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  • Forest Resources and Utilization
    • Forest Resources
      • Possessing a tremendous diversity of climate and physical conditions, India has a great variety of fauna. What are the main categories/species of Indian fauna? Name any three which are unique in the world. What important steps are being taken to preserve them? Have these efforts been successful?
      • What are Carnivorous plants? Give the names of two such plants found in India.
      • Examine the status of forest resources of India and its resultant impact on climate change.
    • Environmentally Sound Forest Harvesting Practices
    • Logging and Extraction Techniques and Principles
    • Transportation System, Storage, and Sale of Forestry
    • Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), Definition and Scope of NTFPs
    • Types of NTFPs: Gums, resins, oleoresins, fibres, oil seeds, nuts, rubber, canes, bamboos, medicinal plants, charcoal, lac and shellac, Katha and Bidi leaves
    • Collection, processing, and disposal of NTFPs
    • Anatomical Structure of Wood
    • Defects and abnormalities of wood
    • Timber Identification General Principles
    • Need and importance of wood seasoning
    • Need and importance of wood preservation
    • General Principles of Wood Seasoning
    • Air and Kiln Wood Seasoning
    • Solar Dehumidification
    • Steam-heated and electrical kilns
    • Composite Wood
    • Wood Adhesives—Manufacture, Properties, Uses
    • Plywood— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
    • Fibre boards— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
    • Particle boards— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
    • Present status of the composite wood industry in India and future expansion plans
    • Pulp, Paper, and Rayon Industries
    • Present Position of Supply of Raw Material to Pulp, Paper, and Rayon Industries
    • Wood Substitution and Utilization of Plantation Wood
    • Problems and Possibilities in Forest Based Industries
  2. PYQs and Practice Questions
  3. UPSC Optionals
  4. Forestry Optional
  5. Forest Resources and Utilization
  6. Present status of the composite wood industry in India and future expansion plans
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