{"id":32830,"date":"2024-09-18T17:35:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/surats-greenman-turns-ganesh-chaturthi-into-eco-friendly-awareness-drive\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T17:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T12:05:27","slug":"surats-greenman-turns-ganesh-chaturthi-into-eco-friendly-awareness-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/surats-greenman-turns-ganesh-chaturthi-into-eco-friendly-awareness-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Surat\u2019s Greenman Turns Ganesh Chaturthi into Eco-Friendly Awareness Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><strong>Surat (Gujarat) [India] September 18:<\/strong> <\/span>Viral Desai, the city\u2019s renowned environmentalist, is once again turning the festive occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi into a platform for environmental awareness. His annual \u2018Tree Ganesha\u2019 campaign has been gaining momentum, engaging thousands of students in a 10-day-long \u2018Satyagraha Against Pollution and Climate Change\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2.jpg\" alt=\"Greenman \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pnndigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Surats-Greenman-Turns-Ganesh-Chaturthi-into-Eco-Friendly-Awareness-Drive-2-450x253.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/p>\n<p>This year, the theme of the campaign is \u2018Let\u2019s Create Urban Forests\u2019, emphasizing the importance of green spaces in cities. As part of the initiative, students are gifted saplings and are encouraged to plant them. The campaign has garnered support from government agencies like the Surat Police, Gujarat Forest Department, and GPCB.<\/p>\n<p>Desai\u2019s efforts are aimed at fostering a generation of environmentally conscious citizens who are committed to sustainable living. By merging religious festivities with environmental activism, he is setting a positive example for others to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surat (Gujarat) [India] September 18: Viral Desai, the city\u2019s renowned environmentalist, is once again turning the festive occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi into a platform for environmental awareness. His annual \u2018Tree Ganesha\u2019 campaign has been gaining momentum, engaging thousands of students in a 10-day-long \u2018Satyagraha Against Pollution and Climate Change\u2019. This year, the theme of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2024\/09\/18\/surats-greenman-turns-ganesh-chaturthi-into-eco-friendly-awareness-drive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Surat\u2019s Greenman Turns Ganesh Chaturthi into Eco-Friendly Awareness Drive&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[634],"class_list":["post-32830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}