How Auroville can teach us all a thing or two about offsetting carbon

The Government of India can enact a legilslation emulating Auroville, which plants trees to offset carbon emissions from transport

This town in Karnataka has its very own Central Park

The Gubbi Tree Park, inaugurated recently by the Tumakuru Forest Division in Karnataka, has shone a light on creating state-of-the-art green …

A unique tree park for Chennai

With 300 species of trees, the ‘Forest Genetic Resources Tree Park’ will serve as a unique gene pool for Tamil Nadu’s …

Eastern Ghats: A biota under serious threat

An effective strategy for eco-development, involving locals can save the flora, fauna and natural resources of the region

Why everyone should develop a home garden

The joy of seeing plants flowering for the first time or birds building their nests in plants cannot be described in mere words

Why India should enact a special law for conserving its sacred groves

India’s sacred groves are being gradually altered due to ever-expanding human populations, pollution and removal of biomass; effective …

Protecting heritage trees through a special law

We have identified 100 heritage trees in Tamil Nadu and want the state government to enact the Heritage Tree Conservation Act to protect these …

India must protect its rare, unique and endangered plants and trees

A systematic species recovery programme is the need of the hour

How to stabilise sand dunes in Thoothukudi’s theri land

A wind break or shelter belt is a carefully raised tree and shrub structure that can  prevent the wind from beating on the land surface and …