Union Environment Minister interacts with Training Participants of Indian Forest Service

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFCC), Shri Bhupender Yadav, interacted with participants of the Mid-Career Training (MCT) Phase-III (19) of the Indian Forest Service, today in New Delhi.

Addressing the participating IFS officers from different State cadres, Shri Yadav acknowledged their contribution to safeguarding India’s forests, wildlife and ecological heritage. He highlighted India’s progress in wildlife conservation, increase in forest and tree cover, carbon sequestration, woodland/wetland conservation, and landscape restoration through citizen-engaging initiatives such as Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam, besides MISHTI, Aravalli Green Wall and Nagar Van Yojana.

On the occasion included Secretary (MoEFCC), Narendra Bhooshan; DG (Forests) and Special Secretary (MoEFCC), Santosh Tiwari; ADG (Wildlife), MoEFCC, Ramesh Pandey; Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Rajendra Prasad Khajuria, besides other senior officers of the Ministry were present there.(UPDATED ON 12TH OCTOBER 2026)