The team from Sri Venkateswara Medical College (SVMC) received accolades for securing the first place in India for research at its Multi-disciplinary Research Unit (MRU). The recognition came from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for which Team SVMC, comprising Additional Director of Medical Education (ADME) and SVMC principal Dr. G. Ravi Prabhu, professor…
Just 35 kilometres from Tirupati lies the Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve, home to the world’s largest natural reserve of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus), one of Asia’s most smuggled timber species. Despite protection under India’s Wildlife Protection Act, illegal logging continues, driven by international demand and enabled by heavy pilgrimage traffic, porous forest routes, and organised smuggling…
The proximity of a protected area home to the largest reserve of Red Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus) to the pilgrim town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh makes its smuggling easy, official sources have told Down To Earth (DTE). The valuable tree species is endemic to three districts (Chittoor, Nellore and YSR Kadapa) of southern Andhra Pradesh….