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PM Modi lauded a Bengaluru engineer, Kapil Sharma, for leading a movement to restore the city's greenery by planting trees, reviving lakes, and more. Once celebrated as the Garden City, Bengaluru has watched its lakes shrink and its canopy thin under the weight of relentless urban growth. But one man's determination is helping the city reclaim its green soul. ALSO READ | Bengaluru entrepreneur reveals how a cold email led to a long term bond with Nithin Kamath On Sunday, Prime Minister Narend ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sept 12: National Conference Chief Spokesperson and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq on Friday represented the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Kerala Urban Conclave 2025. The event was inaugurated by Union Minister for Power, Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, along with Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, and Kerala's Minister for Local Self-Government, B.L. Rajesh. Speaking at the Conclave, Tanvir advocated for the esta ...Read More >
Kochi, Sep 12: Tanvir Sadiq, Chief Spokesperson of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference and MLA from Zadibal, represented the Chief Minister of J&K, Omar Abdullah, at the Kerala Urban Conclave 2025 on Friday, calling for the establishment of an Urban Commission in J&K inspired by Kerala's pioneering model. The conclave was inaugurated by Union Minister for Power, Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar, along with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Kerala Minister for Local Se ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The city, which is growing at a rapid pace, stands at a crossroads where it can learn from several innovative urban management practices of other Indian cities to tackle its own challenges. At the national conference of urban local bodies in Manesar on Thursday, mayors and municipal corporations from across the country shared their strategies, offering valuable insights for Gurgaon to consider.Surat generates Rs 140 crore from selling sewage-treated water to industries and has introduce ...Read More >
Pune: As per Pune Municipal Corporation's latest Environment Status Report (ESR) 2023-24, the city houses as many as 55,81,578 trees, with the figures showing a steady annual increase.But for a city that claims to host over 55 lakh trees, deteriorating air quality makes the essential act of breathing rather difficult for residents.Even as the civic body boasts of planting lakhs of trees and expanding the city's green footprint, the on-ground reality is riddled with data inconsistencies, opaque p ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 29 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in saving Jaipur's Dol Ka Badh forest from destruction. The Rajasthan government plans to convert the forest into a commercial hub, featuring a Prime Minister's Unity Mall, a Fintech Park, and hotels, which would involve cutting down approximately 2,400 trees. Sanjay Singh, in a letter to PM Modi, mentioned that the project is against the 'ideology' of PM Modi's 'Ek Pe ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that concerted efforts would be made to increase green cover in the state from current 30.05 per cent to 50 per cent by 2047 when India would celebrate its centenary year of Independence. Addressing the Vana Mahotsavam event on the World Environment Day at Ananthavaram village in Thullur mandal near here, the Chief Minister said: "Currently, Andhra Pradesh has 37,421 sq km of forest area, accounting for 23 per cent of the total are ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said Andhra Pradesh aims to plant one billion trees in a single day and targets planting five crore trees this year. Participating in a Vana Mahotsavam programme at the ADCL Park in Ananthavaram, Amaravati, on Thursday, Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan planted saplings in the ADCL Park. They took a round of the pollution control stalls near the venue. Announcing that AP's target is 50 per cent green cover by 2047, Naidu said, "It ...Read More >
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