Endemic wild orchid plants are being pillaged from forests following a social media-driven craze for the flowers especially after people turned to gardening to relieve the tedium of COVID-9 lockdowns.

Tucked away in the lush landscape of Rangajan, Jorhat, blooms a breathtaking wonder a vibrant orchid jungle home to over 9,000 Kopou Phool (Rhynchostylis retusa), lovingly nurtured by Mithu Gogoi, a ...

Thus began Gogoi’s mission to “rescue” orchids from similar destruction as deforestation in the region has continued. It is now a mission for this 53-year-old farmer, who currently has 9,000 plants of ...