Trees
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. Trees tend …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 3 September 2024 English
Thousands of Sahariya Adivasis who have lived here for centuries and depended on the forest for their livelihoods, are now banned from entering. September 2024 marks two years since the …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 27 June 2024 English
Prabhati Dhar is a master weaver of mats that incorporate auspicious motifs like banana trees and peacocks. Weaving a kamalkosh is a rare skill and one that she is passing on to younger people here in …
that incorporate auspicious motifs like banana trees and peacocks. Weaving a kamalkosh is a rare skill …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 April 2024 English
Suresh Dhurve tells stories through his paintings…of forests, trees and animals and people, and their crucial dependence on each other. Gond artists like him who live in Bhopal, say they have been left …
tells stories through his paintings…of forests, trees and animals and people, and their crucial dependence …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …
production and soil health. Water bodies, grazing lands, trees and livestock need to be conserved. Only kisans …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 February 2024 English
A song from the desert that sings of the endless splendour of its summers, with colourful fruit trees and feathered creatures singing of love …
splendour of its summers, with colourful fruit trees and feathered creatures singing of love …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
where the rivers meet the sea, is full of Sundari trees. It is an area of creeks and water and jungles …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
First History Lessons is a series of books published by the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata (IDSK). Aiming to simplify and explain important ideas of history, the series has been …
the cocoa tree. There used to be lots of such trees in Middle and South America. The indigenous people …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 4 October 2023 English
district, a region with substantial out-migration, Ajay Mahato prefers to stay back. He climbs palm trees for a living – a livelihood fraught with risks …
Ajay Mahato prefers to stay back. He climbs palm trees for a living – a livelihood fraught with risks …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 September 2023 English
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, released the second volume of the EnviStats – India 2023 report on September 29, 2023. This is the sixth edition …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 28 August 2023 English
The annual picking and collection of the yellow mahua flowers brings entire families out, under the trees. A festive occasion, the gathering of the blossoms holds the promise of a secure future …
mahua flowers brings entire families out, under the trees. A festive occasion, the gathering of the blossoms …
