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Together, India and 9 other countries account for 67 percent of the total forest area of the world. [1] India's forest cover grew at 0.20% annually over 1990–2000, [2] and has grown at the rate of 0.7% per year over 2000–2010, [2] after decades where forest degradation was a matter of serious concern. [3]
India is the world's 8th most biodiverse region with a 0.46 BioD score on diversity index, 102,718 species of fauna and 23.39% of the nation's geographical area under forest and tree cover in 2020. [1]
The highest point of the Vindhyas is the Sad-bhawna Shikhar ("Goodwill Peak"), which lies 752 metres (2,467 ft) above the sea level. [16] Also known as the Kalumar peak or Kalumbe peak, it lies near Singrampur in the Damoh district , in the area known as Bhanrer or Panna hills. [ 7 ]
"The Great Green Wall of Aravalli" is a proposed 1,600 km long and 5 km wide green ecological corridor along Aravalli range from Gujarat to Delhi, it will be connected to Shivalik hill range and 1.35 billion (135 crore) new native trees will be planted over 10 years to rehabilitate the forest cover in this area.
The forest covers an area of 820 km². [1] Saranda (Serengda) literally means "700 hills" in local language. [2] The perennial rivers, Karo and Koina, pass through these forested areas supporting a diverse floral and faunal resource. Sal (Shorea robusta) is the most important tree in the forest.
The Bori Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India.The sanctuary covers an area of 646 km 2 (249 sq mi). [1]
A Tamil Nadu based ,34 years old, a mother of two daughters is the First Tamil Woman to scale the world’s highest peak Mount Everest (2023) and as a First Tamil Woman to scale Five Summits, the Five highest continental peaks of the world within short duration within 267 days (May 2023~March 2024).
The Everest Base Camp trek on the south side, at an elevation of 5,364 m (17,598 ft), is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and about 40,000 people per year make the trek there from Lukla Airport (2,846 m or 9,337 ft). [5]