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Under a statewide mega plantation drive, 17 lakh saplings will be planted in Varanasi this year. The forest department will carry out the drive next month. The drive will focus on planting fruit-bearing and oxygen-giving plants like drumstick, Peepal, Pakkad, Banyan, Arjun, Jamun, Amla, Guava, Mango, Teak, Sheesham, and others. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government has been ensuring mega plantation drives for the past seven years, with special attention to environmental protection in Varanasi. The upcoming mega tree plantation drive in July will prioritize plants with greater oxygen...

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai launched phase two of a sapling plantation drive in the city on Monday as part of efforts to reduce pollution during the winters and said the increase in green cover has improved the national capital's air quality over the last eight years. The second phase of

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Earlier, Telangana had also banned the plant species, which is widely used in public spaces for its ornamental looks but is known to have adverse effects on the local biodiversity.