6,944,608 trees cut across India in last three years: MoEF&CC

6.2 crore trees were planted in their place as compensatory afforestation

Goodbye maples, pines

Climate change may cause some tree species to disappear

Preference to natives

Chhattisgarh to allow felling on revenue land

Phasi wood for Jagannath chariot this year entirely from private lands; forest loss, climate change affecting natural supply

Phasi and Dhaura trees take 50-100 years to mature; this poses a challenge to the annual construction of chariots in the Puri Jagannath Yatra

Similipal forest fire a jolt to livelihood of lac collectors

As many as 2,000 tribals, mostly women and who made craft items from lac, have been stripped of livelihoods

COVID-19: Coming from a tree in my backyard, meals and pickle

The bark and fruits of Lasoda tree possess various medicinal properties and its bark is used to treat fresh wounds

Climate change spurs rapid growth of trees in Tibet

Warmer weather is melting the permafrost of the plateau, moistening the ground and making nutrients available to plants

Common science

A website helps people observe and understand nature while gathering scientific data

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Tree cover reduces risks of childhood asthma

Cannot cut trees on one's own land

Smoking trees

What India should look like in 2100

A new anthology touches upon most facets of Indian society, but leaves the reader feeling like the proverbial blind man who describes an elephant …

Integrating forests with agriculture crucial to sustainable development

An estimated 80 per cent of forest loss is being driven by conversion of forests into agricultural lands

Charaka and Sushruta reborn

Bangalore University's new BioPark has medicinal gardens that incorporate the near-forgotten science of India's ancient medical treatises

Drought forces Egyptians into felling trees

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Nurseries of ancestor worship

A green festival acquires commercial colour

Alleviating poverty: Forests, trees can be trump card post COVID-19, says report

The World Bank has projected extreme poverty to increase for the first time in 20 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic  

Bombay High Court dismisses Aarey petitions

The pleas filed by activists were dismissed on the principle of commonality, not on merits, the court ruled

Invasive ‘aliens’

Lantana camara is growing unchecked in Western Ghats, threatening the biodiversity hot spot

Fighting for survival

Shrinking habitat due to deforestation has forced elephants to enter human territory in Orissa's Keonjhar district

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Revival plan for a disappearing tree