Saroj Devi Agarwal, the sarpanch of Bhaleswar panchayat in Nuapada block, announced that for every birth of a daughter, 50 trees will be planted.

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday assured the 107 year-old tree planter Saalumarada Thimmakka, that banyan trees planted by her will not be cut down.

In an attempt to make the surroundings greener, an all-woman residents’ group from Prashanth Nagar, near Vijayanagar, Bengaluru, started off a new trend on Sunday of clicking selfies while planting over 70 saplings. “We wanted to do something that would make a difference,” said Manjula Shetty, president of the recently formed group, to TOI. Also […]