afforestation

Environmentalist Vikrant Tongad, founder of non-profit SAFE, turned a four-acre dumpsite in Greater Noida into a thriving green zone with 3,000 native trees. Here’s how he and the community prevented another Ghazipur-like landfill disaster.

Every monsoon, a government-run nursery in Udupi, Karnataka, offers indigenous saplings for as little as Rs 20, encouraging locals to grow native forests on their land. Here’s how Siva Sankar and his team at Magadha Vana used this initiative to transform their farm.

For decades, Rajkot’s Nakrawadi was buried under waste. Today, it’s a thriving urban forest with 2.35 lakh trees and water systems — reborn through a bold city-led transformation.

Goa is giving its trees a chance to breathe again. With a new ‘No-Concrete Zone’ rule, the state is removing suffocating concrete from around tree bases, offering space for roots to thrive.

Amid threats to India’s trees, organisations like Siruthuli, Grow-Trees, Green Yatra, and others are creating green corridors, conserving biodiversity, and turning barren lands into forests.

Police constable Devender Sura from Sonipat has spent lakhs from his own pocket to fulfil his mission — planting trees and turning his home district green. Watch this video to see his inspiring journey.

Vishal Srivastava from Madhya Pradesh realised the importance of afforestation after visiting many drought-prone villages during his BTech studies and decided to plant as many tree saplings as he possibly can.

Manikandan R, an environmental activist and social worker has been on a mission to revive the water bodies across Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu for over 20 years.

Karnataka's Tulsi Gowda, who has impeccable knowledge of every tree species in her forests, received the Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind. Here's why her picture is going viral.

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