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 …
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 …
