Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Mumbai to Host International Bamboo Summit, MoUs Worth ₹20,000 Cr
Imagine a special meeting in Mumbai where people will talk about bamboo!
They'll discuss how bamboo can be used to make things like fuel, furniture, and even clothes.
This meeting is called the International Bamboo Summit.
Experts from all over will come together to share ideas and sign agreements worth a lot of money, about ₹20,000 crore, to help grow the bamboo industry.
Bamboo is super helpful for the environment, like a tree that helps clean the air.
The government hopes this meeting will help make bamboo a bigger part of the future, like creating urban forests.
The International Bamboo Summit will be held in Mumbai.
The event is organized by Phoenix Foundation and MITRA.
The summit is scheduled for September 18 and 19.
MoUs worth ₹20,000 crore will be signed.
The summit will explore bamboo-based industries.
- Who
- Experts, researchers, scientists, entrepreneurs, farmers, and policymakers.
- What
- International Bamboo Summit with focus on bamboo-based industries.
- When
- September 18-19
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To mark International Bamboo Day and explore the potential of bamboo.
- Event
- International Bamboo Summit
- Location
- Mumbai, Yashwantrao Chavan Centre
- Dates
- September 18-19
- Organizers
- Phoenix Foundation and Maharashtra government's MITRA
- MoUs
- Rs 20,000 crore to be signed
- Key Discussions
- Bamboo-based industries (ethanol, timber, etc.) and urban forestry