Threat to the environment? Rubber plantations in Northeast eat into forests

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Threat to the environment? Rubber plantations in Northeast eat into forests [1]

Although Kerala has been a top rubber grower in India, the plant was first introduced in the Northeast by the regional forest department in the 1960s

Publication Date:

19/03/2018

Author(s): Ankur Paliwal [2]

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi) [3]

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