‘Plant more saplings and nurture them to reduce impact of deforestation’

‘Plant more saplings and nurture them to reduce impact of deforestation’

A mega plantation drive by Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank to plant 500 saplings on the JSS Mahavidyapeeth Campus in Dharwad being launched by bank chairman Shrikant M. Bhandiwad on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT To mitigate further damage to the environment caused by deforestation, there is an urgent need to plant more saplings, nurture … Read more

Sweet orange farmers demand government intervention over ‘poor quality saplings’ 

Sweet orange farmers demand government intervention over ‘poor quality saplings’ 

Sweet orange farm of Gurram Srinivas Reddy at Tippalammagudem Village of Tipparthi mandal in Nalgonda district.   Stating that they had suffered significant financial losses due to poor quality saplings purchased from nurseries maintained by Dr Y.S.R. Horticultural University (Dr Y.S.R.H.U), Andhra Pradesh, sweet orange/sweet lime farmers are urging the Telangana government to intervene and … Read more

Andhra Pradesh: Governor asks education institutions to plant saplings during Children’s Day celebrations

Andhra Pradesh: Governor asks education institutions to plant saplings during Children’s Day celebrations

Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan has asked the managements of schools and colleges to celebrate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru by planting saplings. Mr. Harichandan garlanded the portrait of Nehru at Raj Bhavan and paid tributes to the first Prime Minister of India on the occasion of his 133 rd birth anniversary on Monday. Speaking … Read more