Sustainability with finite nature of natural resources is on the minds of all of us. Climate change, deforestation and reducing habitats for most animals are a concern for corporations as well as individual investors. However, we know that a lot is still in our hands. Our disrespect for our environment has been prolonged and escalated […]
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Pepperfry creates a Green Impact!
Pepperfry is a leading online home and lifestyle store, offering a wide range of furniture and home decor products. Pepperfry was founded in 2011 by two friends. Pepperfry being online leading furniture store have taken initiative for planting trees with Grow-Trees.com. Pepperfry enables customers to plant trees after they have bought a home decor product […]
‘Trees for Tigers’ Sundarbans, West Bengal,
Field Visit Update: December 27-28, 2018 Summary: Grow-Trees have been implementing mangrove tree plantation programme as ‘Trees for Forest and Wildlife’ consecutively for seven years at the periphery of Sunderban Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. The programme is being carried out with support from Tata Chemical Foundation for the mangrove plantation. The programme involves plantation of […]
Last-minute Christmas gifting!
If you haven’t figured out what to gift your family and friends because you’re chained to your desk or too busy attending an endless string of weddings, Christmas celebrations, office parties and the like, look no further. We have the perfect solution for you! Online gifting i.e. gift cards, eGreetings, movie/show tickets, and shopping on […]
Zero-waste, eco-friendly gifting ideas for this festive season!
The festive season brings with it a flurry of expenses–entertaining friends, sprucing up the house, eating out, buying presents, travel and a lot more depending on what your custom and culture dictate. The festive season is also, unfortunately, a season of waste. Thanks to the irresistible sales, discounts and offers that are pushed by practically […]
How planting trees could help save our rivers this World Rivers Day
Boundaries don’t protect rivers, people do. — (Brad Arrowsmith, Landowner along the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska) About World Rivers Day World River Day was proposed by Mark Angelo, a resident of Burnaby, Canada after the declaration of the Water for Life decade in 2005 by the United Nations. Mark Angelo is an internationally recognized river […]
Van Panchayats to the rescue: Uttarakhand’s unique system of forest management!
The pristine state of Uttarakhand located in Northern India is one of the few states in the country that lies on the Indian Himalayan belt. It is nestled in the foothills of the Himalayan range and is known best for the density of natural resources that the state is gifted with. Rivers, glaciers, forests and […]
Simple Ways Your Business Can Save the Planet (Guest Blog by Allison Hail)
Whatever kind of business you have, you will have some kind of impact on the environment. Try to make your impact positive with these simple ways in which your business can save the planet. Design and planning Plan your space to make as much use of natural light as possible. Large windows that let in […]
How planting trees will help save the Asian Elephant in India
The Asian elephant–Elephas maximus population is estimated to be 27,312 by the All-India Elephant Population Estimation of 2017, a first of its kind in the country. The elephant has been labelled a mega-herbivore by the World Wildlife Fund-they are plant-eating mammals that weigh more than 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) and require up to 330 lb (150 kg) […]
Celebrate trees for Van Mahotsav week!
In India, every year the first week of July is dedicated to the forests of the country and is celebrated as Van Mahotsav week. This day was launched by K.M. Munshi the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food with the intention to raise awareness and motivate every citizen to plant at least one sapling […]