The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Pune, September 23 Pointing out the lack of sufficient experts in the Pune Tree Authority (PTA) not providing enough voice in stopping the loss of green cover, non-governmental organisations Pune Tree Watch and Parisar have urged Municipal Commissioner Praveensinh Pardeshi to appoint an expert in the vacant post in the …
AHMEDABAD: What was a stinking garbage dump in Ramnagar, Sabarmati, till four years ago, is now a verdant garden with 800 different species of trees and fragrant flowers blossoming there. Sai Garden has become a green haven for children and elderly. The man behind this makeover is former nonresident Indian, …
Bangalore, DHNS: The High Court has directed the State government to furnish details related to the green belt declaration in Bangalore, its preservation and protection. Hearing a plea by Ex-servicemen and Economically Weaker Sections of the Society, Justice D V Shailendra Kumar has directed the State to provide the details …
AHMEDABAD: Realizing the folly of a missing green cover in the city and with the threat of global warming looming, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is all geared to make the city greener with its revamped plan for major plantation work in the city. Now, AMC will be focusing on a …
Ahmedabad: Will the city be grey or green? That's the question before Ahmedabad's citizens and its civic body as a slew of mega civic projects swamp the city, from Bus Rapid Transit System to Kankaria Lake Front Development, Sabarmati River Front Development and numerous other flyovers and railway overbridges. This …
Pune, September 10 The latest to join the green brigade in the city, the jewellers may gift every customer, who purchase gold from them on Dassera (buying gold on Dassera is considered auspicious), a Shami tree sapling. The Department of Social Forestry has proposed to distribute about one lakh saplings …
The way cities are created determines our quality of life and forges our behaviour, our values for centuries. If land is saved for a great park it will provide joy to millions for hundreds of years. If park land is not saved but built upon, there will be much less …
NEW DELHI: During her visit to New York for three days in September, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit would inform the international community how planting of one million saplings every year has resulted in expansion of the city
NEW DELHI The Delhi Development Authority's board of inquiry and hearing on Tuesday received objections and suggestions on the draft zonal development plan (ZDP) from the residents of Zone-L (that covers 21,933 hectares between Delhi-Rohtak railway line and was earlier known as West Delhi-III) under the Master Plan for Delhi …
Delhi has very few windmills compared to places like Lowville in New York, says R.V. SMITH A windmill looks just as much out of place in a landlocked area like Delhi as perhaps a lighthouse. And so the windmill that stares at you near Moti Bagh in New Delhi (and …
August 22, 2008 Hyderabad, Aug. 22: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Friday stressed the need for improving the green cover, particularly in urban areas, as part of the overall objective of transforming the state into "Haritandhra Pradesh.' The Chief Minister planted saplings at the Air Force Academy, …
By Subhash Chandra NS, DH News Service, Bangalore: Natural farming pioneer and Ramon Magsaysay award winner, Masanobu Fukuoka, who passed away in Japan on Sunday night, had warned of disasters in Bangalore City if its green cover was continuously depleted. Even as the world of organic and natural farmers mourns …
Just about 10 years ago, Mangalore city had a lot of greenery with more number of trees and well maintained parks. However, the widening of roads and construction of residential/commercial complexes proved fatal for the trees. If the situation continues, our
It will be spread over six acres and is expected to stock 3,500 tree species NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government's Environment and Forests Department began work on the Capital's fifth new city forest at Rewla-Khanpur-II in Najafgarh Block here on Tuesday. Over 200 schoolchildren from nearby localities planted more than …
Pune, July 21 Realising the imperative responsibility of safeguarding the nature, the defence personnel of Aundh military camp launched Mission Go Green India on June 19. Apart from defence perssonel, the initiative also got support from students, PCMC officials, personnel from NGO Pune Tree Watch Group, Art of Living as …
Mumbai, July 18 The tree census 2008 figures may show that the green cover in the city has doubled over the decade, but several tree authority members have contended that 19 lakh trees are inadequate for a city with a population of one crore. A city bursting with development, where …
Bangalore: The road widening projects proposed for City by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now have to go through the scanner of a seven-member Review Committee headed by environmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy, to check on its environmental and social sustainability. A city NGO Environment Support Group (ESG)'s president …
