1,124 couples plant trees in MP
July 19th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Haridwar, July 19 (IANS) A total of 1,124 couples have planted 1,124 trees in Madhya Pradesh as part of a green campaign by a spiritual group based here.According to Gayatri ... Read more...
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Delhi to spend Rs.440 crore on roads, afforestation (lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday approved 23 projects worth Rs.440 crore, of which a lion's share of Rs.331 crore will be spent on the public works ... Read more...
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Delhi to spend Rs.440 crore on roads, afforestation
June 26th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday approved 23 projects worth Rs.440 crore, of which a lion's share of Rs.331 crore will be spent on the public ... Read more...
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UN launches tree plantation campaign in Pakistan
January 28th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) The UN has launched a tree plantation campaign in Pakistan's flood-hit areas and plans to plant 200,000 trees in 400 villages.The campaign is part of an ... Read more...
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Slums to go from near railway tracks
September 2nd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Hundreds of slums abutting railway tracks around the country will be removed "in a humane manner", parliament was informed Friday.
Efforts would be made to prevent ... Read more...
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Over 4,200 illegal settlements on railway land in national capital region
August 4th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Railways have over 4,200 illegal settlements on its lands in the national capital regions, hampering developmental work and endangering the lives of these encroachers, ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to plant 10,000 saplings
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Metro will plant 10,000 saplings over three weeks, beginning Saturday, and distribute free saplings to passengers at 52 Metro stations across the city as ... Read more...
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Punjab to plant over one crore saplings this monsoon
June 27th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 27 (IANS) In a bid to substantially increase its forest cover, the Punjab government has decided to pursue a massive tree plantation drive during this monsoon season to ... Read more...
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Celina supports green initiative
June 7th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley has pledged to support the "Plant a Tree" initiative to create awareness and educate society on the importance of a green ... Read more...
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Tree plantation may not fight global warming
May 26th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 26 (IANS) One helpful action anyone can take to counter global warming is to plant trees and preserve forests. Trees and plants capture carbon dioxide during photosynthesis, thereby ... Read more...
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Ladakh celebrates Earth Day by planting tree saplings
April 22nd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Apr 22(ANI): Authorities and local residents, including college students, in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region on Friday celebrated the Earth Day with a mass tree plantation drive.The Earth Day observed this ... Read more...
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This Trinamool candidate cashes in on Obama factor
April 14th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress candidate here is hogging the limelight by distributing leaflets that boast of a pat on the back from US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Tourist mauled to death by dogs in Malaysia
January 9th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kula Lumpur, Jan 9 (IANS) An Irish tourist was mauled to death by two dogs at a farm in Malaysia's Penang state Sunday, a media report said.The incident took place in Balik ... Read more...
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Dowry a curse, that’s why girls are killed: President Patil
October 6th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Oct 6 (IANS) Terming dowry "a curse" due to which girls were killed, President Pratibha Patil Wednesday called for a sustained campaign to save the girl child in the country.Addressing ... Read more...
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Pakistani man sets tree plantation world record
September 29th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 29 (IANS) A Pakistan Army soldier set a new world record Wednesday by planting the maximum number of saplings in 24 hours.Lance Naik Muhammad Yousuf Jamil planted 20,101 plants in ... Read more...
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Involve people to conserve Himalayas, stop big dams: Environmentalists
September 13th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Condemning the massive dams being built across the length and breadth of the Himalayas, prominent environmentalists say involving the mountain people in development efforts, large-scale ... Read more...
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Music concert held in Pune to promote CWG as green games
September 5th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Sep 5 (ANI): A music concert was held in Pune on Saturday to generate public interest about the Commonwealth Games as 'green games'.Organised in association with the United Nations Development Programme ... Read more...
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AMUL plants 10 million trees in Gujarat under Amul Green Campaign on Independence Day
August 16th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Anand (Gujarat), Aug.16 (ANI-Business Wire India): A new type of Green Revolution has begun in Gujarat. Three years ago, the 13 milk unions of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (better known as ... Read more...
