Shimla, July 27 -- The Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD), in collaboration with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP) at the Indian School of Business (ISB), has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered "Forest Intelligence" system aimed at transforming the state's forest resources into a sustainable green bio-economy estimated at Rs 22,600 crore while strengthening climate resilience and biodiversity conservation.

The initiative was launched with the release of the report, "Counting Green Wealth: Towards a Future-Ready People's Forest Economy in Himachal Pradesh," by Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Kamlesh Kumar Pant in the presence of Prof Ashwini Chhatre, Executive Director, BIPP-ISB, and Dr. Pushpendra Rana, S...