Kids spread mass awareness on World Environment DayGWALIOR - Children participated in a fancy dress competition to mark the World Environment Day in Gwalior on Friday to propagate the message of ‘Save the Environment’ with unmatched enthusiasm. 10 more city forests to be developed: DikshitNEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday announced that 10 more city forests would be developed in various parts of the national capital and a herbal garden for Ayurvedic medicine would be established. India to have autonomous green police soon: MinisterNEW DELHI - India will soon have an autonomous Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that will ensure industries comply with all the green laws of the country, Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said here Friday, as his ministry had “no way to ensure strict compliance”. Bangalore attempts to bring back its avian dwellersBANGALORE - What is Bangalore without its gigantic trees and chirping birds hopping from one branch to another? ‘Paying people to protect forests not enough’NEW DELHI - Paying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources, says a new study. National action plan on climate change is in place: President PatilNEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Friday said that India is committed to contributing to the global endeavour to deal with climate change. Delhi Chief Minister unveils longest poster on climate changeNEW DELHI/ VARANASI - On the occasion of World Environment Day, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit unveiled a unique 600 feet wall mural on climate change on Friday. Indian Youth take Pro-Environment InitiativesNEW DELHI - Children are fast becoming tomorrow’s green fighters. “We have learned the value of our natural resources and will not uselessly exhaust them. Our planet needs all our love and care. I will nurture it like my mother nurtures me,” said 12-year-old Maham, who took part in the World Environment Day celebrations at the British Council Library here Friday. Return your junk phone, get a tree plantedNEW DELHI - Every time you return a junk mobile phone to a Nokia dealer, the firm will thank you by planting a tree, apart from recycling that phone in an eco-friendly manner. Activists march to spread awareness on World Environment DayNEW DELHI - Scores of activists undertook a march here on Friday to raise awareness on World Environment Day. Bangalore wants its greenery back (For World Environment Day)BANGALORE - Once known as Garden City, Bangalore has witnessed rampant loss of greenery in the name of development. On World Environment Day Friday, Bangaloreans will make an attempt to reclaim its “green heritage”. |