India, June 24 -- Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday announced that the Delhi government will host a month-long exhibition, Van Mahotsav 2025, starting July 3 at Bharat Mandapam. The event will be accompanied by a major plantation drive targeting the planting of over 7 million saplings across the capital.

"We have pledged to plant more than 7 million trees across Delhi, and this Van Mahotsav marks a decisive step toward that promise - not just in numbers, but in nurturing a green conscience," said Sirsa, adding that the initiative will be central to Delhi's air pollution mitigation plan.

The exhibition will feature more than 50 stalls offering medicinal, indigenous, exotic, and ornamental plant varieties. It will...