Mysuru: Marking the World Environment Month (WEM), the Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, in collaboration with the Mysuru Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT), has lined up several programmes this month. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavana here yesterday, BAI Mysuru Centre Chairman J.V.R. Naidhruva said that Bengaluru-based Lake Conservationist Anand Malligavad will inaugurate…
Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day, 1,000 saplings will be planted near Karya village, Hullahalli hobli in Nanjangud taluk on June 5, said Shreekanth Bhat, the Founder of Koti Vrksha Pratishthan (KVP). Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Sunday, Shreekanth said that he, along with environmentalists, nature-lovers and volunteers, would assemble…
Mysuru: On account of World Environment Day, the Forest Department had organised a drawing contest for school students at Lingambudhi Lake Park in Ramakrishnanagar here on Sunday. Over 250 students of various schools participated in the event under the theme ‘Beat Air Pollution.’ The children in the age group of 5 to 15 years excellently…
Come June and it is the time to wake up and look at our environment. Every year June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day. Mysuru was at one time called the air-conditioned city. During the peak summer, people were just using pankas (mostly weaved out of bamboo with a thin flat handle) swinging it…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy All over the world, the 5th of June is celebrated as World Environment Day (WED) as designated by the UN since 1974. This year’s theme is “Beat Air Pollution” while the theme of the last year was “Beat Plastic Pollution.” Celebration of WED gives an opportunity to create a powerful platform…
Mysuru: A team of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials along with Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra inspected the MCC Quarters Park near Cheluvamba Park in Yadavagiri this morning to discuss the development of the park as urban forest and set up a children’s amusement and a Science Park. MCC owns 2 acres and 11 gunta land…
Vanamahotsav: Preliminary meeting held Mysuru: A law must be introduced to compulsorily plant two saplings in front of every site. The saplings must also be planted in the premises of schools and colleges. In functions and meetings, a culture must spread to distribute saplings. We ourselves should take steps to plant saplings, were some of…
Mysuru: Everyone is aware that if we do not protect the greenery around us, then the living beings will stop breathing one day. In spite of this hard truth, the destruction of forests is going on and the trees are being axed in urban areas in the name of development. However, in the midst of…
Mysuru: Marking World Environment Day-2018, the Forest Department along with the District Administration launched ‘Vanothsava’ yesterday, aimed at planting saplings all along the Ring Road from Hinkal junction till Nanjangud Road junction. It is proposed to plant about 8,000 saplings along the Ring Road. ‘Vanothsava’ was launched by MP Pratap Simha, DC Abhiram G. Sankar…
Mysuru: As part of World Environment Day celebration, Science Ashram conducted a Seed Ball Fest in collaboration with the Forest Department, Mysore. The event was intended to create awareness about the importance of protecting our environment and increasing the green cover of Mysuru. The celebrations began a week prior where all the students gathered at…
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