51 reasons and excuses to plant a tree, today..
Summer Solstice
Valentine's Day
Sunday
Wangari
Maathai Day
World
wildlife Day
International
Women's Day
Dads Birthday
Best Friend's Wedding Day
Rock 'n ' roll Day
Independence Day
Ram Agarwals Wedding Day
Felix engagement today
World Environment Day
Forestry Day
Discovery of electricity Day
End of World War Day
Elvis Presley's Birthday
Amitabh Bachchan's Debut Day
50 years of Rekha Day
Signing of the Magna Carta Day
The invention of gunpowder Day
The tearing down the Berlin Wall Day
Tuesday
French Onion Soup Day
New Years Day
31st December
Half moon Day
Thank god its Friday
Full Moon Day
Whatsapp sold for $19Bn Day
Agriculture Day
End world poverty Day
Richard Branson's Birthday
Winter Solstice Day
World Cup Finals Day
Gandhiji's Death Anniversary Day
Emperor Toba of Japan Birthday
Emperor Toba of Japan
Copernicus says the earth moves
around the Sun Day
No Tobacco Day
Taj Mahal inaugural Day
Edison patents the electric light
bulb Day
Monday
First humans in space Day
Neptune was discovered Day
The Big Bang Day
Galileo reveals secrets Day
Doctors Day
Mothers Day
Nurses Day
Teachers Day
Parents Day
Children's Day
All Souls Day
Wednesday
Free Delivery Day
Plant a Tree To-Day!
Sustainable Green Initiative
plants fruit trees on community lands like orphanages and old age homes and on
lands owned by marginal and Bpl farmers. We work with self help groups
and NGOs who help us identify right beneficiaries who can continue the process
of planting and nurturing trees. (See
our methodology).
Did
you know a tree sequesters about 1 ton of carbon and processes enough oxygen
for two peoples requirements in its life-time?
Looking for a more reasons to plant a tree?
Our ongoing and proposed tree planting projects :
1.
Delhi: 100,000 trees with Delhi Metro
Rail Corporation to convert un-utilized and barren land and create mini-forests
in Delhi & NCR. The initial areas where we will start planting are 50 acres
at Shastri Park river front, 12 acres at Okhla, Sarita Vihar and others.
2.
Haryana - Gurgaon: 3100 fruit trees
in Deepashram (Nr Sheetla Mata Mandir ) & Anandashram ( Nr Golf Course Extn
Rd) both homes for physically & mentally handicapped run by the
Missionaries of Charity.
3.
Haryana - Gurgaon: 1000 Trees in
St Michael's school. Beneficiaries are Homeless Children staying in
orphanage within school premises.
4.
Haryana- Gurgaon : 1000 Trees in
Archbishop Alan De-Lastic children's village.
5.
Haryana- Gurgaon: 100 Trees in The
Happy School, DLF phase 1, Gurgaon. Beneficiaries are children of poorest of
poor studying in school.
6.
Delhi: 2500 trees in
St Mary's Catholic Church, Presentation Convent School, SP Mukherji
Mg, Delhi- 6.
7.
West Bengal 24 Paraganas South: 1000 fruit trees at SPCI, PO Joka, a girls orphanage
8.
West Bengal: Kolkata: Salt Lake: 2500
fruit trees at the SAI -Sports Authority of India Complex,
9.
West Bengal: Kolkata: Lions Clubs
International, District 322B1. 1000 trees planted (600 Neem and 400 fruit
trees) in Bidhan Sishu Udyan, a children's park.
10.
West Bengal Kolkata: 350 fruit trees
planted in Mulvany House an old age home at Baithakhana Road, nr Sealdah.
11.
West Bengal Kolkata: 2500 fruit trees
planted in Tolly Homes an old age home at NSC Bose Rd, near Tollygunge.
12.
West Bengal Barrackpore: 1000 fruit
trees in Udayan, childrens home - parents are afflicted with leprosy.
13.
West Bengal 24 Paraganas (N): (prop):
5000 trees in 1000 low-income households belonging to micro loan borrowers of
one of the largest and most respected MFI/ NGOs in eastern India.
14.
West Bengal: Sundarbans: 1000 fruit
trees in a govt aided school in Patharpratima block of Sundarbans.
15.
Uttarakhand: Village Suneel: 2000
apple trees in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand managed by Ghanshyam Smriti
Dehradun and with partnering of the local Mahila Mangal Dal SHG. (1000 trees planted.)
16.
Uttarakhand: Ukhimatt, Rudraprayag
district: 5000 Mulberry trees and 1000 assorted fruit trees to help in the
17.
Maharashtra: Tuljapur: EOI from TISS - Planting trees in 100 acres
campus and adjoining captive villages.
18.
Assam & Dooars: EOI from the world largest tea
company to afforest 70 acres of barren land.
19.
Assam – Sibasagar: EOI from DM Assam
to setup a model coconut farm and nursery along with fruit tree planting in
forest lands to tackle monkey and elephant intrusion.
SGI works with the twin objectives of combating climate change caused by
the billion of us in urban areas as well as helping the billion who
sleep hungry, have the assurance of two daily meals!
One of the most tried and tested -- and promising -- method to combat
climate change is a simple one: plant trees. Planting trees takes care
of a host of issues -- from pollution abatement to creating sustainable
livelihoods.
Recent Stories
Delhi Metro celebrates World Environment Day VrikshaDaan 2014
Kolkata among top 10 cities susceptible to flooding under climate change:
The
Lions Clubs International, District 322B1 along with the 2nd Innings
Foundation and SGI planted a 1,000 trees at the Bidhan Sishu Udyan, near
the bustling transit hub of Ultadanga, Kolkata. 600 neem trees and 400
fruit trees were planted as part of this festival which will soon be a
nationwide planting initiative.
Food for all living
organisms originates from trees and other members in the plant kingdom.
Every single organism depends directly or indirectly on trees for their
survival. Trees not only provide food for other organisms, but also
shelter and protection to many different types of organisms including
humans. In addition, trees also provide wood, shade, oxygen and clean
air. During heavy rains, trees reduce the risk of flooding. There are
two major ways in which trees provide protection against flooding.
While
several of us tsk-tsk the sorry state of our fast-receding green cover,
discuss the ills of global warming over tea and express general
hopelessness over the state of affairs, a lanky teenager in Germany is
making waves with his motto, “Stop talking, start planting.” 
