Many Chinar trees in Srinagar are now showing signs of disease, with large hollowed-out cavities in their trunks caused by ...

The majestic maple trees of Jammu and Kashmir — better known as chinar or locally as boonyi — now have their own ID cards. In a novel initiative by the J&K Forest Department in partnership with the ...

Officials from the forest department in Indian-controlled Kashmir summer capital, Srinagar city are these days fixing metal plates featuring a ...

The Chinar tree population in Kashmir has declined, according to a 2021 booklet from Kashmir’s Forest Department. Some ...

NEW DELHI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Officials from the forest department in Indian-controlled Kashmir's summer capital, Srinagar city are these days fixing metal plates featuring a QR-code and unique ...

Srinagar, Jan 21: Chinar trees, the ‘heritage’ trees of Jammu and Kashmir, now have a “digital tree Aadhar” through an initiative undertaken by the J&K Forest Department and the J&K Forest Research ...

Srinagar: “It was a moment of panic for the tourists,” says Fayaz Ahmad, the head clerk of Shalimar Garden, recalling the incident when a 300-year-old Chinar tree toppled over in September 2024.

Srinagar: The iconic chinar tree—a cultural and ecological symbol of Jammu and Kashmir—the J&K Forest Department, in collaboration with the J&K Forest Research Institute, has initiated a GIS ...

SRINAGAR: The iconic chinar tree—a cultural and ecological symbol of Jammu and Kashmir—the J&K Forest Department, in collaboration with the J&K Forest Research Institute, has initiated a GIS-based, QR ...

QUETTA: The Forest and Wildlife Department of Balochistan has booked the owner of a private shopping mall and imposed a fine of Rs17 million for felling two ancient Chinar trees in Quetta.

As the chinar trees continue to shed their leaves, as the rivers of the valley continue to flow, the spirit of the Kashmiri Pandits endures. January 19 may be a day of mourning, but it is also a day ...