Honey Bee Lifecycle

Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are one of mankindโ€™s most well-known, popular and economically beneficial insects. For thousands of years, humans have plundered natural honey bee colonies to get honey, bee larvae and beeswax. In more recent centuries, bee plundering has given way to bee management. Today, honey bees are kept in artificial hives throughoutContinue reading “Honey Bee Lifecycle”

World Without Bees: A Silent Crisis for Food, Farmers & the Future

4 Introduction Bees may be small, but their role in sustaining life on Earth is enormous. From the fruits on our plates to the vegetables in our kitchens, bees work silently as natureโ€™s most efficient pollinators. A world without bees is not just an environmental concern โ€” it is a direct threat to food security,Continue reading “World Without Bees: A Silent Crisis for Food, Farmers & the Future”

Greening Pochanpur: Small Green Patches, Big Urban Impact

Pochanpur in Southwest Delhi is expanding rapidly โ€” and with it come rising pollution levels, heat stress, and a growing disconnect from nature. In this scenario, even small green patches make a powerful difference. ๐ŸŒฟ 1. Better Air Quality (AQI) Micro-forests and green pockets help reduce particulate pollution. โ˜€๏ธ 2. Reduced Urban Heat Island EffectContinue reading “Greening Pochanpur: Small Green Patches, Big Urban Impact”

Youth Power in Action: How Three GKFTII Students Are Documenting Delhiโ€™s Air Pollution Crisis

Delhi is among the worldโ€™s most pollution-affected cities, where deteriorating air quality has become a daily reality. Rapid urbanization, vehicular emissions, industrial activity, stubble burning, and dust pollution together push the cityโ€™s Air Quality Index (AQI) into the โ€œsevereโ€ category multiple times each year. While many people discuss this issue only through complaints or socialContinue reading “Youth Power in Action: How Three GKFTII Students Are Documenting Delhiโ€™s Air Pollution Crisis”

เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€ เคชเคฐเฅ€เค•เฅเคทเคฃ โ€” เคงเคฐเคคเฅ€ เค•เฅ€ เคธเฅ‡เคนเคค เค•เคพ เคธเคšเฅเคšเคพ เค†เคˆเคจเคพ

เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ€ เคœเคผเคฎเฅ€เคจ, เคนเคฎเคพเคฐเฅ‡ เค–เฅ‡เคค เค”เคฐ เคฌเค—เฅ€เคšเฅ‡ เค•เฅ€ เคœเคกเคผ เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ เค›เคฟเคชเคพ เคนเฅ‹เคคเคพ เคนเฅˆ เคœเฅ€เคตเคจ เค•เคพ เค†เคงเคพเคฐ โ€” เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€เฅคเคฒเฅ‡เค•เคฟเคจ เคฏเคน เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€ เค•เฅˆเคธเฅ€ เคนเฅˆ, เค‡เคธเคฎเฅ‡เค‚ เค•เฅŒเคจ-เคธเฅ‡ เคชเฅ‹เคทเค• เคคเคคเฅเคต เคนเฅˆเค‚, เค•เฅŒเคจ-เคธเฅ‡ เคจเคนเฅ€เค‚ โ€” เคฏเคน เคนเคฎ เคคเคฌ เคคเค• เคจเคนเฅ€เค‚ เคœเคพเคจ เคชเคพเคคเฅ‡ เคœเคฌ เคคเค• เคนเคฎ เค‡เคธเค•เคพ เคชเคฐเฅ€เค•เฅเคทเคฃ เคจเคนเฅ€เค‚ เค•เคฐเคคเฅ‡เฅค เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€ เคชเคฐเฅ€เค•เฅเคทเคฃ (Soil Testing) เคเค• เคเคธเคพ เคตเฅˆเคœเฅเคžเคพเคจเคฟเค• เคคเคฐเฅ€เค•เคพ เคนเฅˆ, เคœเฅ‹ เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€ เค•เฅ€Continue reading “เคฎเคฟเคŸเฅเคŸเฅ€ เคชเคฐเฅ€เค•เฅเคทเคฃ โ€” เคงเคฐเคคเฅ€ เค•เฅ€ เคธเฅ‡เคนเคค เค•เคพ เคธเคšเฅเคšเคพ เค†เคˆเคจเคพ”

200 Native Saplings Planted in Gurugram under Seva Pakhwada 2025

As part of the Seva Pakhwada 2025 campaign on 23rd Sep 2025 , Rise Foundation NGO joined hands with ONGC Videsh Limited to carry out a meaningful plantation drive in Govt School, Sector 4, Gurugram. In a collective effort to enhance urban green cover and combat air pollution, volunteers and local residents planted 200 saplingsContinue reading “200 Native Saplings Planted in Gurugram under Seva Pakhwada 2025”

10,000 Native Trees, One Forest: Rise Foundationโ€™s Green Vision in Faridabad

10,000 Native Trees. One Urban Forest. Thatโ€™s the bold vision Rise Foundation is bringing to life at Sector 33, Faridabad, through the Miyawaki afforestation technique. ๐ŸŒณ Why Miyawaki? ๐Ÿค Partners Who Made It Possible This forest isnโ€™t just about planting treesโ€”itโ€™s about cultivating a living legacy: cleaner air, richer biodiversity, and a green space thatContinue reading “10,000 Native Trees, One Forest: Rise Foundationโ€™s Green Vision in Faridabad”

Heatwave Exodus: Delhi-NCRโ€™s Escape to the Hills Is a Warning, Not a Solution

As North India grapples with extreme heatwaves, the residents of Delhi NCR are desperately heading to the hills for a breath of relief. But the very act of fleeing is silently making the problem worse. The recent news from Almora and Haldwani paints a worrying picture โ€” a 92 km stretch now takes 8 hours,Continue reading “Heatwave Exodus: Delhi-NCRโ€™s Escape to the Hills Is a Warning, Not a Solution”

How Miyawaki Afforestation Can Help Rishikesh and Dehradun Combat Climate Change and Rising Temperatures

Cities like Rishikesh and Dehradun, nestled in the Himalayan foothills, are facing growing challenges due to climate change and rising temperatures, despite their natural beauty and green surroundings. Here’s how Miyawaki afforestation can significantly help: 1. Urban Heat Island Effect Mitigation 2. Carbon Sequestration 3. Improved Air Quality 4. Flood and Soil Erosion Control 5.Continue reading “How Miyawaki Afforestation Can Help Rishikesh and Dehradun Combat Climate Change and Rising Temperatures”

ย ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐”๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ-๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก-๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ค๐ข ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐•๐ž๐๐š๐ญ๐ฒ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž, ๐’๐จ๐ก๐ง๐š

A forest in the makingโ€”just 10 months ago, this land was bare. Today, it’s a thriving green ecosystem! ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒผ At ๐•๐ž๐๐š๐ญ๐ฒ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž, ๐’๐จ๐ก๐ง๐š (๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฒ๐š๐ง๐š), our Miyawaki plantation is a testament to how nature flourishes when given the right care. This dense, fast-growing forest is not just about treesโ€”itโ€™s about ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐ข๐จ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐š๐ง๐Continue reading ”ย ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ ๐ข๐œ ๐”๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ-๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก-๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฒ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ค๐ข ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ญ ๐•๐ž๐๐š๐ญ๐ฒ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž, ๐’๐จ๐ก๐ง๐š”