UPPSC 2018 General Studies I Solved Paper

(c) According to the India State of Forest report, the total forest cover is 7,08,273 sq. km, which is 21.54% of the total geographical area of the country. Forest and tree cover combined is 8,02,088 sq. km or 24.39% of the total geographical area. “There is an increase of 8,021 sq. km in the total forest and tree cover of the country, compared to the previous assessment in 2015.