The increase of 25.17% breaks down to 21.76% of forest cover (7.15 lakh sq. km) and 3.41% of tree cover (1,289 sq. km). The Forest Survey of India (FSI) defines “forest cover” as land with ...

The last report, which is typically released biennially, was published in 2021 New Delhi: The total forest and tree cover in India is 827,357 sq km, which accounts for 25.17% of the country’s ...