The Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change has approved the Green India Mission, which targets 5 million hectare improvement in forest and tree cover besides adding another 5 million hectare to existing forest cover.
The mission is one of eight missions comprising the National Action Plan on Climate Change and will involve a investment of Rs 46,000 crore over 10 years.
The decisions that
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