New Delhi, April 3 -- A book titled Trees of Bhuj was launched on March 26, detailing the tree biodiversity of the capital city of Kutch. The latter is the largest district in the country.

The authors of the book are Pankaj Joshi, botanist and researcher, and Ekta Joshi, faculty, Lalan College, Bhuj-Kutch. A web portal (treesofbhuj.in) was also launched the same day, providing detailed information on all the trees documented in the book.

Bhuj is a semi-dryland region rich in biodiversity. It has a vast tree population that plays a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance.

Home In the City (HIC), a collective of non-profits, said in a statement that a mobile application has been developed to map and manage tree data effectively as...