| Event | Aravalli Green Wall Initiative launched on World Environment Day (5 June, 2025). |
| Initiative | Extension of 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign to reforest the Aravalli mountain range from Delhi to Gujarat. |
| Haryana Government Plan | Restoration of 25,000 hectares of degraded forest land. |
| World Environment Day | - Established in 1972 during the UN Conference on the Human Environment. |
| - First celebrated in 1973 with the theme "Only One Earth". |
| - 2025 Host: Republic of Korea with the theme "Beat Plastic Pollution". |
| - India hosted WED in 2018 under the same theme. |
| Aravalli Green Wall Project | - Inspired by Africa's Great Green Wall initiative. |
| - Aims to restore 1.1 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2027. |
| - Focus on afforestation, soil health, groundwater replenishment, and creating an ecological wall to mitigate urban heat islands. |
| Environmental Threats | - Illegal mining and rapid urbanisation causing severe degradation. |
| Nursery Development Plan | - 1,000 nurseries to be developed across 29 districts for large-scale afforestation. |
| Degraded Land Distribution | - Rajasthan: 81%, Gujarat: 15.8%, Haryana: 1.7%, Delhi: 1.6%. |
| Aravalli Mountain Range | - Oldest fold mountain on Earth, three billion years old. |
| - Spans Gujarat to Delhi (through Rajasthan and Haryana). |
| - Highest peak: Guru Peak on Mount Abu. |
| Climate Impact | - Guides monsoon clouds eastwards, nurturing sub-Himalayan rivers and feeding north Indian plains. |
| - Shields Indus and Ganga river valleys from cold westerly winds. |
| Ecological Role | - Acts as a natural shield against desertification and Thar Desert's eastward expansion. |
| Rivers | - Origin point for Chambal, Sabarmati, and Luni rivers. |
| Biodiversity | - Supports numerous endangered plant and animal species. |
| Threats to Ecosystem | - Deforestation, illegal mining, overgrazing, and human settlements causing land degradation. |
| Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam Campaign | - Launched on 5th June, 2024 to honor mothers by planting trees in their names. |
| - Objective: Promote environmental preservation, increase forest cover, and support sustainable development. |
| World Record Achievement | On 22nd September 2024, 128 Infantry Battalion & Ecological Task Force planted over 5 lakh saplings in one hour in Jaisalmer. |
