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EU regulators are supposed to prevent the import of illegal timber into the EU. But traders are still finding ways to get round the rules.

Coimbatore: Scientists at the city-based Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) have prepared a detailed project report (DPR) on resto.

Awareness programme, competitions mark World Environment Day Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Women and children planting saplings on INS Agrani campus in Coimbatore to observe the World Environment Day on Saturday.   Activities ranging from digital awareness programme to observation of ‘no vehicle day’ marked the observation of the World Environment Day here on Saturday. Indian Navy’s training establishment INS Agrani, Coimbatore, organised poster making, painting competition, slog...

Coimbatore: Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development and everyone should come together to conserve it, said director of Institute of Fore.

" " This coast redwood Moon Tree in Monterey, California, was presented to the city in July 1976 to commemorate the bicentennial of the United States. It was a 2-foot-tall (0.60-meter) seedling grown by the Institute of Forest Genetics in Placerville, California, from one of Roosas original seeds. NASA Its entirely possible a UFO has been somewhere near your home for decades. Yes, we mean a UFO from outer space, just not the flying saucer kind. The UFO were talking about might be an "uni...

 Aligarh: Dr Syed Irfan Ahmed, retired faculty member of Forest Entomology Laboratory at the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) who had worked with the Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur and Indian Council of Forestry Re

Kuruva islands open for tourists today Updated: Updated: April 10, 2021 01:00 IST Situated in the estuary of Mananthavady river, it is a safe haven for migratory birds and butterflies Share Article Workers erecting sign boards on Kuruva Islands.   Situated in the estuary of Mananthavady river, it is a safe haven for migratory birds and butterflies The Kuruva islands, a major eco-tourism destination in Wayanad district, will be opened to tourists on Saturday after an interval of two years. E...

Apr 13, 2021 Under these sponsored / financially supported research projects, NMPB so far identified three unique projects which are novel in nature and patentable. They are: (1.) Bio-production of secondary metabolites from Aegle marmelos which is commonly known as Bel (R&D/TN-04/2006-07); (2.) In vitro production of secondary metabolites from tree species of Dashmoola (10 roots used in Ayurveda) through hairy root cultures (R&D/TN-0112013-14-NMPB); and (3.) Development of anti-cancer and anti...

The species was identified by the members of ZSI and CUBE and the team comprises Vasanthakumar, Senthilkumar Palanisamy, Vinny R Peter, and Radheshyam M Sharma. COIMBATORE: During a field visit in 2015, a researcher from the Western regional centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) Durai Vasanthakumar and his team spotted a small bulge along the middle vein of one of the leaves of ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube) near Singanallur lake, Coimbatore. Little did they know that they had ide...