India mango farmers angry at dump plan

Farmers in northern India are angry over plans to establish a huge rubbish dump nearby one of the country's most famous mango plantations.

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You can generate electricity from a tree

THE TIMES OF INDIA, 9 September 2009

There's enough power in trees to run an electronic circuit, says a new study. A study last year led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that plants generate up to 200 millivolts when one electrode is placed in a plant and the other in the surrounding soil. Read more...

Rs. 87.89-lakh green cover planned

THE HINDU, Friday, Sep 11, 2009

The Forest Department will implement the Tree Cultivation in Private Lands (TCPL) scheme in Tiruchi Circle at a cost of Rs. 87.89 lakh during the current fiscal. Read more...

Meeting India's tree planting guru

BBC, Saturday, 19 September 2009

An Indian civil servant, SM Raju, has come up with a novel way of providing employment to millions of poor in the eastern state of Bihar.
His campaign to encourage people to plant trees effectively addresses two burning issues of the world: global warming and shrinking job opportunities.