June 7: The green drive for the 2010

KOCHI: Kochi will look greener once the ambitious project by Rajagiri OutREACH, Kalamassery, to afforest the city by planting around 10,000 saplings takes off with the cooperation of the public and the Government.

New Delhi: Delhi discoms rose to the occasion on World Environment Day by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Delhi Government. The MoU is an extension of the

Energy Conservation On Agenda
New Delhi: On the eve of the World Environment Day, the Commonwealth Organizing Committee unveiled the roadmap for making the 2010 Commonwealth Games the first ever green games. The committee which has a strategic MoU with the United Nations Environmental Programme to fulfil the Green Games mandate has already started work on various aspects for reducing the

Neha Lalchandani | TNN

Pune The Pune Municipal Corporation has come out with suggestions to push forward the state government bid to amend the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. The amendment is to formulate a statewide policy on maintaining heritage trees and wildlife.

Mumbai Monsoon storms, besides bringing rain to the city, are often accompanied by winds strong enough to uproot trees. In order to minimise cases of trees getting uprooted this year, the Tree Authority had in April issued a notice to the BMC ward offices asking them to build a 2-foot tree basin, around every tree, and fill it with soil.