Country's forest cover has increased by only about 2,000 sq km over 2010-2012 (a 0.29% increase) and not by 5,871 sq km, as the recently released "Indian State of Forest Report 2013" claims
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/more-half-indias-forest-cover-increase-only-accounting-error
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nitin-sethi-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/comptroller-and-auditor-general-india-cag
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensatory-afforestation-fund-management-and-planning-authority-campa-0