The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).
The International Labour Organisation, in its report titled "World Employment and Social Outlook", has projected global unemployment to reach 207 million in 2022, almost 21 million more than 2019.
The Navies of India and Japan conducted a major maritime partnership exercise in the Bay of Bengal to improve defence collaboration between the two nations.
Channaveera Kanavi, an iconic poet and writer in the Kannada language, has passed away. He was 93. He was often referred to as 'Samanvaya Kavi' (Poet of Reconciliation).
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