Greenery will keep dust away from Indian GP at BIC
September 20th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, Sep 20 (IANS) After the thundering success of the inaugural Formula One Indian Grand Prix, the teething troubles notwithstanding, the organisers at Buddh International Circuit (BIC) are making ... Read more...
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World Coconut Day: Kerala tries to stop production fall
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IANS) With World Coconut Day being celebrated Sunday, the production area and productivity of the nut has seen a decline in Kerala, the land of coconuts. But ... Read more...
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In Delhi, government spends Rs.950 on every plant!
September 2nd, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Believe it or not, Rs.950 is what the Delhi government spends on every plant to make the national capital look green, according to an Right ... Read more...
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Dikshit launches plantation drive in NDMC area
September 1st, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi Sep 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a plantation drive in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area during which over 5,000 saplings will be ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh border guards exchange saplings (With Image)
August 19th, 2012 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Aug 19 (IANS) Indian and Bangladeshi border guards have exchanged saplings as part of a programme to green their winding border.The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guard ... Read more...
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Dikshit launches plantation drive
August 6th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday launched the annual plantation drive during which one million saplings will be planted in the capital.Dikshit was joined by ... Read more...
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Ghaziabad residents give suggestions on highways
August 5th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Aug 5 (IANS) Residents and industry owners in Ghaziabad have given their suggestions to the authorities on the proposed redevelopment of national highways passing through the area, a representative ... Read more...
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‘Pehal’ initiatve aims to uplift the underprivileged
July 27th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 27 (IANS) Diversified US conglomerate United Technologies Corporation and NGO United Way of Delhi Friday launched a community development initiative aimed at providing development to over 2,000 families ... Read more...
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Punjab farmers adopt direct seeding to save water, cut costs in rice cultivation
July 18th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
Barnala (Punjab), July 18 (IANS) Farmers in Punjab are increasingly using the direct seeding method of rice cultivation that reduces water consumption by almost 30 percent and labour and costs ... Read more...
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Assam Rifles to plant 10,000 trees in Mizoram
July 4th, 2012 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, July 4 (IANS) Assam Rifles Wednesday embarked upon a fortnight-long "Go Green" programme to plant at least 10,000 saplings across the state of Mizoram."The 'Go Green Fortnight' aims at ... Read more...
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Punjab to check potable water quality
July 1st, 2012 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid allegations of potable water contamination, the Punjab government has decided to get a survey conducted to check the quality of water being supplied to residents, ... Read more...
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40 crore saplings to be planted in next 8 years: Badal
June 30th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 30 (IANS) The ambitious "Greening Punjab" campaign, to begin Sunday, will see over 40 crore saplings of various trees being planted in various parts of the state in ... Read more...
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Birthday party culture comes to UP government schools
June 13th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) To bridge the rural-urban divide among students, the Uttar Pradesh government has asked its primary schools, run by the basic education department, to celebrate birthdays of ... Read more...
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Visually-challenged students plant saplings in Kolkata
June 6th, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jun 5 (IANS) To protect the greenery, a group of visually-challenged students observed the World Environment Day by planting medicinal trees here Tuesday.The 50 students, who took out a ... Read more...
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Zardari wants a greener Pakistan
June 5th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has called for concerted efforts to turn the country green by planting the maximum number of saplings.He also wants active engagement ... Read more...
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Assam’s Guinness bid: 40,885 saplings planted in an hour
April 29th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) In a bid to enter the Guinness World Records, 100 people Sunday planted 40,885 saplings within an hour near the Chirang Reserve Forest in lower ... Read more...
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Assam to get strict against forest exploiters
April 18th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) The Assam government has decided to go all out to protect the forest wealth of the state, a state minister said.The government has decided not only ... Read more...
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Punjab to plant trees along all highways
April 14th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) As Punjab celebrated the Baisakhi harvest festival Friday, the state government announced it was launching a major sapling plantation drive on vacant land along national ... Read more...
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Himachal promoting herb culture: Dhumal
February 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has 7.32 percent of the total biodiversity of the country and is promoting cultivation of herbs, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Saturday."The state ... Read more...
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Return to roots: Trinidad PM to plant saplings in village
January 10th, 2012 - 1:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 10 (IANS) When Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar visits her ancestral village in Bihar for the first time Wednesday, she will mark the return to her ... Read more...
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What’s sucking Meghalaya’s famed oranges dry
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 23 (IANS) They have in the past been certified as the "best, sweet and juicy oranges" by central horticulture authorities. But the famed Khasi Mandarin oranges of Meghalaya ... Read more...
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Government pulls up 20 percent mines
September 18th, 2011 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 18 (IANS) The central government has issued notices to nearly a fifth of operative mines in Goa.The Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), a wing of the ministry of ... Read more...
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School spreads greenery on students’ birthdays
September 14th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 14 (IANS) In a unique initiative to spread greenery, a government school in Uttar Pradesh has begun carrying out a plantation drive on the birthday of each of ... Read more...
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After politicians, officials to plant trees in Bihar
September 12th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 12 (IANS) After politicians, Bihar's 400,000 officials have been asked to plant one sapling each to increase the state's green cover to 15 percent in the next five ... Read more...
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Bihar ministers, legislator donate salary for green cause
September 6th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 6 (IANS) After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar donated a month's salary for a green Bihar campaign, his cabinet colleagues and legislators are also coming forward to donate their ... Read more...
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Nitish Kumar gives month’s salary for green Bihar drive
September 3rd, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 3 (IANS) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar donated a month's salary to a green Bihar campaign he flagged off Saturday.Giving the green signal to the Harit Bihar Abhiyan Rath ... Read more...
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Bihar’s ruling party on a green mission
August 29th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 29 (IANS) Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) is set to launch a campaign to plant five million saplings over the next two years, a party leader said ... Read more...
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BJP ‘farms’ rice on potholed roads as protest
August 25th, 2011 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday "planted" rice saplings and fish eggs in pot holes on a road here to highlight the poor condition of ... Read more...
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Delhi gets 7 lakh saplings in 3 weeks: Dikshit
August 14th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) More than 700,000 saplings have been planted in various parts of the capital in the last three weeks, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said ... Read more...
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Dikshit briefs Patil on Delhi plantation
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan and apprised her of the ongoing plantation drive in the capital, ... Read more...
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Small price? 11,500 trees face axe for Metro
July 31st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi Metro's third phase will put an end to the travelling woes of lakhs of commuters, but the construction work for it will, by its ... Read more...
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Gujarat to kick off forestry campaign
July 28th, 2011 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will launch the annual forestry campaign, christened 'Vave Gujarat' (Gujarat sows), Sunday with an aim of planting over nine crore ... Read more...
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Delhi starts planting one million trees (Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Delhi government Saturday launched a mass plantation drive that will see one million trees come up in the capital, taking its green cover to ... Read more...
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Delhi to get a million trees
July 18th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) After registering a 10-fold increase in green cover since 1997, the Delhi government is launching a campaign to plant a million trees.According to Delhi government ... Read more...
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Tibetans celebrate Dalai’s birthday at Bylakuppe
July 6th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, July 6 (IANS) The 76th birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was celebrated with prayers, flag hoisting and cultural programmes at Bylakuppe, the largest Tibetan settlement, near ... Read more...
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