Explanation:

First statement is incorrect.
Very Dense Forest- There is an increase of 9526 sq km of VDF at the national level. Total area comes out to be 98,158 sq km or 2.99% of the total geographical area.
2017 assessment report
Forest cover
According to current assessment the total forest cover is 7, 08,273 sq km which is 21.54% of the geographical area of the country. There has been an increase of 6778 sq km or 1% in forest covers at the national level.
Moderately dense forest
This category has seen a decrease in the forest cover of 4421 sq km and the total area under MDF is 9.38% of the total geographical area.
Open Forest
It has also witnessed an increase of 1674 sq km in the current survey. The total area comes out to be 9.18% of total geographical area.
State wise forest cover
In terms of area, Madhya Pradesh (77,414 sq km) has the largest forest cover followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Maharashtra. In terms of percentage of the total geographical area Lakshadweep stands at the highest with 90.33% ,followed by Mizoram(86.27%),Andaman & Nicobar Island(81.73%),Arunachal Pradesh(79.96%),Manipur(77.69%) and Meghalaya(76.45%),Nagaland(75.33%) and Tripura(73.68%).
Top five states with increase in forest cover
Many states have witnessed an increase in forest cover. Out of which five top states are Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Telangana have shown a tremendous increase of 2141 sq km, 1,101 sq km,1043 sq km,885 and 565 sq km respectively. This is largely attributed to the conservation and plantation activities taken at the state level.
Top 5 states with decrease in forest cover
States which has shown a decrease in the forest cover includes Mizoram (531 sq km), Nagaland (450 sq km) and Arunachal Pradesh (190 sq km),Tripura(164 sq km) and Meghalaya(116 sq km).
State and UT having forest cover more than 33%
There are 15 states/UT having above 33% of the geographical area under forest cover.
Forest cover in North East
It comprises of 8 states and is one of the 18 biodiversity hotspots of the world. The region with just 7.98% of the total geographical area of the country accounts for one fourth of the forest cover. Present forest cover in the region is 1,71,306 sq km which is 65.34% of the total geographical area in comparison to the national forest cover of 21.54%.2017 report shows a decrease of forest cover of 630 sq km in the North Eastern region. It is due to the age old practice of shifting cultivation and other biotic pressure
Forest cover in Hill Districts
The Hill districts include all the districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand. The total forest cover is 40.22% of the total geographical area. The current assessment shows an increase of 754 sq km of forest cover in all hill districts of the country.
Forest cover in tribal districts
The total forest cover is 37.43% of the total geographical area of these districts. The current assessment shows an increase of 86.89 sq km in all tribal districts of the country.
Mangrove cover
According to current estimates, the mangrove cover in the country is 4921 sq km which is 0.15% of the total geographical area of the country. There has been an increase of 181 sq km as compared to earlier estimates. This is due to the plantation and regeneration.7 out of 12 states has shown an increase in the Mangrove cover out of which Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat are the top three gainers. Interestingly none of the states have shown a negative change in the mangrove cover.