Teachers Trained to Advance ‘Tejasvi’ Entrepreneurship Programme Students selected under the Tejasvi Madhya Pradesh programme will receive seed funding of ₹2,000 each to develop their ideas into business models. Over 3,200 students from 90 government schools in Indore district will receive this support. The Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI) has transferred ₹64.78 lakh to the District Education Officer and the Samagra Shiksha programme to facilitate the funding. To facilitate the same, a four-day training programme was conducted for teachers from 162 government higher and higher secondary schools across the district. The training aimed to equip educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement the Tejasvi initiative effectively in classrooms for the current academic year. The Tejasvi programme, launched by the Madhya Pradesh School Education Department, focuses on fostering entrepreneurial skills and mindsets among students. Initially piloted in Bhopal and Indore, the...
Indore’s Forest Cover Declines Amid Urban Expansion TINA KHATRI Indore Indore’s forest cover has fallen by approximately 7 percentage points since 2021, now standing at around 17%, according to the latest India State of Forest Report (ISFR) and Madhya Pradesh government data. This reduction places Indore among the urban districts in Madhya Pradesh experiencing the most significant loss of green cover. In comparison, nearby Gwalior has reported a 9.5% increase over the same period. The loss reflects a combination of rapid urban growth, infrastructure development, and encroachments on forested land. Notably, the construction of the metro route between Regal Square and Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport necessitated the removal of 1,240 trees, including mature neem, mango, peepal, and ficus species. While 1,012 trees were transplanted, 228 were felled. The Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation has deposited ₹12.40 lakh for compensatory afforestation under the state’s Preservation of Trees (Ur...