Mysuru: Marking ‘World Environment Day,’ eight environmental activists of the city were conferred ‘Parisara Snehi’ award at a programme organised by Parivartanam Public Charitable Trust at Tagaduru Ramachandra Rao Park, Chamundipuram, here this morning. The awardees were Sridhar Murthy, Rajashekar, H.B. Bhaskar, K.R. Rajiv, Suresh, Pradeep Gowda, Basavaraju and A. Santosh. Speaking after inaugurating the…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a cleanliness drive as part of the World Environment Day in Kote Maramma Temple premises adjoining the Mysore Palace on Mysuru-Nilgiri Road here on Friday. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar was to participate in the programme that was to begin at 7 am. However, due to unavoidable reasons, she…
Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has organised following events to celebrate World Environment Day (Theme: ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’) tomorrow with the involvement of public, students, environmentalists, NGOs, media and Zoo volunteers: At Lalithadripura Lake area at 2.30 pm: Talk on the importance of water resources and its conservation in the urban landscape by…
Mysuru: Marking World Environment Day, artist U.G. Mohankumar Aradhya had organised an exhibition of his paintings on environment with a theme ‘Hasiru Usiru’ at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here this morning. The expo with free entry is open till 7 pm. About 30 paintings are on display drawing attention of people towards environment…
Urgent need to protect environment, ban plastic usage: Mysuru DC Mysuru: There is an urgent need to create awareness among people to protect environment in the current situation and ban usage of plastic. Hence, the officials of various Departments should chalk out programmes in the month of June, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar….
Commemorating World Environment Day celebrations, the 2nd State-level Painting Competition for School students on the topic ‘Role of children in conservation of environment’ was organised at Shri Ravivarma Art Institute in Chamarajapuram here this morning. The competition was held in three categories — Std. 1 to Std. 4, Std. 5 to Std. 7 and Std….
Mysuru: The Institution of Engineers – India (IEI), Mysore Local Centre, felicitated Plant Genome Saviours Farmer Award winner Dr. C.N. Mruthyunjayappa on the occasion of World Environment Day celebrations at its premises in city recently. Dr. Mruthyunjayappa is known for his fruit garden which resembles a mini-forest with more than 300 species of native, exotic,…
Mysuru: On the World Environment Day yesterday, the iconic Chamundi Hill witnessed a ‘Seed Ball Bombing’ where more than 3,000 Seed Balls were planted. They were planted in and around the Chamundi Devi Vana at the foothills. The event was organised by the Mysuru District Administration, Forest Department and a group of NGOs led by…
Mysuru: Former International cricketer Javagal Srinath, a passionate Mysurean, has been appointed the brand ambassador by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Mysuru. After reading out an oath and flagging off the procession here at 7 in the morning, near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple, outside the Palace premises, to celebrate the World Environment…
By Ashvini Ranjan , Mysore Grahakara Parishat June 5 each year, people are called upon to celebrate the “World Environment Day.” It is equated to a festive event to rejoice and be happy. But the term celebrate sounds inappropriate given the current status of health of our earth’s environment. More appropriately, World Environment Day should be…
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