TIRUPATI: The Regional Science Centre in Tirupati has introduced a new initiative titled ‘Tag a Tree’ to raise public ...

Tirupati: Pradeep VennelakantiIna unique blend of environmental awareness and digital innovation, the Regional Science Centre ...

This tree bursts into vivid yellow flowers during spring, creating a spectacular display before its leaves emerge. Known as Maharukh in India, the Golden Silk Cotton Tree is relatively low ...

As a child seeking escape from Pondicherry’s heat, these flowering trees left a deep imprint on my mind. The tree-lined avenues, soothing canopies, and bursts of colour helped shape my early memories ...

Between the early 18th and late 19th century,  the officials working with the East India Company commissioned local Indian ...

In Siem Reap (Angkor Wat's home) time folds like silk. We discover that, between the temple shadows and the ancient ruins, ...

The lines above are from Professor Bade Ajuwon’s, ‘Ogun’s Iremoje: A Philosophy of Living and Dying’, taken from Sandra Barnes’ ‘Africa’s Ogun: Old World and New’. It is a chant (Ìrèmòje) by one ...

Death does not kill alone/Nor does he fight singly/He goes to war with plenty of warriors…/He sends Disease first/He sends ...

Mehgini, Pakur (Golden Rump’s Fig), and Shimul (Silk Cotton Tree): Trees with cultural, ecological, and historical relevance. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India.

We are made aware of the Red Silk Cotton Trees (also known as katesavar) with dark pink flowers, which are seen in Mumbai and Delhi too.