Aiming to preserve the heritage value of Chinar, the Forest Department on Saturday launched a Chinar plantation drive within ...

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 government insists it was just ...

KU’s South Campus celebrates Chinar Day with plantation drive The South Campus of the University of Kashmir (KU) Saturday ...

Kashmir's Chinar trees are being digitally tagged with unique numbers and QR codes by the J&K Forest Research Institute to ...

SRINAGAR: The reported felling of centuries-old Chinar trees in Rani Bagh, Anantnag, has sparked outrage in Jammu and Kashmir, with political leaders, environmentalists, and activists demanding an ...

Conservationists call for urgent action as climate change and human activities continue to threaten the millennia-long ...

The Chinar trees take around 150 years to reach their ... The oldest Chinar in the region lies on the outskirts of the city of Srinagar and is around 650 years old. "We are using a USG-based ...

Getty Images An official attaches a QR-coded plate to a chinar tree in a Srinagar garden The project has geotagged about 29,000 chinar trees so far, with another 6,000–7,000 still left to be mapped.

Additionally, chinar trees need a cool climate to survive ... trees in one such pleasure garden near the famous Dal Lake in Srinagar, but about 400 have perished over the years due to road ...