{"id":11724,"date":"2025-11-10T11:10:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11724"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:34:33","slug":"sal-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sal-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Sal Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sal Tree Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists of the Environment Department of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) at Shimla have revealed that the Sal tree (Shorea robusta) is the best air purifier to deal with the menace of pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sal Tree<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>oldest and strongest trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s called the \u2018<\/span><b>Sentinel of the Forests\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because it can live for dozens of years and has the ability to withstand environmental changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is also found naturally in <\/span><b>Uttarakhand,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Terai region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Required Climatic Conditions for Sal Tree<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>can tolerate temperatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as high as <\/span><b>40-45\u00b0Celcius<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in summers and as <\/span><b>low as 5\u00b0Celcius in winters.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be grown in the plains, provided <\/span><b>there is light loamy soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with good drainage and the area receives <\/span><b>approximately 1000 mm &#8211; 3000 mm of annual rainfall.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>requires a warm and humid climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can thrive at altitudes up to <\/span><b>1500 metres above the sea level.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tree can live up to 100 years and <\/span><b>doesn&#8217;t require frequent watering<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s especially suitable for hilly areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How can Sal Trees Control Pollution?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Dust and Particle Trapping:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its <\/span><b>leaves are thick and waxy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can <\/span><b>trap dust<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, carbon and fine particles in the air on their surface.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Air Purification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a <\/span><b>higher chlorophyll content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which gives it the strength to withstand harmful gases such as carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide present in vehicle exhaust.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Filter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It also has a <\/span><b>very dense canopy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that acts as a natural filter while trapping pollutants in the air.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etvbharat.com\/en\/offbeat\/sal-trees-can-be-a-new-weapon-to-fight-air-pollution-enn25110901689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ETV Bharat<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sal Tree is one of the oldest and strongest trees found in India. 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