Info about Lodi Gardens trees on QR codes: A great step, but is it enough?

With QR codes on some trees, nature enthusiasts and visitors can access information about them on their smartphones

When nature meets technology, you can never predict the outcome. So when I learnt that the New Delhi Municipal Council had put up QR codes, or quick response codes, on 100 tree species in the city’s historic Lodi Gardens, I decided to check it out.

QR codes, matrix barcodes that allow instant access to information, have made their way to trees before. A schoolteacher in a village in Pune, for instance, has installed chip-like sensors and labelled each tree with a barcode to protect them from illegal felling. Now, whenever someone tries to cut a tree in the village, a red