Consider the following statements about recently released State of Forest Report 2021 by the Mi...........

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Consider the following statements about recently released State of Forest Report 2021 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

A) In the last two years, the forest and tree cover has increased by 1,540 square kilometres.

B) Around 21.71% of the land area is under forest cover. In 2019, it was 21.67%.

Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?

Only A

Only B

Both A and B

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently released the State of Forest Report 2021. It is called the ISFR, 2021. The report says that there has been a continuous growth of forest cover in India. The current forest cover of India is 7,13,789 square kilometres.

Increase in Forest Cover

In the last two years, the forest and tree cover has increased by 1,540 square kilometres.
Around 21.71% of the land area is under forest cover. In 2019, it was 21.67%.