The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).
Tata Sons emeritus Chairman, veteran industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata's authorized biography titled 'Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography' is set to hit the stands in November 2022.
Indian Forest Service officer, Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.