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).
The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR) has launched a 'Quit Tobacco App' to help people give up the use of tobacco in all forms, including smokeless and other newer products.
Chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission, Vinay Kumar Saxena has launched the country's first mobile honey processing van in Sirora village, Ghaziabad.
The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved a test kit to detect the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical & Diagnostics.
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