[Recruitment] HP Forest Range Officer Recruitment 2017, 50 Posts by HPPSC Shimla

HPPSC Shimla has invited online application for the recruitment of 50 Forest Range Officers on contract basis. Interested candidates can apply online on HPPSC website on or before 11th April,2017 till 11:59 PM IST.

HPPSC FOREST RANGE OFFICER RECRUITMENT DETAILS

Post Name: Range Forest Officer

[Topper's Interview] Ms. Samritika Thakur Rank-4 Age-25 (HPAS-2013): BOTANY, FORESTRY Optionals, SHASTRI NAGAR Kullu/Himachal Pradesh

Topper's Profile : Samritika Thakur (HAS)

[Himachal GK] Natural Resources of Himachal Pradesh

Minerals:

The State has deposits of a variety of minerals viz. salt, gypsum, limestone, barite, clay, mica, iron, pyrites, slate and lead. Limestone is the most heavily quarried mineral of the state and provides raw material for the three major cement plants and a number of small units in the State. Most of the limestone, slate and other quarrying is open cast and cause substantial degradation of the land due to depositing of overburden.

[Environment] Essay on Social Forestry

Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development.

It is forestry of the people by the people and for the people. The main thrust of social forestry is to reduce pressure on the traditional forest areas by developing plantation of fuel wood, fodder and grasses. The practice of social forestry has become very popular during the last three decades. The social forestry system has various components such as - Agroforestry, community forestry, commercial form forestry, non commercial farm forestry, non­commercial farm forestry.

[Download] HPPSC HPAS Main Exam Question Papers - 2012

Download: HPPSC HPAS Main Exam Question Papers Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has decided to conduct the examination for