New Delhi [India], September 27: A people-led campaign connecting art with the environment has been launched from Delhi NCR. The InBidz Global Art Contest announced its second season with a vision to unite one million artists and plant one million trees.
This year, the Khudiram Colony Puja has caught attention with a bold and emotional theme, 'Extinction.' And the highlight? A towering 24-foot idol of Saalumarada Thimmakka, the 112-year-old environmentalist from Karnataka, who is known worldwide for planting thousands of banyan trees.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah took part in a tree plantation drive organised by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) under the ''Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam'' campaign on Tuesday, urging people to actively contribute to environmental conservation by planting trees.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 23: The Art of Living Foundation has planted more than 100,000,000 trees across the globe, with over 700,000 trees along river basins in India alone, supporting water and soil conservation, stabilising riverbanks, and reducing floods. Bamboo adds a di
By planting trees under the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's "Ek Ped Maa ke Naam" and "Mission Four Million Trees" campaigns, he spread the message of a Green Gujarat.
Under Rain-Related Deaths 237 people have died in various rain-related incidents. The highest number of these fatalities were from landslides (52 deaths), followed by fall from trees/steep rocks (45 deaths), drowning (40 deaths), cloudbursts (17 deaths), and flash floods (11 deaths).
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, has launched a Nationwide Plantation Drive during Seva Parv from September 17 to October 2, aiming to inspire citizens to plant trees and create a participative greening movement across the country.
The Green India Challenge (GIC) has launched a state-wide initiative to promote the planting of Jammi (Prosopis cineraria) trees across Telangana, with the vision of ensuring the sacred tree finds a place in every village and temple.