New Delhi, March 24 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta described the 2026-27 budget as a "green budget" on Tuesday, highlighting the government's focus on sustainable development and a cleaner environment, with 21% of the budget allocated to the initiative.According to the budget, 21.44% of the...
budget 2026-27
carbon credit monetisation
delhi
environmental protection
forest development
green development
indigenous plants
integrated command and control centre (iccc)
measurement, reporting, verification (mrv)
municipal corporation of delhi (mcd)
pollution control
rekha gupta
urbanforestry
waste management
waste-to-energy
world bank collaboration
Mumbai, March 16 – Mumbai Suburban District Guardian Minister Ashish Shelar announced on Monday that a pilot project to conduct a comprehensive assessment of all trees in the city, using modern technology, will be launched in the R-Central and H-West wards.He was speaking at a high-level...
ashish shelar
data analysis
digital mapping
environmental monitoring
h-west ward
infrastructure
lidar technology
mumbai
r-central ward
risk assessment
tree assessment
tree conservation
tree health
tree management
tree safety
urbanforestry
Chennai, March 9 Tamil Nadu is taking steps to introduce a structured system to evaluate the environmental and climate impact of urban tree-planting initiatives.A newly prepared roadmap proposes a scientific approach to quantify how expanding green cover in cities contributes to climate...
biodiversity
carbon sequestration
climate mitigation
climate planning
ecological resilience
environmental impact assessment
flood management
green cover
groundwater recharge
indo-german support project
remote sensing
sustainable development
tamil nadu
tree planting
urbanforestry
Varanasi, March 1 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, set a new world record on Sunday, surpassing a Chinese achievement by planting over 2.5 lakh saplings in less than an hour at a planned urban forest, according to an official.The Guinness World Records...
biodiversity
ecological restoration
ganga river
guinness world records
india
land development
miyawaki method
municipal corporation
namo van
public participation
sujabad-domri
tree planting
tree species
urbanforestry
varanasi
Varanasi, March 1 More than 2.5 lakh saplings were planted in less than one hour in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, on Sunday, a feat officially recognized by the Guinness World Records, officials said.The Varanasi Municipal Corporation (VMC) undertook this...
biodiversity
domari area
ecological balance
fruit bearing trees
ganga riverbank
guinness world records
miyawaki method
namo van
narendra modi
revenue generation
tree planting
urbanforestry
varanasi
varanasi municipal corporation
walking pathway
Varanasi (UP), March 1 In a massive tree planting drive held in the Sujabad Domri area on Sunday, Varanasi created a new world record by planting over 2.51 lakh trees in a single hour. This achievement surpasses an eight-year-old record held by China, officials said.Guinness World Records...
akira miyawaki
chief minister yogi adityanath
forest restoration
guinness world record
indian army
irrigation
miyawaki method
municipal corporation
native species
prime minister narendra modi
sapling planting
tree planting
urbanforestry
uttar pradesh
varanasi
water management
New Delhi, March 1 – Kuljeet Singh Chahal, Vice Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), led the "One Tree for Mother" plantation drive at Gandhi Sadan in the NDMC Housing Complex, Mandir Marg, on Sunday, with active participation from local residents, an official said.As...
community engagement
environmental awareness
gandhi sadan
green cover
india
market traders associations
narendra modi
ndmc
new delhi
new delhi municipal council
one tree for mother campaign
resident welfare associations
sustainable development
tree plantation
urbanforestry
Indore, February 13 A local engineering college has created a dense urban forest by using the famous Miyawaki technique on one acre of land on its campus in a congested area of the city.Real estate experts estimate the market value of one acre of land on Race Course Road, one of the city's...
biodiversity
campus
corporate social responsibility
drip irrigation
forest restoration
india
indore
miyawaki method
organic manure
saplings
sgsits
shri g s institute of technology and science
species diversity
tree planting
urbanforestry
New Delhi, February 12 The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to host its first-ever Green Expo at Baansera Park, with the theme of transitioning Indian cities towards people-centric planning.The two-day summit on February 14 and 15 will be inaugurated by Lt Governor VK Saxena, where the...
biodiversity corridors
circular food systems
climate resilience
community engagement
csr initiatives
delhi development authority
delhi technological university
delhi university
ecological restoration
green expo
national medicinal plants board
national school of drama
nature-based infrastructure
public-private partnerships
urban ecosystems
urbanforestryurban heat
urban planning
world wide fund for nature