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■  Forest Cover of Bihar

■   The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has recently released the India State of Forest Report ( ISFR ), 2021 . ISFR is a  biennial  publication of the  Forest Survey of India (FSI)  which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country. The first State of Forest report was brought out in the year 1987 . The current report, ISFR-2021 is  17 th   in the series and presents the latest status of the 'Forest cover' and 'Tree cover' of the country, estimates of growing stock, extent of trees outside forests, mangrove cover, bamboo resources and assessment of forest carbon stock. This time, a special chapter on Forest cover assessment in Tiger reserves and Tiger corridor areas of the country and decadal change in Forest Cover has also been included. The  National Forest Policy 1988  mandates that  33% of the geographical area  of India should be under  forest or tree cover . FSI, has been assessing forest cover since  1987  and tr

■ Monthly Current Affairs ■ NITI Aayog released the Delta Rankings of Champions of Change , October 2021. In this, four districts of Bihar viz. ( Muzaffarpur (2 nd ), Aurangabad (3 rd ), Banka (4 th ) and Sheikhpura (5 th )  have been figured among the top 5 Aspirational Districts in the country for the improved performance in the Education sector . Dumka in Jharkhand has topped the list.