Green cover

This new proposed amendment would allow the authorities to cut these trees without any public consultation, and without seeking permission from the appropriate body.

In a mere span of two years, the country has managed to increase its forest and tree cover by a whopping 8,021 sq km; the India State Forest Report 2017 released on Monday by the Environment Ministry revealed.

Vasundhara Swachata Abhiyan has been working tirelessly over the past 10 years to reforest the hills of the city, and promote sustainable living

Trees have nurtured life since time immemorial, and render services which are nearly impossible to be provided by any other means.

The 54-year-old Union Worker from Thiruvananthapuram diligently carries a bucket of water from a pipe connection in the vicinity every single morning to water the blooming flowers.

Planting more than 60 saplings between intersections and medians where the bikes parked, Vikas nurtured them with regular watering and care.

To increase the green cover along Mumbai's coastline, an environmental activist has started an initiative along with an NGO to plant coconut trees.

The company hopes that the move will lead to a positive change in the city, making it less polluted and more green.

Citizens in Vadodara can now help preserve their city's green cover -- all thanks to an initiative by NGO Pagdand that has launched Green Ambulances to provide assistance to dying saplings.

Mangar Bani, a 677-acre patch of green between polluted New Delhi and rapidly urbanising Gurgaon, has been a battlefield between environmentalists and builders - with the environmentalists finally winning!