Govt mulling expansion of BSF's operational mandate: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah announced plans to expand the Border Security Force's (BSF) role, under which a new 'territorial security' co...
29 May, 2026, 06.29 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh plans to plant over 30 crore saplings in 2026 monsoon; forest cover up 559 sq km in 9 yearsUttar Pradesh is gearing up for a massive tree plantation drive in monsoon 2026. The Forest department aims to plant over 30 crore saplings...
25 Mar, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches ‘Amrit Brikshya Andolan’ app to enrich Assam’s beautySarma, referring to the launch of the Amrit Brikshya Andolan web portal/mobile app as a first step towards the target of 1-crore sapling pl...
02 Aug, 2023, 06.57 PM IST
PM Modi lauds UP's statewide plantation drive during 'Mann Ki Baat'During his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio braodcast on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Uttar Pradesh government's feat of planting 30...
30 Jul, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
Bihar CM launches ambitious drive of planting 5 crore saplings in a yearThe state government proposes to complete 'Mission 5.0 crore', which shall be undertaken as part of Nitish Kumar's comprehensive anti-clima...
05 Jun, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Big events can be held while adhering to COVID-19 protocol: AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said big events can be held while adhering to the protocol pertaining to COVID-19 an...
05 Jul, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Railways plan to plant 5 crore saplings by 2019-20: Suresh PrabhuSuresh Prabhu said the initiative has been taken in pursuance of the Railways' commitment towards environmental improvement and sustainable...
05 Apr, 2017, 01.16 PM IST
Railways to plant 5 crore saplings on rail land before monsoonIndian Railway has firmed up an ambitious proposal to plant 5 crore saplings ahead of the onset of monsoon on land owned by it.
01 May, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav receives Guinness certificate for November 7 plantation featThe Guinness Book of World Records had issued a certificate to the CM in Saifai on Saturday evening for planting the maximum number of sapl...
23 Nov, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
School nursery concept to raise awareness on trees: Prakash JavadekarUnion Minister Prakash Javadekar today said a concept of school nursery will be introduced in the country to make the children aware about ...
03 Aug, 2015, 06.06 PM IST
More than 5 crore saplings planted in UPThe state has been made greener by planting about five crore saplings.This is more than the plantation target set by the forest department ...
24 Aug, 2013, 04.52 AM IST
- Punjab to plant 4.75 crore saplings in monsoon season
Punjab forest department has set the target of planting 4.75 crore saplings in the state in the ongoing monsoon season, forest minister Sur...
07 Aug, 2013, 11.00 PM IST
- Maharashtra to update data on plantation through global positioning system
AnoopPune: The forest department will use the global positioning system (GPS) to monitor the growth of approximately 18 crore saplings plan...
30 Oct, 2012, 04.42 AM IST
- Nagpur Municipal Corporation to launch 1 lakh plantation project from Aug 1
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is all set to launch the project to plant 1 lakh saplings from August 1.
11 Jul, 2012, 11.21 PM IST
- Patna set to turn greener
Patna will get greener with the state forest department planning to plant as many as 26,000 saplings over the next five years at a cost of ...
07 Aug, 2011, 04.24 AM IST
- Patna set to turn greener
The state capital will get greener with the state forest department planning to plant as many as 26,000 saplings over the next five years a...
01 Aug, 2011, 09.44 PM IST
- Mahotsav to make green cover grow
Plantation of 3 crore saplings would kickstart Van Mahotsav this year. The forest department organises the mahotsav between July 1 and 7 ev...
30 Jun, 2011, 05.03 AM IST