Correct Answer - Option 4 : c, a, d, b
The correct answer is option D.
- The top five states to have shown an increase in forest cover include Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, J&K > Himachal Pradesh.
- The total forest cover of the country is 7,12,249 sq km which is 21.67% of the geographical area of the country.
- Total forest cover in the North-Eastern region is 65.05% of its geographical area.
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ISFR is a biennial publication of Forest Survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.
- The ISFR assesses the forest and tree cover, bamboo resources, carbon stock, and forest fires.
- The ISFR also created a national forest inventory for the first time on produce from forests.