Which organisation recently flagged a 98% shortfall in the achievement of the forest-cover target under the Green India Mission (GIM)?

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The correct answer is Option B: Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The Green India Mission (GIM) was launched in 2014 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The mission aims to protect, restore and enhance India’s forest cover while addressing climate change through adaptation and mitigation measures. GIM is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, making it an important component of India’s climate-policy framework. The mission targets an increase in forest and tree cover over 5 million hectares and improvement in the quality of forest and tree cover over an additional 5 million hectares. GIM aims to enhance annual carbon dioxide sequestration by 50–60 million tonnes, while also improving ecosystem services such as biodiversity and water security. India has committed to creating an additional carbon sink of 2.5–3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030 through additional forest and tree cover. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the nodal ministry for implementing the Green India Mission.

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NITI Aayog

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Forest Survey of India

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Central Pollution Control Board

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National Green Tribunal

Which organisation recently flagged a 98% shortfall in the achievement of the forest-cover target under the Green India Mission (GIM)?

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