India, Sept. 25 -- Warming and drying cut India's forest carbon sequestration by 5-12 per cent

IIT Kharagpur study shows greening does not equal healthy forests

Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and north-east among hardest hit

Wildfires, deforestation and land-use change compound climate stress

India contributes ~7 per cent to global carbon sinks with just 2 per cent forest cover

India may be gaining tree cover, but its forests are growing weaker. Forests across the country are showing signs of declining health under the stress of a warming climate, reducing their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a new study.

The analysis, the first of its kind, was conducted by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Khar...