Smiling Tree plants 20 Harshingar trees at Roshanara Club Nursery today, in remembrance of and in tribute to the valiant Indian soldiers martyred in the deadly Indo-China scuffle in Galwan Valley, on 15th June’ 2020. Though we will never be able to resurrect any of those precious lives, but we can, at least, reminisce their […]
Earth is now taking a much needed break, Environment degradation is such an ache. Contamination, depletion, water woes, Gas emissions, fossil fuel burning, oohs! Deforestation, the chopping of trees, They bear the brunt of our extremities. Earthquakes, Cyclones, Tornadoes, Floods, Duststorms n Hurricanes. Devastating n extreme weather events, Loss of biodiversity, expanding deserts. Rise […]
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, with the COVID-19 Pandemic posing unprecedented challenges, the efforts have to be online n it is more of a “Digital Earth Day”. SMILING TREE has decided to celebrate Earth Day this year, albeit with a slightly quirky twist. Noticing the current trend of the selfie revolution, we […]
Trees don’t hold on to their leaves, nor do the leaves cry when they shed. What’s left, when they fall, is a naked soul bearing its truth. Fallen leaves mark the advent of new season…..n by God’s grace, may it be a sacred time to look into the past….bless it, forget it n release it, […]
In sync with the Fit India Movement launched by our Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, “SMILING TREE”, in association with Roshanara Club, is organizing a ‘Fit India Plogging Event’ on October 2, starting at app. 8:00 am. The participants belonging to all age groups […]
Dear Nature, This Diwali, you can breathe a little easier. A fewer of your precious creations will suffocate and a little more people will be happy to step out of their homes the next day. Because this time, we will lay down our fireworks and spread love, instead of smoke and noise. Our roads will […]
With my wife unable to join me for the usual 10113 have intensified, the bloom and blossom morning sojourns, these days the nearby Roshanara Club nursery is a magnet for l persuaded a friend who had planted a lonesome nature lover like me. neem tree sapling a few months ago, to just My lonely thoughts […]
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In countries on the front lines of climate change, public opinion appears to be catching up to reality. Citizens in 13 countries ranked climate change the No. 1 threat to national security, according to a report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center. The 13 countries — out of 38 surveyed — were mostly in […]
Tick. Tock. According to National Geographic, the Earth just lost rain forests with an area of two football fields for buildings, crops, industries and even recreation. With 90% of our planet’s forests gone, the air entering our lungs has become a source of disease in itself. While we hold protests and rallies to support racial, […]