As part of NDTV-Dettol Banega Swachh India campaign's tree plantation initiative, schools in various parts of India have started tree plantation drives.
Euro school in Airoli Maharashtra, organised a plantation drive where apart from planting trees, children were taught about various kinds of seeds and introduced to basic gardening tools. They also learnt about different parts of plants and the four best friends of plants - sun, water, air and soil.
While states are on alert, officials have said that the coronavirus cases are mild in nature and there is no need to panic.
The Left government in Kerala on Friday made it clear that it was not in agreement with the use of the Bharat Mata portrait at the Environment Day event at the Raj Bhavan here as the picture was not authorised as the official version by Constitution.