Forestry

How industrial encroachments have replaced forests over 30 years

Over the last 30 years, forests nearly two-thirds the size of Haryana have been lost to encroachments (15,000 sq km) and 23,716 industrial projects (14,000 sq km), according to government data.

Losing green cover: India lost original forests 70 times Delhi's area in 14 years

Environment minister Prakash Javadekar released the biennial report “India State of Forest Report 2013” on 7 July stating that the forest cover continues to stand at 21 percent of the country’s geographical area

GDP growth in FY15 seen at 7.4% based on new calculation method

FY15 GDP growth seen at 7.4 percent in the current fiscal as against 6.9 percent in 2013-14, according to government's advance estimates for GDP based on the new calculation methodology.