The Shibpur botanical garden, India’s oldest living plant repository housing 1,377 species and the legendary Great Banyan ...

The giant banyan tree in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden at Shibpur of Howrah city in Kolkata. The giant banyan tree is 255 years old and is spread over 5 acres of land.

In a shocking turn of events, Kolkata's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit uncovers a child trafficking racket, arresting two ...

commonly known as the Botanical Gardens, is located in Howrah, just across the Hooghly River from Kolkata. Established in 1787, this historic garden spans over 273 acres and houses a diverse ...

Master shipbuilder James Kyd passed away on this day in the city. He was 50. He was born to Major Alexander Kyd, army officer ...

Indian museum, Botanical Survey of India, ThinkArts Foundstion and Goethe-Institut Kolkata Plants have always inspired and been involved in art making - from the palm leaf manuscript to the cyanotype!

This year, the South China Botanical Gardens, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) identified a previously unknown species of bamboo, Gelidocalamus fengkaiensis, found in Qixingding Nature ...

An erstwhile jail in Assam’s Guwahati has been converted into a botanical garden. The Guwahati Central Jail which housed dreaded militants and hardcore criminals is now home to 85,000 plants of ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Springtime is a particularly colorful season to visit the Desert Botanical Garden. Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus ...

Botanical gardens steward indispensable herbaria and living collections, conduct research to mitigate the impacts of climate change, and work to protect our ecosystems. Yet, they are often an ...

Spread across 79 acres and home to more than 4,800 trees, the Missouri Botanical Garden delights visitors with displays like the Chinese Garden, the English Woodland Garden and the 14-acre ...

A stop at the Old Botanical Garden is always worthwhile if you are traveling or shopping around the Stachus (Karlsplatz) in the city center of Munich. What makes this park a popular place to rest.