Tree Plantation In Powai By Environmental Organisation Earth5R

A tree plantation program in Powai was conducted by Mumbai based environmental organisation Earth5R. The occasion was due to volunteer Shashi Yadav’s birthday, who decided to celebrate by planting 50 trees. MUMBAI LOSING ITS GREEN COVER Mumbai lost 60% of its green cover in 40 years. According to professor Bharath H Aithal, Indian Institute of Technology, […]

Unclean Rivers Causing Diseases In Rural Pune

Unclean Rivers Causing Diseases In Rural Pune According to doctors and fishermen living in these villages of Pune, rising pollution levels in these rivers have led to many skin diseases, kidney stones, and even drug-resistant bacteria, causing gastrointestinal problems among farmers. While the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the city-based NGOs lock horns over the civic body’s […]

Lalbagh Slum Bangalore: Conversation For Change By Earth5R

Lalbagh Slum Bangalore: Conversation For Change By Earth5R Smriti Tiwari, of the Earth5R Bangalore team along with two friends Arun B George and Velangani Jyothi undertook a Slum Interaction near the Passport Seva Kendra, Lalbagh Road, Bangalore on 16th July 2015. The major issues they spoke of were: Garbage collection by BBMP (Bengaluru Bruhat Mahangara Palike), Primary School Education and […]