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Do you love gardening, but do not have enough space in your house to maintain a garden? Then a vertical garden may be the solution to your problem. Vertical gardening is not only a popular trend these days, but it also has aesthetic, physiological, economic and environmental benefits.  Here is a list of eleven advantages of growing a vertical garden!   1. A vertical garden saves your space. Big outdoor spaces are now history or luxury! Most of us now have medium or tiny outdoor or flower…

In the toxic world of chemicals, forests are largely disappearing, and climate change has reduced the land available for cultivation. This phenomenon has been noticed drastically in India and across the world.  So to increase the productivity of crops, most farmers are using chemical fertilizers to get better produce. However, they do not realise that these chemicals will gradually degrade the quality of their soil for future farming. One brilliant individual not only noticed the natural fertility…

Nelda; is a synonym of companionship, co-operation and collective efforts for the environmental well-being. For almost three years, Nelda Foundation has been working for ecological restoration through tree plantation and maintenance. We have vowed to help plant and maintain about a billion trees in 25 years in Pune and all-around India. Indeed we cannot do it all by ourselves!  To achieve this massive goal, we need more helping hands, and inspired minds to join our mission. Through every activity…

India is enriched with a few NGOs which are dedicated to helping different sections of the society. Here we have tried to curate a list of some of them who are doing exceptional work and social service for the nation. This list is neither exhaustive nor based on any rankings.   1. PRS Legislative Research PRS is an NGO whose aim is to deepen and widen the legislative process by providing Members of Parliament with the required data and analysis for parliament debates and deliberations…

The growing need for environmental conservation has grabbed a lot of attention in the past few years. And thanks to the non-profit organisations in India, a lot of progress has indeed been made. Though we can't mention all of them, here are five notable organisations which are trying to build environmental awareness across India and making a difference through tree plantations.   1. Green Yatra This organisation organises tree plantation activities and inculcates the sense of…