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Orangutans have the longest birth gap among mammals; a 2018 study explains how their 7.6-year wait for another baby, scarce forest fruit and solitary life may actually help them surviveOrangutans face rapid decline with fewer than 11,900 individuals remaining. Females reproduce slowly, averaging over seven years between bi...- Nepal’s farmers carved farms into the Himalayas, but now this growing problem is destroying their harvests and triggering a wildlife crisisNepal’s farmers are increasingly struggling with crop damage caused by rhesus macaques and other wildlife. Rural migration has left fewer p...
- America introduced Chinese Privet as an ornamental plant in 1852. It later spread across millions of acres of forestFirst spotted in 1852, Chinese privet has spread relentlessly across the American Southeast, wreaking havoc on local ecosystems. This invas...
- Pawan Kalyan grows mangoes, tomatoes in his farm house in Hyderabad. Telugu star shares details about his 'zero budget natural farming' method to cultivate vegetables. How to grow vegetables with no chemicals?Mega star Pawan Kalyan is also a farming enthusiast. The Tholi Prema actor maintains a big farmhouse in Hyderabad and follows organic ‘zero...
- In the 1860s, America introduced burning bush as an ornamental; birds later helped spread it into forests across 21 invaded statesThe burning bush, native to Asia, became well-liked for its vibrant autumn hues. Birds transport its seeds, helping it escape confined land...
- Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategyFossil discoveries in New Mexico reveal that flowering plants were producing large, animal-attracting fruits millions of years earlier than...
- Why Are Goats Suddenly Climbing Trees in Morocco... Scientists Finally Explained ItGoats in Morocco's arid Souss-Massa region climb argan trees to find food. This unusual behavior helps them survive when ground vegetation ...
- Forest and Horticulture Departments to formulate tea and horticulture policy: Arunachal Deputy CMHe asked the Secretary of Industries to formulate an interdisciplinary committee by including members from all the line departments in orde...
- Products from the tribes of Assam hit the standsPradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana or Van Dhan Scheme was launched on 14th April, 2018 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Ministry of Tri...
- Butterflies are the soldiers of our environment, says says Chandigarh's butterfly man
- Butterflies are the soldiers of our environment, says says Chandigarh's butterfly man
- Draft Forest Policy 2018 overlooks role of gram sabha say farmers groups, activists
- Why do we like the sweet stuff so much?In the old days, when human beings were living in the forest, sweetness was an indication that a particular thing was safe to eat. We knew ...
- How Odisha is cutting old forests for newIn many parts of Odisha, native forests have been cleared to make land available for compensatory afforestation and other plantation drives.
- Chhattisgarh plans to start large scale production of herbal drugsAs per the plan, Ayurvedic drug manufacturers would be invited to set up herbal drug production units in the state, based on PPP mode.
- TOI Green Drive: Urban forests can clean up Delhi airDelhi’s green cover is below international standards, but experts say it can do better by planting right species.
- Indian highways set to get a greener lookRoad transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has given a go ahead to the "Green Highways (Plantation & Maintenance) Policy", which ma...
- Bengal's forest cover grows by 3810 sq kmHe said the growth was driven mostly by the increase in tree cover outside forest, commercial plantation, new plantation and open forest ar...
- Bhimashankar has healthy giant squirrel populationA recent survey of the forest department (wildlife) Pune has found that there are 625 Indian Giant Squirrels, the state animal, in the Bhim...
- Green fodder banks to curb man-animal conflictIn a bid to reduce the growing incidence of man-animal conflict in Coimbatore region, the Tamil Nadu forest department plans to develop gre...
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