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Vaneet Jishtu

Vaneet Jishtu

Dr. Vaneet Jishtu, a field botanist specialising in high altitude himalayan flora, conducts a wide range of research at Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), where he works. At Shimla he has pioneered in setting up an arboretum, a botanical garden where a vast collection of Himalayan trees have been planted. He lives in Shimla

Blogs, Himachal, TourismMay 5, 2022<May 8, 2022

Mysterious Mummy of Gue Boosts Tourism in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Nestled deep in the trans Himalayan cold desert landscape of the western Himalaya, in the Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh, lies a tiny unknown,…

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Blogs, Environment, General, Opinion, Opinions, TourismDecember 13, 2021<December 13, 2021

Mountain Tourism as Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Option for Hill Communities

International Mountain Day, 2021 at the Western Himalayan Temperate Arboretum, Shimla International days are occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to…

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Culture, Environment, General, J&K, MagazineOctober 22, 2021<October 22, 2021

‘SNOLA’ – Traditional Festival of Flowers from Remote Kargil Region of Ladakh

(With inputs from Astha Chauhan, Hasina Bano & Brijbhushan, Research Scholars from Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla working under the NMPB Funded Project of…

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Blogs, Environment, General, J&K, ScienceJuly 28, 2021<July 28, 2021

Hemis-Shukpachan – The land of Ladakh’s Sacred Juniper Trees

Hemis-Shukpachan, located around 80 km far from the Leh city, is a village of Leh district of Ladakh, Union Territory of India. Alternative transliterations…

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Blogs, Environment, Opinion, OpinionsMay 11, 2021<May 11, 2021

Mughals as Naturalists

The Mughal’s ruled the Indian sub-continent for a span of almost three centuries. They transformed the culture of the region together with their gardening…

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Environment, ScienceApril 25, 2021<April 29, 2021

Heart-Shaped Lip Cypripedium – A Threatened Terrestrial Orchid in the Himalaya

Some years back I brought to focus the fast vanishing native ‘Lady’s Slipper Orchid’ from the flora of Shimla, Cypripedium cordigerum D. Don; more…

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Blogs, Environment, General, Himachal, Opinion, OpinionsDecember 12, 2016<December 15, 2016

Unique High Altitude Healers – Heun Shelih

People visiting high altitude water bodies for religious yatras and nomadic shepherds can be seen kissing the meadows while collecting this lichen; it finds prized application in the treatment of skin diseases, especially for burn scars.

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Blogs, Environment, GeneralDecember 6, 2016<December 9, 2016

Padmakh (Pajja) – An amazing native autumn flowering tree from Shimla Hills

Pajja is a deciduous tree from the rose family (Rosaceae) with range extending in the Himalayas from Himachal Pradesh in north-west India to Nepal in Central Himalayas, to Southwest China, Burma and Thailand.

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Blogs, Environment, General, Himachal, Regional, ShimlaNovember 10, 2016<November 14, 2016

AUTUMN COLOURS AT THE WESTERN HIMALAYAN TEMPERATE ARBORETUM, SHIMLA

Autumn leaf colour is a spectacular natural phenomenon that paints the arboretum like the northern temperate forests in delightful hues. The leaf colour acts…

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Blogs, Environment, General, Magazine, Opinion, Opinions, Tourism, TravelOctober 25, 2016<October 26, 2016

Chandernahan – The Moon Lake, A Trekking Botanists Paradise

Chandranahan lake which is considered the point of origin of the Pabbar River is located on the south-eastern slopes of the main Himalayas which…

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