Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the college’s continuous environmental and sustainable development initiatives, a model ‘Butterfly Garden’ was created and inaugurated at Daksha College in Hootagalli here by Dr. N.S. Venkataramanjaneswamy, an innovative farmer from Davangere, B.P. Suresh, Superintendent of Police (retd.), also an active agriculturist, GSR Krishnan, retd. Head of Sales, Tata Group and an…
‘Open Mic’ and ‘Plant Swap’ events at Heritage House
June 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), an NGO, in partnership with Indian Heritage Cities Network Foundation (IHCNF), is working on creating a cultural centre in Mysuru, in the heritage property called ‘Heritage House’, #3, Old Professors Quarters, Saraswathipuram, near Kukkarahalli Lake, right next to the University Inter-national Hostel. As part of it, various events and workshops…
Nexus Centre celebrates World Environment Day
June 6, 2023World Environment Day was celebrated by Nexus Centre City Mall in Mysuru on June 3 in association with Karnataka Forest Department and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board by sowing 10,000 seeds and planting many tree saplings of native species inside the forest in Chamundi Hill. Members of the Mall Management and all the shop employees…
A Pharmacist’s Tryst with Green
June 5, 2023Prakash waters plants and performs yoga daily at MUDA Park in Vijayanagar I Stage Mysore/Mysuru: Watering the plants and doing yogasana make for a healthy combination. While plants build a healthy environment, yogasana is for a better health. Meet Prakash, a 47-year-old resident of Vijayanagar I Stage in the city and a Pharmacist by profession,…
Sapling planting drive across city on World Environment Day
June 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Planting of tree saplings marked World Environment Day celebrations across the city this morning. More than a thousand saplings of different species of trees were planted in KPA (Karnataka Police Academy) premises, Nazarbad in which Police recruits undergoing training at the KPA and students from different colleges took part. Speaking on the occasion, KPA…
Mega anti-plastic drive on Ring Road
June 4, 2023CII volunteers, students, professionals collect 8 to 10 tractor loads of hazardous waste Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the World Environment Day celebrations, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru, conducted a successful mega plastic cleanliness drive on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in the city this morning. The event saw active participation from approximately 2,300…
Steep hike in sapling prices hits greening drive
June 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Government’s decision to increase prices of saplings or plants has come under fire from farmers and environmentalists. While the farmers are not ready to buy the saplings at this high price, the environmentalists say that it will hit the State’s plans to increase its forest cover. On its part, the Government (Forest…
Environment Day celebrations at GRS Fantasy Park
June 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of World Environment Day, GRS Fantasy Park management and employees planted various tree saplings in the Park campus. GRS Fantasy Park is a green spot in Mysuru city. Along with various entertaining rides and attractions for entire family, GRS also has a large green cover of over 3,000 trees of 300…
Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra students pedal for environment conservation
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day, the students of Rashtrotthana Vidya Kendra took out a bicycle rally to spread the message on environment conservation. The bicycle rally was flagged off by University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar. Head of the Department of Botany Dr. Amrutesh, plant experts Dr. Shivamurthy, Dr. Janardhan, Dr….
World Environment Day-2022: City walks on a green path
June 5, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Planting of saplings marked the World Environment Day celebrations in the city this morning. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) celebrated the Day in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and ExcelSoft Technologies by planting saplings at Saalumarada Thimakka Park in Dattagalli. MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy said that there are 580 parks…
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