The Indian army's plan to clear a teak plantation in the Kahilipara area of Guwahati for a proposed nursing institute has sparked outrage among environmentalists. The land, known as Narakasur Hill, was allocated to the army by the state government.

Deforestation is one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the world today. Trees are vital to the health of our planet, and their loss contributes to climate change, soil erosion, and the extinction of numerous plant and animal species.

Chopped trees and half-broken homes can be seen throughout the journey from Kaziranga to Jorhat. Earlier the places which had trees on either side of the road, now look lifeless and bland with dust-filled air.

A study published on Friday has found that mountain forests, which are home to 85% of the world's birds, mammals, and amphibians, are disappearing at an alarming rate due to logging, wildfires, and farming.

Large-scale deforestation of jungle regions such as the Amazon, the Congo Basin or Southeast Asia reduces tropical rainfall, indicates a study published Thursday by the journal Nature.

The environment ministry said that forest loss in the Bay of Bengal's Great Nicobar Island is to be compensated by afforestation in Aravalli in Haryana.

Timber trafficking is an increasingly common practice in Kashmir Valley, which threatens the region's forests. Nearly 1 lakh cubic feet of wood is smuggled out of the Kashmir valley every year could turn Kashmir into Ladakh in the next 40-50 years.