TDU celebrates World Environment Day
We celebrated World Environment Day this year by planting a sapling of Soymida febrifuga / Mamsarohini / Red Indian Wood, a valued medicinal resource of Ayurveda in our campus
5th June is celebrated as World Environment Day. TDU too joined the celebrations today by planting a sapling in our campus.
The details of the plant:
Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) Juss.
Common name: Indian red wood
Kannada Name: Somemara
Marathi Name: Rakta Rohida
Telugu name: Chavachettu
Hindi name: Rohan
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