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600 sq ft rainforest, 100 plant varieties, 17 bird species: Retired Bengaluru techie turns terrace into mini forest with homegrown cherries, dragon fruit, coffee and more, keeping temperatures cooler and the air cleanerIn Bengaluru, a retired engineer has cultivated a vibrant 600 sq ft rooftop rainforest, a testament to urban green restoration. This mini-f...
Forget iced tea & kombucha: These 4 Indian drinks are 10 times cheaper & ultimate remedy for India’s Brutal Heatwaves. One is even Lord Jagannath’s favouriteIndia's ancient summer drinks are making a comeback as heatwaves intensify. These traditional beverages like Bael Sharbat, Padhaneer, Tanka...
A hidden city grid is emerging beneath tropical forests as laser scans expose roads, terraces, and ancient platformsDense jungles conceal ancient cities. LiDAR, an airborne laser mapping technique, now unveils these hidden urban layouts. It penetrates fol...
IFS officer shares stunning bloom that’s also Odisha’s state flower. Can you guess it?An Indian Forest Service officer shared a striking image of the Ashoka tree in bloom. This tree, also known as Sita Ashok, is Odisha's stat...
This Balcony Plant Withstands Wind Better Than You ThinkBalconies can create strong wind tunnels. However, plants are more resilient than they appear. Flexibility allows them to bend and recover,...
Kid with 2BHK in Bengaluru vs kid with 2 acres land in UP: Delhi-based investor on who might get richer in future when they grow upA Delhi founder's viral post highlights a new wave of wealth creation, moving beyond digital assets to tangible ones like mango trees. Star...
Forests Are Warning Us About Drought, and the Signal Is Hidden in Their TrunksTrees have a silent daily pulse. Sunlight causes them to shrink as water moves up. At night, they expand as they refill. Scientists use spe...
Holistic restoration needed for degraded Aravallis: StudyIndia's ancient Aravalli mountain range faces severe land degradation due to encroachments, deforestation, and illegal mining, impacting it...
Why Delhi's trees are falling: It's not the storm, it's usDelhi's trees are increasingly uprooting during storms. The cause is shallow root systems. Urban surfaces prevent rainwater from reaching d...
'Third world' woes, California burnin'Wildfires are ravaging LA county in California due to climate change and poor forest management. The fires have consumed nearly 3,000 acres...
In Benin, Voodoo's birthplace, believers bemoan steady shrinkage of forests they revere as sacredFor many people in Benin, the forests empowered them before they were born, or in the first months of their lives. Barren women performed V...
India's tech capital Bengaluru may have country's tallest Skydeck in the form of banyan treeBengaluru's Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, is considering the construction of a 250-meter tall skydeck in the city. If approved, thi...
Bengaluru's Nallur tamarind grove gets a sour twistA 54-acre tamarind grove near B’luru said to date back to the 12th century is one of the few biodiversity heritage sites in the country. Bu...
Tree story gets a sour twist: 54-acre tamarind grove near B’luru, among India's few biodiversity heritage sites, calls for helpTill 2007, when it was declared a biodiversity heritage site, the grove was managed by the village panchayat.
Take a leaf from an Odia’s ‘green’ weddingFamilies that are planning weddings in the near future should note that unless Odisha has to weather another super cyclone, this teacher’s ...
Uprooted trees point to the lack of focus on urban tree managementThe BBMP will conduct an extensive tree census which includes the number of trees in each ward, species, age group and health parameters.
Afforestation drive: How to expand green cover in Bengaluru and sustain itInstead of exotic species, plant native trees as they give nectar and fruits, attracting bees, birds, and keeping the ecosystem alive.
- Chhattisgarh to use transplanter machine to relocate trees
Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh on Wednesday inaugurated a tree transplanter machine at the Botanical Garden in Naya Raipur for relocating tr...
Swati Piramal dismisses activist's complaint of illegal tree chopping on Mumbai bungalow site"It is obviously not true," Swati Piramal, vice chairperson, Piramal Enterprises, told ETPanache, "We do not do anything that does not conf...
Tree-felling is rampant across NCR as infra projects get priorityFor all the corrective steps taken by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to curb pollution in the NCR by constraining construction, vehicles...