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The Indian Forest Service (IFS) is the premier forest service of India. It was constituted in the year 1966 under the All India Services Act, 1951.
Motto: अरण्यः ते पृथ्वी स्योनमस्तु (Sanskrit) "The Forest is Earth's delight"
Dietrich Brandis is widely considered as the father of the Service
Forest Research Institute in Dehradun
The Forest Research Institute is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.
Forest Research Institute front view
Lawn at FRI in Evening
The front view of the Main FRI building