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Tata Nano plant in Gujarat inaugurated
June 2nd, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Sanand (Gujarat), June 2 (IANS) For Tata Motors, the journey from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat, bore fruit Wednesday when Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh district launches afforestation drive
May 14th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 14 (ANI): The Forest Department in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar District has begun a drive to plant saplings on a large scale in a bid to prevent deforestation."Global warming ... Read more...
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Colombia’s coffee output lowest in 30 years
January 22nd, 2010 - 6:51 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) Colombia's coffee production was the lowest in three decades last year due to adverse weather conditions and low fertiliser use, the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) said.
Annual ... Read more...
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Rural jobs scheme gets a green touch in Bihar
December 11th, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Dec 11 (IANS) Here's one place where the rural jobs scheme is scripting a green success story. Around 60,000 people in Bihar's Tirhut division are busy looking after 12 ... Read more...
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Families of Sikh riot victims protest outside court
October 31st, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Demanding justice, some families of the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots Saturday protested outside the Karkardooma court here, which was hearing a case related to the ... Read more...
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Green drive in Delhi ahead of Commonwealth Games
October 31st, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The national capital may get new green cover as the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has started a tree plantation drive to fight the adverse effect on ... Read more...
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Bangalore youngsters show way to save the environment
October 24th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 24 (IANS) Youth power was at its best in Bangalore to mark International Day of Climate Action Saturday.
Bangalore's young brigade took part in a series of events to bring into ... Read more...
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Gilani’s ’stuck-record’ K-rant, says friendship with India impossible without resolution
September 30th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep.30 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, it seems, makes a special mention in his diary that he has to rake up the Kashmir issue in each of his ... Read more...
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Punjab government, SGPC to make state more green
September 14th, 2009 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) In a bid to make Punjab more green, the state forest department Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to initiate ... Read more...
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Nine city forests to be developed in Delhi
September 2nd, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) To help reduce pollution level and increase the green cover in the capital, the Delhi government Wednesday announced it will develop nine new city forests by ... Read more...
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Green Run heralds awareness on afforestation in Assam
August 30th, 2009 - 10:00 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati (Assam), Aug 30(ANI): A half-marathon christened 'Green Run' was held at Guwahati on Sunday to spread mass awareness on the benefits of tree plantation.Organised by a premiere engineering institute, the event ... Read more...
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Pakistan sets Guinness record by planting 541,176 saplings
July 17th, 2009 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Pakistan has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by planting 541,176 saplings in one day to break the Indian record of 447,874 trees set on ... Read more...
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Tree plantation drive launched in Mumbai
July 12th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 12 (ANI): At least 200,000 saplings were distributed free of cost by local authorities on Sunday as part of a green drive, kick-started by the civil authorities and members ... Read more...
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Tata Motors to start tree plantation drive
June 4th, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4, 2009 (IANS) Tata Motors will start a huge tree plantation drive across India and other south Asian countries on World Environment Day Friday, according to a company spokesperson.
"The ... Read more...
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Haryana afforestation project to get carbon credits
April 9th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A small afforestation project in Haryana has become the first in the world to qualify for carbon credits, which the project managers can sell in a developed ... Read more...
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ADB to invest over Rs.13 bn on urban development schemes
March 1st, 2009 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 1 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest Rs.13.71 billion for developing urban amenities and solid waste management in the capitals of five under-developed states, officials Sunday said.
The ADB-assisted ... Read more...
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Olympic medallist Vijender supports social cause on 22nd birthday
October 31st, 2008 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Kamaljeet Virk
Bhiwani (Haryana), Oct.31 (ANI): In a gesture to support social cause, the Olympic medallist Vijender launched two social campaigns-- ''Tree Plantation'' and ''Save Girl Child'' here on Thursday on ... Read more...
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