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 …
Seeds are a very simple and integral part of our food web and ecosystem; as the beginning (or maybe end?) of many plant life cycles, they seem an essential aspect to consider when doing anything to do with growing. Yet in recent years the integrity and variety of many seeds has come under threat (see for example 1,2,3), so that …
To boost green cover in parched areas of Bangla, the Forest Department has decided to conduct the State’s first pilot project for spreading seed balls on barren land. The project would start during the State’s Van Mahotsav Week, beginning July 14. Self-help groups (SHG) as well as students would be spreading the seed balls on barren land. Two SHGs have …
Kolkata, Jul 08 : With an aim to boost green cover in parched areas of Bengal, the Forest Department has decided to conduct the State’s first pilot project for spreading seed balls on barren land. The project would start during the State’s Van Mahotsav Week, beginning from July 14. Self-help groups (SHG), as well as students, would be spreading the …
