300 trees planted in Israel to celebrate PM Modi's Ek Ped Maa ke Naam initiative

In Israel, at least 300 trees were planted in Moshav Nevatim to jointly celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam' initiative along with the Jewish festival of Tu Bishvat, which is celebrated as an ecological awareness day in Israel on Monday, February,2,2026. The event, which saw participation of hundreds of people, was organised by the Embassy of India in collaboration with Keren Kayemet LeIsrael and Moshav Nevatim symbolising a shared commitment to environmental sustainability, community participation, and people-to-people ties between India and Israel, a press statement released after the event said. Rami Rozen, Director General of Israel's Ministry of Environmental Protection, JP Singh, Ambassador of India to Israel, and Nir Zamir, Head of Bnei Shimon Regional Council, participated in the event with each one of them highlighting the shared commitment of India and Israel towards environmental protection and sustainable development.  "Both Tu Bishvat and Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam place trees at the centre of community engagement and sustainable living. These shared practices reflect the deep cultural connections and strong people-to-people ties between India and Israel, underscoring the importance both our nations place on nature, community, and shared values", Singh told the gathering.
 Nevatim was founded by Indian Jews from Cochin and continues to reflect that heritage, including a synagogue designed in the spirit of a traditional Cochini synagogue.It also hosts the Indian Jewish Heritage Center, cherishing values and traditions of Jews of India, and attracted wide publicity when in November last year a statue of Indian Maharaja Jam Sahib was unveiled in the Moshav in recognition of his extraordinary humanitarian efforts in saving Jewish and Polish children during the Second World War.