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Telangana Forest Dept Mulls To Install Microchip On Sandalwood Trees
The Telangana Forest Department is planning to install a microchip on sandalwood trees in Telangana. The decision was taken to prevent the stealing of sandalwood trees and illegal selling. The idea of using technology is inspired by Bengaluru Forest Department, which has implemented a similar microchip installation. Furthermore, the Telangana department will start this as a pilot project, implementing chips on 100 sandalwood trees, and once… read-more
Tags: microchips, Trees, Sandalwood, Telangana Forest Department, Technology
Courtesy: Telangana Today
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900 Trees To Be Cut Down For Road Widening In Indore: IMC
Indore Municipal Corporation's (IMC) garden officer Chetan Patil on March 17, informed that out of 900 trees that will be cut, 10% of it include neem and peepal, which will be uprooted and transplanted somewhere else with a special technique. The road stretches around 5 km from Bhankarwaun crossing to Tejaji Nagar on the Indore-Khandwa road. Other trees being wild species, cannot be uprooted elsewhere, he added.
Tags: indore, Indore Municipal Corporation, Trees, reloaction of trees, neem
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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World Record: Man Grafts 10 Different Fruits In Single Tree
Hussam Saraf made a world record by bearing the most types of fruits in a single tree. The tree appears to be the result of a decade's effort. Reportedly, the tree bears 10 different fruits, namely, almond, peach, plum, apricot, cherry and more. Previously, the record was held by Luis H Carrasco. "The previous record was five fruits grafted onto one tree, so I decided to graft 10." said Saraf.
Tags: Guinness World Records, Fruits, Trees, Rare Trees, Human Interest stories
Courtesy: Wion
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MUSAN: First Of Its Kind Underwater Forest
MUSAN, the underwater forest, has over 93 artworks in total. some of them are shaped like trees and others are figurative in nature. The artworks, particularly those trees, are intended to attract enormous marine life. This museum which is situated in a barren piece of land, is the first of its kind in the world. The trees in this museum are said to grow organically.
Tags: Mediterranean Sea, Marine, MUSAN, Trees
Courtesy: The Underwater Sculpture
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Meet 75-Year-Old 'Gachha Sir' Of Odisha
Antaryami Sahoo, known as Gachha sir has planted over 30,000 trees to create awareness among the citizens about the conservation of the environment and wildlife. The 75-year-old man from Odisha’s Kantilo village has created four biodiversity parks across the district with the help of the government and forest department. Besides, the septuagenarian has been handcrafting posters of animals, trees… read-more
Tags: environment, Odisha, Trees, Tree Teacher
Courtesy: The Better India
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Tamil Nadu NGO Grows 65,000 Tress, Creates 25 Miyawaki Forests
In a bid to save the environment, Chennai-based NGO 'Thuvakkam' has planted and raised 65,000 trees, creating 25 Miyawaki forests. Started in 2014, the NGO has 1,800 active volunteers working to increase green belt in Tamil Nadu. The NGO has been following the Miyawaki forest technique since 2016 Cyclone Vardah. 'Miyawaki' is a Japanese planting concept that states densely planted vegetation shows higher growth as compared to normally planted… read-more
Tags: Tamil Nadu, environment, Trees, Vegetation, Miyawaki Forest
Courtesy: The Better India
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SC Committee Pegs Tree Value At Rs 74,500/Year, Including Oxygen
Acknowledging the cost of oxygen and other by-products provided by trees in their lifetime, a Supreme Court-appointed committee valued the trees at Rs.74,500/annum. The valuation was given by an SC panel created in January 2020 over a PIL challenging West Bengal government's resolution to axe 356 trees for erecting railway over-bridges on NH-112. Moreover, the SC recommended Rs 220 crore for the 50 trees axed for the project under ‘Setu… read-more
Tags: Supreme Court, Trees, oxygen, west bengal government, railway overbridges
Courtesy: India .com
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UP Cuts Over 1.8L Trees For Bundelkhand Expressway, To Plant 2.7L Trees
The Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), in a reply to an RTI, has stated that it will plant over 2.70 lakh saplings along the Bundelkhand expressway. The exercise is aimed at compensating the loss of 1,89,036 tress, which were cut for the construction of the 296-km-long expressway. The expressway is expected to provide better connectivity between the Bundelkhand area of the state and the NCR.
Tags: Trees, Bundelkhand expressway, Uttar Pradesh, deforestation
Courtesy: The New Indian Express
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Artist Draws PM Modi's Image On Tree To Raise Deforestation Issue
An Odia artist, Samarendra Behera, has carved PM Narendra Modi's image on a tree in Odisha’s Similipal National Park to draw the latter's attention towards illegal deforestation. Behera said that he opted for this way since he cannot personally meet the PM. Popularly known as ‘Artist of Environment’, Behera also lauded PM Modi’s efforts towards development and health sector. Behera has carved various other paintings on trees in and out of the… read-more
Tags: portrait, PM Narendra Modi, Odisha, Trees, environment, Samarendra Behera
Courtesy: NDTV
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Youngster Plants 1 Lakh Oak Trees To Conserve Environment In Uttarakhand
To conserve the environment and groundwater due to the aftereffects of 2013 floods in Uttarakhand, a youngster has teamed up 150 people to plant trees. The 26-year-old Chandan Nayal has planted over 1 lakhs oak trees all over the state to conserve the groundwater. He has also built "Chal Khal"- a traditional water conservation method through pits. Chandan stated that he has ignored several humiliations since he wanted better earth.
Tags: environment, Uttarakhand, Trees, Oak, Pine, water conservation, Chandan Nayal
Courtesy: New Indian Express
