Environment
Guava Trees Cut Down in Farmer's Orchard in Jashore
Unknown people cut down 41 trees in a guava orchard in Chaugachha, Jashore, and made off with 5-7 maunds of fruit.
Tags
Trees
Islam
Is It Permissible to Nail Prayer Signs to Trees?
Hanging prayer and dhikr signs on trees is well-meant, but driving nails into a living tree to do so is objectionable under Sharia.
Environment
Planting Trees Is Sadaqah Jariyah
The Quran and the hadiths of the Prophet (PBUH) show that planting and caring for trees earns reward as sadaqah jariyah, continuing charity that outlives the planter.
Crops
Pulao Leaf Plant Adds Flavour to Food
The pulao leaf plant's fragrant leaves enhance and perfume food, and it needs little care to grow.
Vegetables
A 'Bottle Gourd' on a Pumpkin Plant Draws Crowds in India's Purba Bardhaman
A fruit that looks like a bottle gourd growing on a pumpkin plant in Shaktigarh, Purba Bardhaman, has drawn crowds, but a horticulture officer says it is a pumpkin changed by a genetic disorder.
Environment
Are House Plants Bad for the Environment?
Growing plants at home is booming in Britain, raising the question of how good the hobby really is for the environment.
Environment
Forest Department to Plant One Crore Trees Across Bangladesh in Mujib Year
The Forest Department will plant one crore trees across the country to mark Mujib Year, raising an extra 20 lakh saplings to cover losses.
Environment
Australia Bushfires: Did Eucalyptus Trees Help the Fire Spread?
Scientists say eucalyptus forests, which cover most of Australia's woodland, catch fire easily, and burning bark can carry flames up to 30 kilometres away.
Environment
Trees a Thousand Years Old: Unlocking the Secret of a Long Life
Scientists have recently learned why the ginkgo can live for more than a thousand years, and other trees are among the oldest living things on Earth.
Environment
Keep Green Plants in the Office to Ease Stress, Study Suggests
Researchers in Japan found that office workers felt less stressed after spending a few minutes looking at a green plant on their desk.
Environment
Indian Family Builds House Around 150-Year-Old Tree Instead of Cutting It
Rather than fell a 150-year-old peepal tree, the Kesharwani family in Madhya Pradesh built their new house around it.
EnvironmentDid Ethiopia Really Plant Four Billion Trees in 2019?
Ethiopia's government said it had just about met its 2019 goal of planting four billion trees in three months, but a BBC Reality Check found the only figures came from the government itself and no independent count had been made.
Environment
Gaibandha Retired Teacher Grows Garden of a Thousand Medicinal Plants
Nearly 90, retired teacher Shawkat Ali of Gaibandha has built a garden of about 1,000 rare medicinal and fruit trees to serve people.