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Which North Eastern state was recently highlighted for having the highest number of agarwood trees in India?
Assam
Arunachal Pradesh
Tripura
Nagaland
Assam
Correct Answer: A [Assam ] Notes: An Industry Summit on Prospects and Export of Agarwood Oil from India was held in New Delhi by the Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL) with the Ministry of Development of North Easte...
Correct Answer: A [Assam ]
Notes: An Industry Summit on Prospects and Export of Agarwood Oil from India was held in New Delhi by the Chemicals and Allied Products Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL) with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. The initiative focuses particularly on the North Eastern Region, which holds about 96.6% of India’s agarwood trees. Agarwood is a valuable resinous aromatic wood obtained mainly from Aquilaria species and is used for perfumes, incense and agarwood oil. India has an estimated 139.89 million agarwood trees, with Assam accounting for about 114.3 million.