{"id":24783,"date":"2025-06-23T11:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=24783"},"modified":"2025-06-23T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T08:23:26","slug":"palm-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/palm-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Palm Tree Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and others in a matter related to the large-scale felling of palm trees in Bihar which is reportedly causing an increase in lightning-related deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Palm Tree<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palm is a member of the <\/span><b>Arecaceae, or Palmae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a single <\/span><b>family of monocotyledonous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flowering plants of the order Arecales.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an evergreen plant which can grow in the form of <\/span><b>shrubs, trees, or long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, woody vines called lianas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is distributed in <\/span><b>America and in Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, from India to Japan and south to Australia and the islands of the <\/span><b>Pacific and Indian oceans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with Africa and Madagascar as a third but much less important palm region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Palm Tree<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are characterized by a <\/span><b>tall, unbranched stem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or, rarely, by a dichotomous branching stem (Hyphaene), and of the same diameter all along from base to top;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palmate leaves, like hands, grow in a bunch at the end of a stem. Pinnate leaves are like feathers, growing all along either side of a stem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though many species of palms are sturdy and plentiful, as many as 100 species are endangered due to deforestation and unsustainable cultivation practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The palms with the greatest importance in world commerce are the coconut and the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis); both are prime sources of <\/span><b>vegetable oil and fat.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/ngt-notice-to-cpcb-bihar-authorities-over-rise-in-lightning-deaths-due-to-felling-of-palm-trees\/article69724972.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palm trees belong to the Arecaceae family, a group of monocot flowering plants under the order Arecales, known for their tropical presence and diverse species. 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