World Environment Day

June 4, 2025 4:36 PM

PM Modi to lead tree plantation drive, flag off 200 electric buses in Delhi on World Environment Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will mark World Environment Day on June 5 by leading a special tree plantation drive at Bhagwan Mahavir Vanasthali Park, New Delhi, as part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative. The drive forms a crucial component of the ambitious 'Aravalli Green Wall Project' aimed at reforesting the 700-km-long Aravalli range. The Prime Minister will plant a Banyan sapling to symbolise India’s commitment to environmental conservation and afforestation efforts. The Aravalli Gre...

June 5, 2024 10:00 PM

World Environment Day observed in Nepal today

World Environment Day was observed in Nepal today under the slogan 'Our land is our future'. In a programme organised by the Department of Environment, Environment Minister Sudi said that due to the problems caused by climate change, there are drought, and drinking water crises, so people need to unite in the environmental protection campaign for the future generations. The Embassy of India in Nepal in collaboration with the Metropolitan Municipality of Lalitpur organised a tree plantation cere...

June 5, 2024 1:50 PM

PM Modi launches ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign on World Environment Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign to commemorate the World Environment Day. PM Modi planted a peepal tree sapling at Buddha Jayanti Park in Delhi. He was accompanied by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. World Environment Day, celebrated on June 5, commemorates the inaugural day of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment. The theme for this year's celebration is "Land ...