In 2021, we wrote a story about India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh planting 1 billion trees between 2017 and 2021. The Uttar Pradesh tree plantation drive in the state which started in 2017...
Category - Trees and Forests
Akshayavat Tree in Prayagraj
Most of us would associate the Indian city of Prayagraj, formerly known as Allahabad with Kumbh Mela, a religious congregation held every twelve years. Listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, UNESCO...
Significance of Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya
About 2500 years ago, a young royal prince, Siddhartha Gautama, embarked on a profound spiritual journey. Having lived his early years, never having witnessed problems of old age, sickness, poverty, or death, he...
The Tiger Man of India – Kailash Sankhala
Many of us know about Jim Corbett, who played a significant role in tiger conservation in India, and because a famous tiger reserve in Uttrakhand is named after him. Only a few of us would know about the man known as...
A Tree Connection with Bhagwad Gita
There is a Banyan Tree in the Indian state of Haryana, located in Kurukshetra, which might look like an ordinary tree but is considered a cultural relic and an important part of Indian civilization. The tree is...