NEW DELHI, April 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Fearing a convergence of respiratory allergies and spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Kashmir authorities have ordered the felling of tens of ...

SRINAGAR, (IANS) – To protect the fragile environment of Kashmir’s rare stag species known as the ‘Hangul’ a social enterprise has decided to plant tress in the habitat of this protected animal. As ...

In an innovative move, the Jammu and Kashmir government has introduced a conservation initiative called the "Digital Tree Aadhaar" for its iconic Chinar trees. The main aim of this is to preserve the ...

SRINAGAR, (ANI) – Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “the creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” A few hundred years ago, the Kashmir Valley was a gathering place for spiritual activities, a ...

Acting on exaggerated fears that 'pollen' from female poplar trees may aggravate COVID-19 related respiratory illness, authorities in strife-riddled Kashmir have ordered axing of tens of thousands of ...

SRINAGAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - More than 2 million willow trees - once a key source of wood for cricket bats, fruit boxes and fires - will be cut down around Indian-administered ...

When does something become so important that it gets the same value as of a human? While there is no one answer, as that 'something' is subjective to everyone. However, for the people of Kashmir, the ...

Was it pruning or felling? The alleged chopping of centuries-old chinar trees in Indian-administered Kashmir has sparked outrage, with locals and photos suggesting they were cut down, while the ...