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Painting the town white: Cooler trees for hotter times

“Today, our volunteers along with some residents, painted 30 trees with the ‘cooling paint.’ During peak summers, trees in the urban spaces do not have enough shade like in the wild.

Indiranagar , Tamil-nadu , India , Bengaluru , Karnataka , Yelahanka , Vinod-kartavya , Melvin-mathew , Vijay-nishanth , Yelahanka-new-town , Volunteers

Tree wars persist in Bengaluru despite awareness

As per Section 8(1) of the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1978, no person shall fell any tree or cause any tree to be felled on any land, whether in his ownership or occupancy, except with the previous permission of the Tree Officer.

Karnataka , India , Jayanagar , Bihar , Bengaluru , Pattandur-agrahara , Sandeep-anirudhan , Gautam-mishra , Mahanagara-palike , Vijay-nishanth , Forest-department , First-information-report

Flame of the Forest trees light up the city

The tree boasts bright crimson-orange coloured flowers that are noticeable even from afar. Although the Flame of the Forest is reported to be a native species of Madagascar, it is found in many places in India and is known as an ornamental tree.


Bengaluru , Karnataka , India , Vijay-nishanth , Tabebuia , Nishanth , Madagascar , Kakolu , Jayanagar , Hessarghatta , Forest

Green guide, philosopher and friend

Vijay Nishanth, a key contributor to the guide, emphasised on its accessibility and user-friendly approach, stating, “This guide is aimed at addressing some of these concerns. We have included 26 species of trees that can be grown in independent houses or apartment complexes in Bengaluru. Our objective is to provide information needed by a lay person interested in greening their homes or apartments.”

Bengaluru , Karnataka , India , Seema-mundoli , Vijay-nishanth , Sahana-subramanian , Harini-nagendra , Azim-premji-university , Azim-premji-foundation , Vruksha-foundation , Premji-university , Project-vruksha-foundation

Bike rally to save Kunigal Stud Farm

Bike rally to save Kunigal Stud Farm
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Mysuru , Karnataka , India , Bengaluru , Kunigal , Vijay-nishanth , Tipu-sultan , Jagadesh-nagarajaiah , Vruksha-foundation , Biodiversity-management-committee , Project-vruksha-foundation , Kunigal-stud-farm

The rink

For instance, the residents in the vicinity of the park in Dollars Colony, JP Nagar, and JP Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association, have been meeting the authorities concerned requesting them to restore the park area that was concretised and converted into a skating rink, but in vain.

Vijay-nishanth , Maheswara , Jp-nagar-residents-welfare-association , Jp-nagar , Indudhar , Gowda , Channe-gowda , Bangalore-mirror ,

'Take nurseries elsewhere, this is lake land'

However, BBMP Deputy Conservator of Forests BLG Swamy said that the proposed nursery at Dasarahalli Lake will not affect the water-holding capacity of the lake. “It will prevent the encroachment of the lake land by others. We are not putting up permanent structures on the lake land. We will also not use water from the lake for watering saplings at the nursery,’’ said the DCF.

Bangalore , Karnataka , India , Dasarahalli-mlar-manjunatha , Vijay-nishanth , Mahanagara-palike , Bangalore-development-authority , While-the-forest-department , Forest-department , Bruhat-bengaluru-mahanagara-palike , Deputy-conservator , Dasarahalli-lake

Hack job at hospital

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) forest officials visited the CSI Hospital and prepared a report on trees that were chopped without permission. The mahazar report by the BBMP Divisional Forest Officer (East) has stated 12 trees were cut without permission.

India , Bengaluru , Karnataka , Mahanagara-palike , Sindhu-cherian , Vinod-jacob , Vijay-nishanth , Louis-rao , Namma-bengaluru-foundation , Forest-department , South-india , Forest-officer

Wither and thither: BBMP cancels tender for plants

This is why the BBMP had issued 33 tenders for the maintenance of plantations across eight zones of Bengaluru. The tender was aimed at providing maintenance for the nearly 1 lakh monsoon plantations made in 2022-2023 and future plantations 1 lakh between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

Yelahanka , Karnataka , India , Bengaluru , Vijay-nishanth , Melvin-mathew , Mahanagara-palike , Palike , Mahadevapura , Tree-activist-vijay-nishanth , Planting

BBMP plans to give saplings some TLC

“The selected bidder will have to take up all measures to maintain the trees. Activities such as watering, weeding, manuring, and replacing dying plants will be undertaken. The maintenance work will be awarded for two years,” said a senior BBMP official.

Bengaluru , Karnataka , India , Yelahanka , Vijay-nishanth , Melvin-mathew , Palike , Mahadevapura , Tender , Saplings , Replacing-dying-plants