Tree seeds, rather than biomass or fuel crop plants, could represent an abundant source of renewable energy, according to new research. The study suggests that seeds from the Indian mahua and sal ...

As darkness engulfs the Denwa River, I settle in for a drink after a long day of safaris in Satpura Tiger Reserve, a three-hour drive from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The sunny yellow mahua-based ...

Spring has arrived in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh and the forest is bursting with every shade of green. Fresh shoots sprout from gnarled tree trunks as life begins anew after the long winter. In the ...

IF YOU LISTEN carefully, there is a new sound: plip-plop, as the mahua tree drops its blossoms, one by one, onto a net of saris stitched together like a trampoline. Traditionally, these droplet-shaped ...

THE little brown nubs look like earwax-coloured pencil erasers. Anyone curious enough to try one would find it tastes a bit like a date. They are flowers of the mahua tree, indigenous to India. When ...

Incidents of forest fires have reduced by almost 95 percent with the use of nets for collecting the Mahua flowers and creating awareness about protecting the forests and its biodiversity. After the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Spring has arrived in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh and the ...