This document summarizes the different types of natural vegetation and forests found in India. It discusses six main types of forests - tropical evergreen, tropical moist deciduous, tropical dry deciduous, thorn forests, tidal forests, and Himalayan temperate forests - and their geographic distributions across India based on climate and terrain. It also provides statistics on India's total forest land coverage and the states with highest and lowest concentrations of forests. The document concludes by noting problems with forest degradation due to population growth and unsustainable practices, and the need for forest development efforts.