Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, and the beginnings of scientific forestry in India

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Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, and the beginnings of scientific forestry in India

Background

The Forest Research Institute is located at Dehra Dun, in Uttarakhand.
Established in 1906, it is one of the oldest institutions of its kind.
Its history is closely interwoven with the development of scientific forestry in India and in the Indian subcontinent as a whole.
The institute's estate is spread over 450 hectares, with the outer Himalaya forming its backdrop.
Its main building marries Greco-Roman and Colonial styles of architecture.
The campus holds laboratories, a library, a herbarium, arboreta, a printing press and experimental field areas.

Established: 1906 Location: Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand Estate: 450 hectares Architecture of the main building: Greco-Roman and Colonial

Why it matters for exams: Institutions and their seats are standard one-mark questions, and Dehradun's forestry research institute is the one most often paired with the phrase scientific forestry in India.

Kerala PSCUPSC

14 October 2026 Source: Forest Research Institute, Dehradun (ICFRE)

In plain words

Herbarium — A reference collection of dried, pressed and labelled plant specimens kept for identification and research.

Arboretum — A planted collection of living trees grown and studied as a botanical collection.