Saying it with saplings

For some months now, guests of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) are told not to expect bouquets of flowers. Instead, a sapling will be planted in their name as part of the industry chamber's green initiative with a non-governmental organisation. This is what Ficci President Naina Lal Kidwai told International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara ahead of his visit to Federation House, and she used the practice to urge him to come again. "Visit Ficci more often - you will get a forest in your name," she concluded in her welcome speech.