A seed ball (or seed bomb) is a seed that has been wrapped in soil material — usually a mixture of clay and compost — and then dried. Essentially, the seed is ‘pre-planted’ and can be sown by depositing the seed ball in anyplace that is suitable for the species. Seed balls provide a larger window of time when the …
In India’s national capital region, hundreds of people gathered to plant more than 100,000 seed balls in the Rajokri and Ghitorni forest areas. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world. AYUDH, our youth wing, organized the planting drive as a way to take action for the city’s pollution problem, as well as …
In an effort to increase the green cover in Delhi-NCR, July 28, saw the culmination of the tireless efforts of Amma’s children from different backgrounds and different age groups, here in Delhi NCR. Hundreds of these volunteers belonging to Delhi, Faridabad and Gurgaon area, conducted a massive seedball plantation drive for more than six hours, amidst the challenging terrain full …
VADODARA: When River Ganga, one of the holiest in the country, gets a shield of protection around it, credit would go to a Gujarati! Padma Shri Dr M H Mehta, chairman of Community Science Centre (CSC), has been invited by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for the Ganga rejuvenation project. “In April this year, we got a letter …
