By Amanda Sanghvi My recent trip to Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand wasn’t just about stunning scenery and breathtaking landscapes; it was about the heartwarming connections I formed with the local people. Their deep love for their home and the surrounding forests shone through in every interaction. Hearing their stories about battling the devastating forest fires was both […]
By Pradip Shah Co-Founder & Director of Grow-Trees.com In 1991, the 80-year old credit rating concept that had made no headway outside the USA was getting traction in India, thanks to CRISIL, India’s first credit rating agency of which I was the founder managing director. Following a talk I gave at an SEC event in […]
Climate change is a pressing concern that influences our daily lives. While many of us are eager to make a positive impact, we might not be sure where to begin. Often, our seemingly “harmless” everyday habits can negatively affect the environment. Let’s get some perspective on how some of our actions increase our carbon footprint. […]
More reasons for us to plant trees In this post-apocalyptic world that has become our reality, climate change and rising pollution levels are altering how we live. India has become home to some of the world’s most polluted cities. The intersection of pollution and mental health has opened up a field to explore how pollutants […]
Are there enough trees for the booming population? It was in 1804 when the Earth was populated by 1 billion people. In 2011, the human population reached 7 billion people. And now, just after a mere dozen years, we hit a population of 8 billion people! The 8th billionth kid was born on Tuesday, 15th […]
It’s never a surprise to find Delhi in news for its escalating air pollution levels. Delhi is on the cusp of a re-run of the same situation: a combination of high levels of pollution as a result of forest fires and agricultural burning, fireworks during the Deepavali celebrations and changing meteorological conditions. Delhi and the […]
Tremendous Green Investment – Larsen and Toubro InfoTech to plant 100,000 trees by 2020 in association with Grow-Trees Larsen and Toubro Infotech (LTI) is demonstrating tremendous green leadership by supporting the unique social impact-based projects created by Grow-Trees such as Trees for Forest and Wildlife, Trees for Tribal Communities, etc. 100,000 trees plantation initiative supported […]
Grow-Trees is starting it’s 10th year of protection and restoration of ecological balance. Grow-Trees was started in 2010 on the World Environment Day (5th June) by Karan Shah and his father Pradip Shah, the founder of India’s first credit-rating agency, CRISIL. This was the point when climate change and concepts of sustainable development had started […]
Children are the future, and doing your bit for the environment entails educating the young ones in your life about the importance of preservation. While growing up, if children are exposed early to a pro-conservation attitude they are bound to practice and integrate such practices and principles as adults, effortlessly. They will make eco-conscious decisions […]
Mother’s day comes arrives with great pomp every year, with discounts at restaurants and reduced prices at stores, that help us compensate for the neglectful children we have been all year around. The sentiment though remains untarnished. Celebrating our mothers for the selfless nurturers that they are is a worthy cause. However, the concept of […]