The chilgoza pine (pinus gerardiana) trees, which are a source of livelihood for many people in tribal areas of Himachal and form an integral part of local economy, are dwindling fast due to reckless ...

The Chilgoza pine faces the risk of extinction. With little or no natural regeneration and runaway commercial exploitation, the survival of the species that dominates the high western Himalayan ...

SHIMLA: Chilgoza trees worth lakhs of rupees have been destroyed in a forest fire in Kinnaur Smoke has engulfed the landscape with the raging inferno appearing like golden lines causing pollution The ...

India’s growing energy requirements have made Kinnaur a major hub of hydro projects in Himachal Pradesh, particularly over the past two to three decades. As a result, there has been a large-scale ...

Shimla, June 12 (IANS) A massive fire has erupted in a huge stretch of chilgoza pine natural forest, an important conifer of the Western Himalayas, just ahead of the cold desert in Kinnaur district in ...

Fire raging in forest spread over 2,000 bighas adjoining Jangi and Akpa villages in Himachal Pradesh’s high-altitude area since June 12 finally brought under control The forest fire raging in the high ...

Chilgoza, also known as pine nuts, is a type of nut that is harvested from several different species of pine trees. These nuts are often used in cooking, particularly in dishes like pesto and salads, ...

PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Chilgoza (pine nut), once a favourite munching nut in winters, is fast becoming a delicacy few can afford as price of the crunchy dry fruit has shot up beyond the means of ordinary ...

The chilgoza pine tree and a bird called the nutcracker rely on each other to survive. Wind disperses the papery winged seeds of most pines. Without flight appendages of their own, the chilgoza nuts ...

Widely known in India as chilgoza, the edible seeds of pines or pine nuts are called piñón in Spanish and pinoli in Italian, even pignoli, and without shells, they are another delicacy that have a ...

PESHAWAR, Nov 19: Chilgoza (pine nut), once a favourite munching nut in winters, is fast becoming a delicacy few can afford as price of the crunchy dry fruit has shot up beyond the means of ordinary ...