Smoke rises over cleared forest on the Amazon frontier in Rondonia, Brazil — where deforestation spiked 92 percent in May 2025 and 51 percent of clearing hit recently burned land. Each fire scar becomes a footnote in a longer ledger of loss. [Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]

Amazon Deforestation Soars 92%: Brazil’s October 2026 Election Decides Future

Amazon deforestation jumped 92 percent in May 2025, with 51 percent of clearing in burned areas. Brazil's October 4, 2026 presidential vote decides forest protection and the 17 percent tipping margin.

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Native forest canopy in the Western Ghats highlights the difference between forest quality and simple tree-cover statistics. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Green India Mission Misses Target

Under the 2014 Cabinet-approved Green India Mission programme, 1.4 million hectares was the target for increasing forest cover, alongside another 1.4 million hectares for improving the quality of existing forest cover. An audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, tabled on August 12, 2026, examined how well that target was met. Under the

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Green India Mission Misses Target

Under the 2014 Cabinet-approved Green India Mission programme, 1.4 million hectares was the target for increasing forest cover, alongside another 1.4 million hectares for improving the quality of existing forest cover. An audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of

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Ujani Dam Fishermen Water Protest

Hundreds of fishermen waded into the backwaters of Ujani Dam near Palasdev village in Pune’s Indapur taluka on September 5, 2026. The demonstration — called a “Jal Samadhi,” meaning a water-immersion protest — drew participants from communities in Pune, Solapur,