Environment

Ahmedabad: As part of the ongoing Centennial Year Celebrations of Gujarat Law Society (GLS), GLS University successfully organized the fifth commemorative event, “Roots of Tomorrow – Tree Plantation Drive”, at the GLS Campus, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad. The initiative reflected the University’s unwavering commitment to environmental sustainability, ecological responsibility, and the collective vision of creating a greener future. The plantation drive witnessed the gracious presence of Shri Banchhanidhi Pani, IAS, Hon’ble Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), as the Chief Guest. Renowned senior journalist Shri Ajay Umat also marked his presence and shared insightful thoughts on the importance of environmental stewardship, citizen participation, and the role of educational institutions in nurturing sustainable communities. The event was led under the visionary leadership of Shri

Mumbai, June 2026: Marking World Environment Day, Dextrus, a premium coworking and managed workspace brand founded by Robin Chhabra, has announced a long-term sustainability initiative in partnership with Greenview Recycling, aimed at encouraging responsible e-waste disposal while creating meaningful community impact. As part of the initiative, from  June 2026, all Dextrus centres will serve as dedicated collection points where members and clients (and others) can responsibly dispose of old, unused, or discarded electronic devices. Going forward, the collection drive will continue on the last Friday of every month, allowing the Dextrus community to contribute consistently towards a larger environmental cause. What makes the initiative particularly meaningful is that the value recovered from all collected e-waste will directly contribute towards Dextrus’

  The campaign has been designed to mark the 54th edition of the World Environment Day It transforms fitness into measurable environmental impact by mapping a tree plantation drive to set fitness goals Through the campaign, Fitistan aims to plant a total of 10,000 trees while giving participants the opportunity to directly contribute towards nation-building   To mark the 54th edition of the World Environment Day initiative, Fitistan has launched a 54-day campaign that transforms fitness into measurable environmental impact. Through ‘Ek Ped Desh Ke Naam – Green Miles Challenge 2026’, Fitistan is encouraging people across the country to walk and cycle with the wider goal of building a greener future for the nation. The campaign, which kicked off on June

For a city that grew out of industrial mandate, Noida is something of an outlier when it comes to Indian urban development. Widely cited as one of India’s greenest cities, the planned township boasts an estimated 50% green cover, built around botanical gardens, biodiversity parks, and green corridors. But the numbers also carry a caveat. Gautam Buddh Nagar district, of which Noida forms the urban core, has just 1.56% of its total geographical area under recorded forest cover. This is in sharp contrast to the city’s manicured green belts, and a reminder that planned landscaping and ecological forest cover are not the same thing. Meanwhile, the ISFR 2023 puts India’s total forest and tree cover at 25.17% of national geographical

5th June 2026, Ahmedabad, India – Marking World Environment Day, Cadila Pharmaceuticals reaffirmed its strong commitment to environmental sustainability by planting more than 2,000 fruit-bearing and other native plants in a single day across its key locations, including Shantivan – Dholka, Hirapur, Kadi, and other operational sites. The large-scale plantation drive was undertaken as a unified, organization-wide initiative, symbolizing Cadila Pharmaceuticals’ belief that meaningful environmental action requires collective effort and timely execution. By completing the plantation in one day, the company demonstrated its resolve to translate sustainability intent into swift and tangible impact. The initiative focused on planting fruit-bearing trees and indigenous plant species that contribute to biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration, soil enrichment, and long-term ecological balance. These plantations were

Plantation drive held at Cotton Green and Sewri East to support green cover and public participation in environmental care. Mumbai Port Authority organised a tree plantation drive on World Environment Day 2026 under the Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam initiative, reinforcing the message that caring for the environment begins with individual responsibility and collective action. The plantation programme was organised by the Civil Engineering Department of Mumbai Port Authority at two locations. A total of 1,500 plantations were undertaken as part of the drive, including 500 trees at Ram Mandir, Cotton Green East, and 1,000 bamboo plants along the footpaths at Sewri Gadi Adda, below Atal Setu, Sewri East. The first plantation activity was held at Ram Mandir, Cotton Green