7 Most Endangered Tree Species in India
There are several endangered trees in India, such as the Malabar Mahogany (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), Ebony (Karnataka), Musli (Tamil Nadu), Actinodaphne Lawsoni (Kerala), Assam Catkin Yew (Arunachal Pradesh), and Ilex Khasiana (Meghalaya), Red Sandalwood (Eastern Ghats). These trees are all threatened by overharvesting and habitat loss.
Sep 11, 2024, 15:32 PM IST
Bella Hadid donates 600 trees
Bella Hadid took to Instagram to announce that she will be offsetting her carbon footprint by planting trees.
Nov 28, 2019, 19:32 PM IST
Aarey Protest: Shiv Sena leader detained after joining protests in Mumbai
Shiv Sena leader, Priyanka Chaturvedi detained after joining protests in Mumbai. To know more watch the video
Oct 05, 2019, 13:14 PM IST
Bombay HC dismisses petition to declare Aarey a forest
Protests continued as authorities began cutting down trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony for a metro car shed.
Oct 05, 2019, 08:52 AM IST
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Oct 05, 2019, 08:24 AM IST
Aarey Protest: Protests continues as authorities cut down trees
Protests continued as authorities began cutting down trees at Mumbai's Aarey Colony for a metro car shed.
Oct 05, 2019, 07:50 AM IST
25,000 trees in 5 years: How a 72-year-old is turning Madhya Pradesh green
Dr Rajesh Agrawal's mission began after he noticed that the government spent lakhs on building shops in the transport town but missed to plant a single tree for shade.
Jul 16, 2019, 07:31 AM IST
32 million-year-old tree fossil found in China
Dipteronia fossils have been unearthed in North America but are rarely found in Asia.
This is how the world's earliest trees on Earth grew
The scientists found that the early tree trunks were composed of numerous individual strands of xylem, the plant's water-conducting cells.
Oct 25, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
Trees provide annual services worth USD 500 mn per magacity
Megacities are home to nearly 10 per cent of the world's 7.5 billion people.
Aug 24, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
Is the downfall of deforestation near? Aussie engineer has it all planned with this drone! - This is how
More than 15 billion trees are lost to the world every year as civilisation continues to expand.
Jun 25, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
Human ancestors stayed in trees for longer than thought: Study
The findings lend new weight to the theory that our early ancestors continued to exploit the forest canopy for resources even as they evolved to walk on two legs, researchers said.
May 16, 2017, 00:45 AM IST
More than 60,000 species of trees call Earth their home, says study
An important factor of the study is the geo-referencing of the tree species, which allow conservationists to locate individual species.
Apr 05, 2017, 23:03 PM IST
Saving the environment: Researchers use Google Street View to map ecosystem
A team of researchers, using nearly 100,000 images extracted from Google Street View, has developed a method to map and quantify how street trees regulate ecosystem services.
Mar 01, 2017, 15:29 PM IST
Maharashtra to appoint 1 crore 'tree ambassadors' to conserve forests
Lauding the dedicated efforts of forest officials and the staff in making the earlier tree plantation drive in July a great success, Mungntiwar assured them all cooperation in their endeavour for forest and wildlife conservation.
Sep 30, 2016, 10:50 AM IST
Secret clocks in tree rings could exactly date ancient events
Scholars believe that intense solar storms caused major bursts of radiation to strike the Earth in 775 and 994AD, which resulted in distinct spikes in the concentration of radiocarbon in trees growing at that time.
Aug 17, 2016, 15:55 PM IST