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Timeline
1600:
Approximately
one-sixth of India’s landmass was under cultivation.
1700–1995:
9.3% of the world’s total area was
cleared for industrial use, cultivation of pastures, and fuel wood.
1850:
The spread of
Indian Railways.
1864:
The
Indian Forest Service was set up by Dietrich Brandis.
1865:
The
Indian Forest Act
came into being.
1878:
The Indian Forest Act
divided forests into three categories
: Reserved, Protected and Village forests.
1906:
The
Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at Dehradun.
1946:
The length of railway tracks laid down was over 7,65,000 km.
