The Madras High today suggested to the state government to bring in a special act to eradicate Prosopis Juliflora, popularly known as Seemai Karuvelam trees, in Tamil Nadu. A Division Bench of the ...

Supriya Sahu, Indian Administrative Service officer, has received the prestigious United Nations Champions of the Earth award ...

It dates back to my childhood. My father had a farm, which we didn’t live on but spent a lot of time visiting. Since I was young, I had a strong connection with the natural world. Of course, I did not ...

COIMBATORE: As part of planting 265 crores of native tree seedlings in 10 years and covering an extent of about 13,500 sq km. Tamil Nadu forest department under the Green Tamil Nadu Mission has set a ...

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Chennai on Tuesday, uprooting trees and damaging vehicles near the Red Hills bus station. Civic teams have been deployed to clear fallen trees and restore normal ...

Chennai: Forest officials in Chennai launched an initiative to identify and protect rare and endangered trees by officially designating them as ‘heritage trees' in recognition of their ecological, ...

COIMBATORE: The 10-day ‘March Tree Festival’ began on March 21 across the country. Under the programme, the school and college students, along with the nature enthusiasts, will observe trees and ...

Over 100 trees, mostly native variety of acacia trees (naatu karuvelam) with active bird nests are being illegally felled by locals at Vaniyanthal lake, a wetland ecosystem at Sankarapuram taluk in ...

In Tamil Nadu, palm trees — once abundant and vital to local life — are declining due to urbanization, logging and climate change. Former teacher Prathee Jeen, known as the Palm Princess, founded the ...

Trees can help to make cities like Berlin more climate-proof. Mushrooms play key role in the environment in parts of Kashmir, as do palmyra trees in Tamil Nadu. Clean air and clean water – as desired ...

Where people cannot look beyond the commonplace, the unusual will not be recognised, let alone valued. In this milieu, those rubbing shoulders with the unusual might need to speak up for it. Tree ...