Aug. 30: At least two mega projects in the city that were supposed to give relief to people from parking and housing woes have hit a roadblock with a state-level green body questioning how they started the work without getting the necessary environmental clearances.

NEW DELHI: In a bid to present a lush green Capital to visitors during the upcoming Commonwealth Games, the Delhi Government is considering a move to cover pillars supporting bridges and flyovers with extensive greenery.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Centre and the Delhi government on a PIL seeking its direction to de-concretise pavements in the capital.

The petition pointed out that trees on the pavements have become weak due to concretisation as roots were not getting sufficient nourishment.

Students of various city colleges will now don the role of green ambassadors and drive home the message of environment conservation in their neighbourhood.

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) launched its Green Brigade Campaign, an initiative to involve students in creating clean and green city, as part of its e-LAWN project at Loyola College on Tuesday.

The largely unplanned growth of Bangalore has left hundreds of layouts without a single tree. This shocking loss of the green culture has left summers hotter, entire residential areas under a grey cloud and a city firmly lose its erstwhile garden splendour. The mindless felling of trees for infrastructure projects has only made things worse.

NEW DELHI: Noting that the Delhi Government was facing difficulties in protecting the Ridge due to multiplicity of authority, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday emphasised the need for a unified approach in dealing with the situation.

Mumbai She may come across as a college student, but Radheeka Singh (21) can fine you for throwing that empty bag of chips on the road. These young Mumbaikars, or fining volunteers, form part of the Clean-Up Mumbai Campaign of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and they are authorised to fine litterbugs up to Rs 500.

Our new cities need to be dense and walkable
Sanjeev Sanyal / New Delhi August 5, 2009, 0:38 IST

Here is some ''green noise'' for a cause which, if taken cognizance by the Karnataka High Court, may give some breathing space to Bangaloreans.

A coalition of City environmentalists of all hues