{
  "id": 908965,
  "title": "Green India Mission Fell Short By 98% In Increasing Forest Cover: CAG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/green-india-mission-fell-short-by-98-in-increasing-forest-cover-cag-908965",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T19:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
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    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/green-india-mission-fell-short-by-98-in-increasing-forest-cover-cag-11912065"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The forest cover increased by only 0.03 million hectares (ha) against a target of 1.4 million ha between 2015-16 and 2024-25 under the Green India Mission, according to a new report by the CAG, which pointed to a shortfall of 97.57 per centfrom the target.",
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        "title": "Green India Mission Fell Short By 98% In Increasing Forest Cover: CAG",
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        "published": "2026-08-14T19:44:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}