IOA urges states, UTs to plant 2,036 trees each to mark Olympic Day

March 12, 2026 8:52 PM

IOA urges states, UTs to plant 2,036 trees each to mark Olympic Day

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has urged all affiliated State and Union Territory Olympic Associations to plant 2,036 trees each as part of the nationwide celebrations of Olympic Day, aiming to promote environmental sustainability through sport. In a communication to the affiliated units, IOA President P. T. Usha called on state and UT associations to organise tree plantation drives involving athletes, sports bodies, educational institutions and youth organisations. The initiative seeks ...

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon’s limits

November 6, 2025 12:28 PM

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon’s limits

Under Brazil's Amazon rainforest canopy, hundreds of transparent plastic panels hang between tree trunks to starve a hectare of land of half the water it normally receives. Scientists are creating this artificial drought in Querencia municipality close to the southeastern edge of the world's largest rainforest to better understand the limits of the Amazon's resistance to extreme dry conditions that are predicted by climate change models. In the experiment, called Seca Limite, or Limit Drought,...