As per recently launched India State of Forest Report what percent of the geographical area of the c...........

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As per recently launched India State of Forest Report what percent of the geographical area of the country is under forest cover?

22.01

23.10

24.39

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Explanation:

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has released India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017. It has revealed that total forest and tree cover in India has increased of over 8,021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) which is one percent increase from 2015.
The total forest and tree cover is 24.39% of geographical area of the country. The increase in forest cover has been observed in Very Dense Forest (VDF) which absorbs maximum carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. It is followed by increase in forest cover in open forest.