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Greetings to all Eco-Generation Members! As a part of my consistent efforts to raise awareness and demonstrate support for environmental protection, I participated in the ?One Tree One life? initiative organized by Dainik Bhaskar, India?s leading newspaper, during my vacations in India. Apart from actively promoting the importance of environment protection at my home away from home, U.A.E., I also promote it wherever I go. Man, because of his voraciousness, is carelessly harming the lungs of the environment without considering the need for it in the future. This has resulted in excessive amount of environmental degradation and deforestation. As quoted by Mahatma Gandhi, "What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." With the ever increasing levels of greenhouse gases hitting a record high concentration of 396 parts per million, there arises a necessity of abating the possibility of a bleak future for the coming generations. Even the smallest of the smallest acts in our lifestyle like driving a car, using the computer and even switching on the lights, can harm the already deteriorated condition of the environment. Therefore it is necessary that we maintain a balance between the acts that can harm the environment and the acts that can protect the environment. Planting tree saplings is one of the best ways to restore the damage caused by our carbon emission. The one tree one life initiative encourages an individual to plant at least one tree in his lifetime and not just planting it, but taking care of it for our future generations to remember us. I had spoken to the reporter of Dainik Bhaskar, Mr Suvam Maheshwari, and thanked them for this initiative, as these green initiatives ensure a better quality of life in the cities. I planted the sapling of a lemon tree and a guava tree with my grandparents at my home in India. The Dainik Bhaskar team then visited my home and took our photo of planting saplings. They said that they are promoting this campaign among the residents without whose participation, all efforts to have a green city will go in vain. I felt proud to contribute to this green cause. I had also spoken on the need for conservation of our environment and to raise awareness on sustainable living. I explained the importance of planting trees, clean-up campaigns, recycling, reducing the use of plastic bags and reducing our carbon footprint. We all understood that for the welfare of future generations, it is important that we should be involved in such initiatives to save our depleting natural resources. After having planted the tree saplings, we pledged to be more responsible and were proud of owning the city we live in. We believed that we can change our living places to greener ones by adopting a green lifestyle. The campaigns like this surely help cities around the world become more sustainable. These help in reminding us that we all have a role to play to ameliorate the condition of the environment.
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thank you Mohit for the post. Every little effort for the conservation of environment and mother earth counts. Kudos to initiatives taken by Dainik Bhaskar. Bigger and popular medias like this should promote such eco friendly activities( especially the one like you have mentioned "one tree one life") which involves the active participation of general public. Such effort will surely make more and more people aware about the environment and develop eco friendly culture as well. Again like you have said "not only planting,but taking care of it for our future generations to remember us" , time to time care and management should also be done to gift our future generation cleaner and greener environment.
Congrats Mohit!!!
Posted 28-09-2014 21:16
Literally, every tree counts, even those located in urbanareas. urban trees and forests are saving an average of one life every year per city. According to US based research, In New York City, trees save an average of eight lives every year.
You did a real great job, Mohit :)
Posted 27-09-2014 19:27
Thanks Unmesh, Rohan, Raunak.
Posted 16-09-2014 23:20
Thanks Christy....the way we feel after doing these type of things are difficult to express in words.Every time we feel more happiness from inside than before and want to do more and more acts and campaigns better than the previous one.
Posted 16-09-2014 23:20
Well done Mohit. You have planted two lives in the form of saplings. Let them grow & provide elated feeling to you.
Posted 15-09-2014 14:05
Great work done, Mohit :) I think it's the best present for myself planting a tree and let the tree remember me for long long time. Let us know if you get the first fruit of lemon and guava !
Posted 15-09-2014 13:15
Well done Mohit. Next time when you go to India you will see these Lemon & Guava trees growing. You own saplings growing gives such an elated feeling that is beyond compare.
My Grandfather planted a Mango tree approx. 60 years ago. That tree still gives fruit. It seems so sweet that it is beyond compare.
Posted 14-09-2014 13:15
Good way to spend the holidays...Great work Mohit...many a times we forget the imporatnce of a tree and many are not aware also...it is because of our own greed, trees are cut and inturn we are leading ourselves towards a dark future...initiatives like this are the ray of hope for everybody who thinks about a green world..
Posted 13-09-2014 16:58
Thanks so much for appreciating my efforts.
Posted 13-09-2014 16:13
Wow! Now that's what I call a real hero of this generation. Mohit you not only have saved one's life but also have inspired many such hands for saving other thousands. Great going!!
"One tree One life"
Posted 13-09-2014 03:44
Well done , Mohit. Great initiative during vacation. "One tree One life" is indeed a very strong campaign for densely populated India. Imagine if every citizen of India plants one tree , there would be 1.35 billion trees there compensating very effectively the negative impacts of GHG emissions. Must have been the best part of your vacation. Keep it up.
Posted 13-09-2014 00:41
This is a very noble work, Mohit! Well done! I agree with you that education is the first and most effective way of influencing others to be part of the movement for sustainability. Continue to be the force for positive change! Kudos!
Posted 12-09-2014 22:21