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Conservation plans to combat climate crisis

Hindustan Times Delhi

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October 08, 2025

India's efforts at protecting wildlife and their habitat offer a blueprint to the world

Wildlife conservation in India has made significant strides over the past decade. The period has been marked by ambitious initiatives aimed at preserving species and restoring degraded habitats.

According to the India State of Forest Report 2023, the country's total forest and tree cover increased by 1,445 sq km, bringing green cover to 25.17% of its land area - comprising 21.76% forest cover and 3.41% tree cover - since 2021. According to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)'s State of World's Forest 2024, India ranks third globally in average annual forest area gain, adding an impressive 266,000 ha each year from 2010 to 2020. According to FAO's Global Forest Resource Assessment 2020, India, with 72.16 lakh ha of forest cover, ranks among the top 10 countries.

On the protected-area front, India now maintains 1,022 protected areas, encompassing 178,640 sq km - or 5.43% of its geographic territory - which includes national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, conservation reserves, community reserves, and several of them enjoy the status of tiger reserves and elephant reserves. Community and conservation reserves have increased from 115 in 2014 to 343 in 2024 and 37 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries have been added after 2014, making for a total of 106 national parks and 573 wildlife sanctuaries. To date, 474 ecosensitive zones have been established across India. This deliberate expansion of formal protection alongside ambitious afforestation efforts reflects a dual strategy - securing habitat for wildlife and restoring green cover.

MEER VERHALEN VAN Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

'Kerala Story 2' hearing: State is secular, says HC

The Kerala high court on Tuesday said the people of the state “live in total harmony” while questioning the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the producers of the movie Kerala Story 2, over its alleged portrayal of the state.

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February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Samantha calls herself and Raj Nidimoru an ‘irritating couple’

Samantha, who married filmmaker Raj Nidimoru in December last year, has opened up about what married life looks like for them.

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1 min

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

VICKY ON KATRINA AS A MUM: SHE'S A WARRIOR

Actor Vicky Kaushal says he is 'incredibly proud' of his wife, actor Katrina Kaif, and credits her for being a 'superhero' in her journey as a mother

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1 min

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Tricky Zimbabwe next as hosts assess the big picture

In a tournament as compressed as the T20 World Cup, one defeat can be absorbed, but two can prove disastrous.

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2 mins

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

SC stays Kerala HC order quashing citizen response programme

THE INITIATIVE IS AIMED AT COLLECTING FEEDBACK FROM HOUSEHOLDS ON WELFARE MEASURES

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1 mins

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

'Religious tourism a major focus area'

{ RON POHL } BWH HOTELS

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2 mins

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Footnotes no more: What next for Associates?

As seamer Brad Currie finished his media duties in the mixed zone of the Wankhede Stadium after Scotland's last game of the 2026 T20 World Cup, he spotted some chocolate cupcakes at the catering area.

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3 mins

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Thar rams into car in Goa, kills 65-year-old

An 65-year-old man was killed in north Goa on Monday after a rented Thar SUV carrying a group of young tourists rammed into his vehicle at a crossroad junction, police said.

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1 min

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

India is now at a clean energy inflection point

The world today is increasingly getting split into two kinds of countries.

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3 mins

February 25, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

CM LAYS STONE FOR ₹264-CRORE INFRA UPGRADES IN MUNDKA

In an effort to upgrade civic infrastructure in rural parts of the Capital, chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for 49 development projects worth around ₹264 crore in Mundka Assembly constituency.

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1 min

February 25, 2026

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