Extracted Data Points

Forest and Tree Cover

  • India's forest and tree cover stands at 8.27 lakh sq. km, accounting for 25.17% of geographical area
  • Forest cover covers 7.15 lakh sq. km (21.76%), tree cover accounts for 1.12 lakh sq. km (3.41%)
  • Forests store 30.43 billion tonnes of carbon stock
  • Green India Mission released ₹1019.26 crores across Indian states as of March 2026
  • Between FY 2020-21 and 2024-25, over 3.20 lakh hectares of compensatory afforestation undertaken under CAMPA
  • National Authority released ₹557.62 crore for development of 626 Nagar Vans/Vatikas as of March 31, 2026
  • Aravalli Green Wall Initiative targets restoration of 6.31 million hectares
  • 435 nurseries established with capacity of 393.24 lakh seedlings
  • 36,025 hectares restored in 2025 alone
  • "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" campaign planted 262.4 crore saplings till December 2025

River Restoration (Namami Gange Programme)

  • Programme launched in June 2014 with initial outlay of ₹20,000 crore
  • Extended under Phase-II till March 2026 with additional ₹22,500 crore
  • 524 projects worth ₹43,030 crore sanctioned as of February 2026
  • 355 projects completed
  • ₹21,340 crore disbursed since inception
  • 218 sewerage infrastructure projects costing ₹35,698 crore with 6,610 MLD treatment capacity
  • 138 STPs with 3,977 MLD capacity completed and operational
  • Industrial BOD load declined from 26 TPD in 2017 to 10.75 TPD in 2024
  • Industrial effluent discharge reduced from 349 MLD to 265.56 MLD (2017-2024)
  • 33,024 hectares afforested with expenditure of ₹414 crore
  • 7 Biodiversity Parks and 5 priority wetlands sanctioned
  • 203 lakh Indian Major Carp fingerlings released
  • 3,037 gharials recorded across 22 rivers
  • Gangetic dolphin population estimated at 6,327 dolphins across 28 rivers covering 8,507 km

Wetland Conservation

  • National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA) launched in 2013
  • ₹893.69 crore released covering 148 wetlands and lakes across 24 States and 1 UT as of August 2018
  • Coverage increased to 164 wetlands with ₹1,066.43 crore funding by 2022
  • 165 wetlands including 42 Ramsar sites sanctioned by 2023 with ₹1,088.85 crore cumulative funding
  • India increased Ramsar sites from 26 in 2014 to 99 by April 2026

Mangrove Conservation

  • Mangrove cover increased from 4,628 sq. km in 2013 to 4,992 sq. km in 2023
  • Net gain of 363 sq. km
  • MISHTI scheme received initial outlay of ₹100 crore

Coastal Conservation

  • 7,500-kilometre coastline
  • National Coastal Mission extended for 2025-31 with allocation of ₹767 crore
  • Blue Flag certified beaches: 8 in 2020, 10 in 2021-22, 12 in 2022-23, 13 in 2024-25, 18 in 2025-26
  • 7,979 turtle hatchlings released with 96.7% hatching success rate

Wildlife Conservation

  • Project Tiger: Tiger population increased from 2,226 in 2014 to 3,682 in 2022
  • Tiger Reserves increased from 46 to 58, area expanded to nearly 85,000 sq. km in 2026
  • 23 reserves achieved CA|TS accreditation as of December 2023
  • India supports over 70% of world's wild tigers
  • Project Cheetah: 29 cheetahs brought from Namibia (8), South Africa (12), Botswana (9)
  • Total cheetah population reached 53
  • Project Lion: Lion numbers increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025 (70% increase)
  • Distribution range expanded by 59%
  • Leopard: Population estimated at 13,874 in 2022, up from 12,852 in 2018
  • Average annual growth rate of 1.08%
  • Snow Leopard: First assessment estimated 718 snow leopards across Himalayan regions
  • Elephant: 22,446 wild elephants estimated (60% of global Asian elephant population)
  • Elephant Reserves increased from 26 in 2014 to 33 in 2025-26
  • Corridors expanded from 88 (2010) to 150 in 2023
  • Rhino: Population grew from 1,500 (1980s) to over 4,000 as of September 2024 (170% increase)

Waste Management

  • Solid waste processing capacity increased from 17% in 2014 to over 77% by 2024
  • Urban India processes 1,29,206 TPD out of 1,59,109 TPD municipal solid waste generated daily
  • 1,138 dumpsites fully remediated across 1,048 cities in 29 states
  • 877 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste cleared
  • 7,646 acres of land reclaimed
  • Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) launched November 2025 targeting zero dumpsites by October 2026

Circular Economy and EPR

  • 4,574 registered recyclers across waste streams
  • Total waste processed: 417.57 lakh MT
  • 341.93 lakh MT covered under EPR certificate generation
  • Category-wise recycling:
  • Plastic Waste: 196.97 lakh MT (2,986 recyclers)
  • Battery Waste: 69.37 lakh MT (520 recyclers)
  • Tyre Waste: 122.29 lakh MT (579 recyclers)
  • E-Waste: 28.75 lakh MT (386 recyclers)
  • Used Oil: 0.19 lakh MT (103 recyclers)

Environmental Education and Skills

  • Environmental Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) Scheme implemented across 21 States and 1 UT
  • Over 1 lakh eco-clubs engaged around 5.5 lakh students
  • Environment Education, Awareness, Research and Skill Development (EEARSD) Scheme engaged over 1.34 crore students
  • 1.14 lakh eco-clubs registered across 23 States
  • Over 4 lakh students participated in Eco-Creativity and Innovation Hackathon

Disaster Resilience

  • National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) launched 2016, revised 2019
  • 38 hazard-specific guidelines developed
  • Database of 28,000 glacial lakes in Himalayan region
  • Common Alerting Protocol delivered over 4,500 crore alert messages
  • Indian Universities and Institutions Network for Disaster Risk Reduction includes more than 330 institutions

Green Credit Programme

  • 4,391 hectares of degraded forest land across 12 States identified for eco-restoration as of March 2026

Climate Commitments

  • Emissions intensity reduced by over 36% from 2005 levels (target was 33-35%)
  • Non-fossil electricity capacity reached 52.57% by February 2026 (target was 40% by 2030)
  • Additional carbon sink of 2.29 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalent created

International Initiatives

  • International Solar Alliance (ISA) has 112 member countries
  • Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) established as international organization in 2022
  • International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) became treaty-based intergovernmental organization on 23 January 2025 with 26 member countries