Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha Jayaram's self boosting extravaganza in Madurai has cost the nation an estimated 40,000 litres of precious diesel besides other less easily computable natural resources such as wood for posters, cutouts and barricades

SCIENTISTS at the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany in Lucknow and the Indian Institute of Tropical Botany in Pune have found growth rings of tropical trees such as teak (Tectona grandis) and

THE Himalayan yew Taxus baccata is in the news. Researchers at the University of Kansas have found that the yew contains the anti-cancer drug, taxol, in sufficient quantities for it to replace

An Act to provide for the extension and application of, and to amend the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 (Regulation 7 of 1891) and the Meghalaya Forest Regulation and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Having received criticism from various quarters about the use of paver blocks around the roots of trees, the Municipal Corporation (MC) is all set to get a survey conducted of the trees that have been affected. Thereafter, paver blocks will be removed from the roots of the trees.

The survey would be done of the trees on the roads within the purview of the civic body.

Shimla: Over 9,600 trees will face the axe for laying the transmission line for evacuating power from the 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo power project in Kinnaur, which is likely to start generation by June this year.

In reply to a query during Question Hour in the assembly by Congress MLA GS Bali about exploring the possibility of an alternate route, Chief Minister PK Dhumal today said the permission

MUMBAI: Every time a match ends at the famed Wankhede Stadium on Marine Drive, it's usually spectators who are held responsible for destroying the green cover in the vicinity.

Pongamia (Indian beech) is a non-edible oil-producing tree legume (Syn: Pongamia glabra Vent.), that has recently gained importance for its oil utility as biodiesel1. Various parts of Pongamia are used in medicinal and other applications
 

Mature stem cuttings of 10 candidate plus trees (CPTs) of Pongamia pinnata were subjected to auxin application to compare their adventitious rooting ability. Significant differences were observed for sprouting

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