Consider the following statements 1 Green India Mission is one of the eight nati...........

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Consider the following statements

1) Green India Mission is one of the eight national missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

2) India’s forest cover is less than 33% of the total geographic area of the country.

Whihc of the given above statement (s) is/ are correct?

1 Only

2 Only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.

National Mission for a Green India or the commonly called Green India Mission (GIM), is one of the eight Missions outlined under India’s action plan for addressing the challenge of climate change -the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). GIM, launched in February 2014, is aimed at protecting, restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures.
India's forest cover increases to 21.34% of country's total geographical area Forest covers of a geographical area includes all lands having a tree density of 10 per cent and more and have a minimum area of one hectare.