and the relaxation of relevant norms by Kerala’s forest department in 2020 helped in commencing large-scale farming of the precious trees. “While the judgments laid the groundwork for allowing ...

K. Saseendran, Kerala’s minister for forest and wildlife, told CNN Tuesday. Emergency responders at the site of the landslides – which was covered in mud and toppled trees – carried away ...

It bores holes into the trunk of the Senna trees and lives inside, ultimately leading to their destruction. Now, the Kerala Forest Research Institute has started monitoring and studying the insect.