India, March 13 -- Government updates Parliament on forest cover in the Himalayan region and rising extreme weather events

Data shows 12 elephants died in train collisions in 2024-25, while road accident data is not centrally compiled

India's average temperature has risen by about 0.7degC since 1901, according to government assessment

Updates were also provided on nuclear energy expansion, ethanol blending targets and road safety initiatives

Separate responses in the Lok Sabha detailed carbon credit safeguards and a diarrhoeal outbreak in Indore

Ecological fragility of Himalayas

Tree cover in the Indian Himalayan Region declined to 15,075.5 square kilometres (sq km) in 2023 from 15,427.11 sq km in 2021, according to the India State ...