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Originating from the Kannada terms ‘hosa’ which means ‘new’ and ‘chiguru’ which means ‘sprout’, Hosachiguru is a leading agricultural asset management startup that is running over 30 sustainable green projects on 800 acres of land.

even with a large scale pursuit of forestation, a persistent problem continues—that of the plastic bags in which small saplings are planted.

Over the past one year, the volunteers have planted about 8000 saplings on the once barren hill. They even took over the nurturing of plants and reported a survival rate of 98 percent!

‘Bedhia Nar’s’ three little cubs were left motherless about two years ago. The cubs were just three months old then, and very vulnerable to the dangers of the jungle.

Wildlife SOS has been actively involved in the rescue, protection and rehabilitation of big mammals such as sloth bears, leopards, elephants, rhesus macaques, deer and antelopes, as well as snakes and birds since 1995.

The Lantana weed has been a significant cause of killing undergrowth in forests, especially in summers when forest fires ignite. However, scientists at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) have an innovative solution to control its growth.

Often we hear about thousands of saplings being planted, but we never hear about what happens next. This organisation makes sure that it takes care of its trees!

In a notification issued on March 5, the concerned authorities have given Mumbaikars a mere month’s time to raise objections to the project that includes the nature park, popularly referred to as Mahim Nature Park, in the redevelopment of sector 5 of Dharavi.

The baby elephant had wandered in search of water, before falling into the tank. The herd tried their best to save it, but to no avail– until these officials stepped in!

These parks are slated to come up in the following parts of the city - Manali, Madhavaram, Tondiarpet, Ambattur, Valasaravakkam, Adyar and Sholinganallur.