Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …
As trees disappear across the City to make way for the Metro and new roads, twin giants have been given a new lease of life by a tree-lover. Bangalore cardiologist Dr Ramana Rao paid roughly Rs one lakh from his pocket to relocate two enormous peepal trees - one aged …
M Subramanian KOCHI: Bixa and Butea are common trees found in our countryside gardens. While Butea is grown for religious and ornamental purposes, Bixa is grown for its commercial value. The Bixa Orellana is a small tree which reaches its maximum height of 30 feet only rarely. It has two …
The message was loud and clear: Shelve plan to acquire Lalbagh, change alignment of Namma Metro. With no response from the State government over the R V Road alignment and construction activity of Lalbagh station progressing,
A tree that covers a large area of eastern Ethiopia but has only recently been categorized by botanists raises hope for finding new species elsewhere, experts said. The acacia fumosa tree, which grows in an area the size of the island of Crete, was not "found" for scientific purposes until …
Sangeetha Neeraja RESTORED Mangroves at Pichavaram played a role in mitigating the impact of Tsunami. Today, it stands as a precedent in evolving sustainable community centric conservation biosheild modules. M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, with many years of pioneering research, has developed models of mangrove and non-mangrove bioshield that has …
A number of trees, plants and saplings were reduced to ashes after fire erupted in Pai Forest, 10 kilometres from Sakrand, on Tuesday. The fire spread engulfed around eight acres of the forest and severally affected eucalyptus, Babbur and Kandi trees. Shaheed Benazirabad Divisional Forest Officer Zafar Wassan told Dawn …
Forest Minister Binoy Viswom arriving for the meeting of forest officials, environmentalists and nature lovers at Mangalavanam on Sunday. KOCHI: The state government was studying the possibility of setting up a tree authority and bringing in the Tree Act in the state, said Forests Minister Benoy Viswom. The Minister said …
The chief secretary of Sindh has asked the secretary of industries and the managing director of SITE to convene a meeting of industrialists of SITE area and ensure maximum tree plantation in the limits of the industrial zone. Fazalur Rehman issued the directive while reviewing the progress made on the …
Ministry of Environment has sent a summary to the Federal Cabinet to retrieve the forest land being used for other purposes like developing housing colonies on a large scale, as deforestation is increasing at alarming speed because of urbanisation. This was stated by Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi while talking to …
Citizens who care for the green pastures of Lal Bagh in the City on Friday once again voiced their protest against the proposed metro station by BMRCL (Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited) inside Lal Bagh and R V Road stretch. A candlelight vigil was the mode of protest, with more …
Imagine travelling along BRTS stretch under a canopy of mangoes & chikooS Paul John TNN Ahmedabad: If you have been dreading the thought of cycling or taking a walk along the BRTS corridor in the sweltering Ahmedabad heat, there may be some relief round the corner. A renewed landscaping plan …
After all the protests and human chain formation on Wednesday evening, members of Hasire Usiru and supporters on Thursday sent a legal notice to BMRCL. They alleged that it was a violation of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act and Karnataka Tree Preservation Act. According to Hasire Usiru, BMRCL …
Pune Activists and residents living along Paud Road have alleged that in order to widen the stretch of road between Paud Phata and Chandani Chowk, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has chopped off no less than 40 trees of different varieties along the way. They have asked why the PMC …
Residents have alleged that DHBVN extensively damaged around 100 trees on the pretext of pruning them TIMES NEWS NETWORK Residents have launched a protest after about a hundred trees on a road dividing Sector 23 and Sector 23A in Gurgaon were recently chopped down by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam …
In response to complaints filed by environmentalists in the City against demolition of a wall along the Lalbagh West Gate and felling of trees, the BBMP has booked a case against a tree felling and demolition company on Tuesday. The contractor for Karnataka Land Army Corporation, working for the Bangalore …
Sri Lanka government is planning to plant 2 million young plants to mark this year's Sinhala and Hindu New year dawning tomorrow. Sri Lanka's Co-operative Department has organized this program under the theme of "let's plant today and pick a fruit tomorrow." According to the Co-operative Department the first tree …
