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The Tabebuia Rosea trees in full bloom on Outer Ring Road. Pic: Naveen Thomas Prasad

Watch: Tabebuia Rosea trees in full bloom paint ORR pink

March 18, 2020 News Desk

It’s spring, and the brilliant pink bloom of Tabebuia Rosea trees are adorning Bengaluru’s streets. Here’s a video of the bloom along Outer Ring Road, and some details about this alien tree species.

Bengaluru’s exotic, giant trees: Here’s where and how you can spot them

February 17, 2020 Nityananda S

Do you know what Buddha’s Coconut is? It’s one of the tree species in Bengaluru that would be more at home in jungles. The city even has giant trees that originate as far away as West Africa or South Pacific.

Saving trees by transplanting: BMRCL’s approach has some lessons for Bengaluru

November 26, 2018 Nityananda S

New saplings planted after cutting a fully grown tree will not compensate for the lost greenery easily. Transplantation is an option many environmentalists are looking at, to help retain the trees. What are the merits of tree transplantation?

Panel explores solutions for Bengaluru’s loss of greenery

July 27, 2018 Shashank Atreya

Many issues came into light in the event, such as the need to coordinate activities between the Forest Department and the BBMP, need for prudence in planning and the role of citizen activism, in greening Bengaluru.

Making Bengaluru greener through collective efforts

June 19, 2018 Meera K

How can Bengaluru bring back the lost green glory? What can practically be done, and by whom?

Bengaluru needs its green cover to remain livable

February 26, 2018 Smitha N

There is a need to recreate the greenery in Bengaluru, not just in remote peri-urban parts of the city, but even more urgently in front of our factories.

613 of 702 trees on Bellary Road need no permission to cut, if Karnataka Assembly amends Tree Act

February 17, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

A newly proposed amendment by the State Government to the Karnataka Tree Protection Act (1976) asks to denotify about 50 species/ subspecies of trees that currently need permission to be cut down. Simply put, if

Carpets of blooms that lift us from gloom

May 17, 2017 Deepa Mohan

Bengaluru needs more and more such trees that bloom and help us forget our worries, says Deepa Mohan.

Hoardings destroying trees

April 20, 2017 News Desk

Vijay Nishanth, a tree enthusiast fom Bengaluru, talks about the increasing incidents of trees being cut down to give visibility for hoardings.

Voices from Bengaluru’s one and only tree festival

February 23, 2017 Radio Active 90.4MHz

NERALU, meaning shade in Kannada is used to describe the Annual Tree festival in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru’s own tree festival to be back in February

January 24, 2017 Poornima Kannan

The tree festival will have much to offer for children and schools. Schools can participate in the festival by registering with Neralu.

324 trees to be cut in Namma Metro Phase II, mapped

March 22, 2016 News Desk

As many as 324 trees are going to be cut during expansion of Reach 2 and Reach 4b in Namma Metro Phase II, according to the data from BMRCL.

Death of lakes and trees: Story of daylight murders

May 19, 2015 Sridhar

Why are lakes dying in Bengaluru? What can you do about it? How does one try saving the trees?

Environment

Of Devarakadus, Gundutopu and heritage trees

April 29, 2009 Poornima Dasharathi

An interview with Vijay Thiruvady, the man whose passion for preserving nature is evident in the two books he has compiled.