India bets on green credits, but could they reward deforestation?Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Green Credit Programme (GCP), showcased at COP28, could potentially benefit businesses responsible fo...
29 Feb, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
Assam eyes multiple world records with plantation driveAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that around 1.46 crore seedlings of 53 commercially valuable species have been mobilized of w...
06 Sep, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Assam govt to undertake drone surveys for verifying authenticity of tree plantation programmesAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the mega plantation programme synchronising with 72nd Van Mahotsav week organised by Envi...
08 Jul, 2021, 01.22 AM IST
CAG report raises questions on efficacy of tree programmeThe report noted that Delhi’s Tree Authority, responsible for preservation and census of trees, met just once from 2014-17, while it is sup...
26 Jun, 2018, 08.36 AM IST
10 crore trees to be planted on banks of river Ganga: Nitin GadkariThe senior BJP leader, who hails from Vidarbha area of Maharashtra, also appealed to the farmers of the region to go for bamboo plantation.
14 Nov, 2017, 01.51 AM IST
River conservation: Maharashtra to organize tree plantation conclave for awarenessMaharashtra govt will organize a tree-plantation conclave at Raj Bhavan on Sept 17, to highlight its mission of planting 50 crore saplings ...
16 Sep, 2017, 01.17 PM IST
Projects worth Rs 2446 crore approved for developments of ghats and crematoriums along river GangaGiving a major fillip to its Ganga rejuvenation efforts, National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) - a central body to implement the gov...
04 May, 2016, 08.49 PM IST
Drone used for plantation on the banks of Vishwamitri riverA new technology for plantation was recently used as part of the ‘Vaho Vishwamitri Abhiyan’.
30 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Save Aarey group launches 'gift-a-tree' plan in Mumbai500 trees have already been planted and the plan is to achieve the target of 10,000 trees.
20 Jul, 2015, 03.34 PM IST
Congress praises Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat for tree plantation initiativeUttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat's initiative to celebrate traditional festival 'Harela' in the form of a tree plantation drive has ...
10 Jul, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
Will rebuild Visakhapatman as a beautiful city: N Chandrababu Naidu"It is my responsibility to develop Visakhapatnam as a beautiful city. It will become a smart city in future," Naidu said.
17 Nov, 2014, 03.12 PM IST
Sanitation projects, increasing green cover among top priorities for MGNREGAThe assessment of its outcome would go beyond number of man days of work offered to tangible ground-level changes it achieved.
22 Jul, 2014, 12.28 PM IST
Odisha govt's drive to plant 12 crore treesOdisha government on Saturday set a target of planting more than 12 crore trees during 2014-15 following the loss of above 26 lakh trees in...
09 Nov, 2013, 09.39 PM IST
Probe indicts forest officials for flawed tree plantationA vigilance inquiry has indicted seven forest officials, including three IFS officers, for irregularities in the tree plantation programme ...
15 Sep, 2012, 06.58 AM IST
- Lions Club Ludhiana to plant 1,000 trees this month
This is a part of the billion tree campaign programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
16 Jul, 2012, 03.29 PM 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
- Techies log into green campaign
On the occasion of World Environment Day, various events and programmes were organized in different parts of the city to instill a sense of...
06 Jun, 2012, 03.55 AM IST