She is Karnataka’s Tree Goddess: How Padma Shri 'Vruksha Mathe' turned a 4.5-km barren highway into green paradise people enjoy todayKarnataka’s Tree Goddess: Saalumarada Thimmakka, Karnataka's 'Tree Goddess', transformed a barren roadside into a 4.5km green corridor by p...
21 May, 2026, 12.40 PM IST
Lightness, warmth, promise to build stronger India together mark much-awaited meeting between PM Modi and Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi ShankarThe Art of Living International Center witnessed a historic gathering on Sunday as the Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Gurudev Sri Sri ...
10 May, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
3.7 lakh saplings to be planted in and around schools from July 1 to boost green cover: Delhi DoEDelhi schools are gearing up for a massive greening initiative. The Directorate of Education will launch a tree plantation drive on July 1....
11 May, 2025, 08.19 PM IST
Amid dwindling green cover, a Miyawaki forest takes rootOver 500 volunteers helped plant the saplings on one acre of land at the Indian Railway Institute of Disaster Management, along Mysore Road.
18 Dec, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Kejriwal launches mega drive to plant 5 lakh saplings in a dayOfficials said around one lakh students and residents are participating in the campaign at 600 locations across the city to fight air pollu...
08 Sep, 2018, 01.45 PM IST
Planting a tree? You can access government's nurseries onlineThe Forest Dept will launch a project called ‘Hasiru’ that will put 6 of its nurseries online. People can place orders for specific plant s...
20 Jun, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
- Government launches School Nursery Scheme to increase green cover; 10,000 schools will be covered in next three years
Seeking to bring students closer to nature and inculcate in them a sense of urgency to protect environment, the Union environment and fores...
10 Aug, 2015, 04.50 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
- Urban forestry scheme to combat climate change
The environment ministry will launch an urban forestry scheme on June 6 which will involve afforesting degraded forest lands in and around ...
04 Jun, 2015, 01.16 AM IST
- KIOCL comes forth to conserve RET speciees of Western Ghats at Pilikula
KIOCL Ltd and Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisarga Dhama, Mangalore on Saturday signed a MoU for development of Tree Park for conservatio...
11 Jan, 2014, 06.47 PM IST
- Mayyanadu school embarks on a green mission
At a time when the mangrove cover in the district is on the verge of extinction, a group of students and teachers of Mayyanadu Higher Secon...
31 Oct, 2012, 06.55 AM IST
- Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to make use of satellite imaging to determine green cover
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), which will soon be conducting its tree census, is planning to use global positioning tec...
15 Jul, 2012, 12.29 AM IST
India's second most green campus goes greener on World Environment DayManipal University, which has the second best green campus among institutions in India, celebrated World Environment Day on Tuesday by plan...
05 Jun, 2012, 05.39 PM IST
- Free distribution of saplings to make Bihar green
Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Thursday formally inaugurated the free distribution of saplings here at Rajdhani Vatika.
01 Sep, 2011, 09.53 PM IST
- Forest dept’s green gift to school kids
The state government has decided to give every student a sapling to make sure school compounds go green.
10 Jul, 2011, 03.35 AM IST
- Van Mahotsav celebrated in Manali
The archaeology department organized a state-level Van Mahotsav in the courtyard of Hadimba Devi temple on Friday.
02 Jul, 2011, 02.42 AM IST
- Chandigarh set to achieve target of planting 1m trees
The Chandigarh Administration is all set to achieve its target of planting one million trees in the Union Territory under 'Greening Chandig...
06 Sep, 2008, 03.43 PM IST