REMEMBERING FORESTRY DAYS
(1948-1950 Onwards)-D.G. SHARMA To be associated with forestry and Forest Department of a State like Madhya Pradesh can be said to be good luck and that too over a period … Read More
A Letter From The Indian Forester
– Mr. A.D. Bhote Forest Ranger (Hoshangabad 13th Sept 1901) Distillation of Rusha Grass oil, Central Provinces The grass, Andropogon schoenanthus or Rusha grass, commonly known as “Tikhari,” is a … Read More
EXCERPTS FROM “THE HIGHLANDS OF CENTRAL INDIA”
(by Capt. J. Forsyth) Capt. J. Forsyth of the Bengal Lancers ‘discovered’ Pachmarhi in 1857. He revisited the place at the instance of the Chief Commissioner in 1862 and started … Read More
ANCIENT GIANTS: THE ETERNAL TRIUMPH OF GYMNOSPERMS
-Acharya Balkrishnaa, Sunita Bishta, Uday Bhan Prajapatia, Anupam Srivastavaa Gymnosperms, often referred to as ‘naked seed’ plants, are a captivating and remarkable group of species, known for their substantial medicinal … Read More
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF AGROFORESTRY PRODUCTS
-Dr SP Singh1 Shreya Sonali2 AbstractThis paper is an outcome of the assignment of Economics of Agroforestry Course of C3F 24-25 batch professionals. This paper discusses about the cost benefit … Read More
THE TIMES, THEY ARE CHANGING
-D.V. Kapil (IFS Retd.) Times change, people change. And as you realize sometimes, so do perceptions. As a small boy in Banat village of UP we had, what you could … Read More
DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR ENHANCING RURAL LIVELIHOOD THROUGH AGROFORESTRY PRODUCTS
-Dr. SP Singh1 Mr Abhi Bose Haldar2 ABSTRACTThis study is an outcome of the Summer Internship carried out with PRADAN, conducted in Katoria block of Banka district, Bihar, explored the … Read More
MADHYA PRADESH FOREST DEPARTMENT: MOVING TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
-Dr. Ram Prasad Introduction:Creation of a separate department to manage the forests of India dates back to 1861-62. Madhya Pradesh or the Central Provinces as it was then known, was … Read More
Who is really wild? Man or Animal
By Dr PC Kotwal & Jagdish Chandra If our sense of right and wrong had not become blunt, we would recognize that animals had right, no less than men. This … Read More
जंगल के जांबाज़: वाइल्डलाइफ के असली हीरो
Wildlife के असली हीरो: देश की सरहद पर खड़े जवान से कम नहीं है वन अधिकारी का जीवन, चुनौतियां कर देंगी हैरान MP Wildlife: वाइल्ड लाइफ वीक आज संपन्न हो … Read More