Ujjain: Haritma Abhiyan, a plantation drive along the banks of the Kshipra took off on Tuesday. Saplings of neem, pipal and banyan trees were planted at gaughat area by energy minister Paras Jain, divisional commissioner MB Ojha and Mayor Meena Jonwal in the interests of environment protection, giving ambitious environment …
BHOPAL: Urban Administration and Development minister, Babulal Gaur has said that Bhopal's Shahpura hillock will be developed as beautiful city forest. He said an action plan for the hillock's development will be chalked out soon in coordination with the municipal corporation, tourism development corporation and capital project administration (CPA). The …
Biopiracy is a compound word consisting of ‘bio’ which is a short form for ‘biology’ and ‘piracy’. Biopirates are those individuals and industries/companies accused of one or both of the following acts: (i) the theft, misappropriation of, or unfair free-riding on, genetic resources and/or traditional knowledge, and (ii) the unauthorized …
If seed becomes a monopoly in the hands of a few multi-national corporations, it would mean destruction of biodiversity, said activist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva, calling upon people to join hands in the fight for freedom of seed. Addressing an impressive gathering at the ongoing People’s Biodiversity Festival (PBF) at …
Kerala's famed Ayurveda world is aghast. For neem, a plant known as sarvarogasamhari (panacea) in Ayurveda, is to be included by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on its Negative Ingredient List, ostensibly to conserve it. Ayurveda practitioners say the prolific neem doesn't need any conservation. "It's not endangered. …
Minister inspects saplings nourished under drip irrigation Forest Minister K. T. Patchaimal on Thursday visited a few spots in the district that were covered under the Massive Tree Sapling Programme, which was inaugurated in connection with the Chief Minister’s birthday. As it has been proposed to plant 3 lakh seedlings …
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae), popularly known as neem, is a wellrecognized tree. Despite its insecticidal properties, neem in the Indian subcontinent is known to be infested by insect pests. In November 2009, mature neem trees in the village of Bhauli, Bakshi ka Talab, Lucknow, started defoliating and soon consumed …
A study has been undertaken to assess the number of six important tree species including teak, mango, babool, neem, kathal and shisham outside forests in rural areas of district Gorakhpur.
New Delhi:The state of trees in the city is “abysmal”, say environmentalists. Recently, NGO Kalpvriksha surveyed Delhi’s trees, covering areas from Ramlila Maidan to Dhaula Kuan, including Paharganj, Anand Parbat, North Campus, Rajghat, Vikas Marg and Moti Bagh and found that most trees are either diseased or dead, top heavy …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday inaugurated a scheme to plant 64 lakh saplings across Tamil Nadu. She kicked off the scheme by planting a banyan sapling in the Corporation park located in front of the State Secretariat. With a view to increase the forest cover and to safeguard …
In an effort to enhance green cover, Forest Department would embark on the task of planting seedlings of various fast growing tree species outside forest areas in the district. The seedlings would be planted in government offices and institutions, industrial premises, private education institutions and along roadsides. The highlight of …
This experiment was conducted to examine the effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) as an antibiotic growth promoter substitute on growth performance, carcass traits, and humoral immune responses in broiler chickens. A total of 192 one-d-old mixed sex broiler chicks (Ross 308) were weighted and randomly allocated to four treatment groups, …
Now that “neemania” has gripped scientists in the West and neem (Azadirachta indica) is being hailed as the wonder tree that can solve global problems from locust swarms to AIDS, Indian scientists are jumping onto the bandwagon. After Western scientists proved that neem-based pesticides are safer than synthetic ones such …
In an attempt to enhance green cover in the district, the Tiruchi Police have decided to plant 1,000 saplings on lands belonging to the department. The saplings would be planted in police stations, police quarters, Armed Reserve grounds and other police offices with a view to turning them as green …
DIGBOI: Coinciding the take-off of the Communication meeting of Carbon (CMC) neutralization initiative of Indian Oil Family slated in New Delhi recently, the Indian Oil people stationed in Digboi teamed up and undertook sapling plantation drive in a park adjacent to the B type housing facility in Muliabari area of …
Forest Department to foot expenditure of digging pits The Department of Forests has plans to distribute 80,000 saplings to farmers this year under tree planting in private lands scheme as part of the afforestation programme with an aim of increasing green cover on earth, according to forest officials. These saplings …
MUDA has released Rs 48 lakh for green drive Students involved in green drive that was launched in Mysore on Monday. In a bid to improve the green cover in the new and upcoming layouts and recharge the ground water, the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) on Monday launched the …
Efforts to rejuvenate the avian population of central Kerala by providing artificial nests, feed, and improving bird habitats Conservationists are trying all the tricks up their sleeves to rejuvenate the avian population of central Kerala by providing artificial nests, feed, and improving the bird habitats. Artificial hideouts for barn owls, …
Traditional trees like jackfruit, neem and others will be grown here Bettadapura Minister for Forests C H Vijayshankar has said the forest department will develop a Devavana at foot of the Bettadapura hill near Periyapatna taluk near here. An action plan will soon be prepared to protect the hilly area …
AHMEDABAD: Five hundred years ago Sultan Mehmud Begda encouraged people of Ahmedabad to plant trees by giving prizes to those agreeing to go the green way. Ahmedabad had many trees and gardens during the sultanate period. Many travellers sang praises on the green beauty of this city. Maverick Sultan Begda …
