the vegetation cover in Rajasthan and to encourage tree plantation outside the forest area, the Forest Department has started the ‘Tree Outside Forest Area’ programme. Online booking has been arranged for purchasing saplings from the nurseries of the Forest Department.Department’s website to buy plants – aaranyak forest.rajasthan.gov.in / and fmdss.forest.rajasthan.gov.in Instructions to download […]
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Rajasthan Report in water bodies census 2018-19 Rajasthan has 33 districts with a total geographical area of 3,42,239 square km and a population of 6,85,48,437. In 1st census of water bodies, 16,939 water bodies have been enumerated in the State of Rajasthan, out of which 98.9% (16,750) are in rural areas and the remaining 1.1%
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India’s first water bodies census : Key Highlights The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released the report of India’s first water bodies census, a comprehensive data base of ponds, tanks, lakes, and reservoirs in the country. under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Irrigation Census”. The census was conducted in 2018-19, and enumerated more than 2.4 million
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Both Recorded Forest Area (RFA) and Forest Cover describe the extent of forest but have different meanings. Recorded Forest Area (RFA) The ‘Recorded Forest Area‘ or ‘Forest Area‘ refers to all the geographical areas recorded as ‘Forests’ in government records irrespective of the actual trees growing on such lands. RFA usually includes the following forest
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The Union Cabinet, chaired by the PM Modi, has given its approval for ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer for phase down of Hydroflurocarbons (HFCs) by India, adopted by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on October, 2016 at 28th Meeting of the Parties to the
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