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What is the Difference Between Recorded Forest Area (RFA) and Forest Cover

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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India State of Forest Report ISFR 2021 Summary

India State of Forest Report 2021 (ISFR 2021) is a biennial publication of Forest survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest, & Climate Change, Government of India, engaged in the assessment of the country’s forest resources. The first State of Forest Report was brought out in 1987. Since then, 16

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Good Governance Index 2021 released by DARPG

On the occasion of Good Governance Day on 25th December 2021, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah released the Good Governance Index 2021. About the Good Governance Index 2021 The Report has been prepared by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) Good Governance Index, GGI 2021 Framework covered ten sectors and 58

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NITI Aayog Releases Fourth Edition of State Health Index

On 27th December 2021, Niti Aayog released Fourth Edition of State Health Index for 2019–20. The report, titled “Healthy States, Progressive India”, ranks states and Union Territories on their year-on-year incremental performance in health outcomes as well as their overall status. Consequently, Round IV of the report focuses on measuring and highlighting the overall performance

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Cabinet approves Ratification of Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

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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