Coconut palms now represent over half of the tree cover on these low islands ... coconut canopies occur in monocultures indicative of plantation agriculture and drastic ecological changes.

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) parks department has initiated a coconut tree plantation along the Hooghly as part of the beautification of major ghats and to combat soil erosion.

Coming from a well-respected family, his father being a renowned doctor, Rohan Nazareth completed his science degree and, with family suppo ...