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Earth Day has arrived. And most of us are still using the old excuse of lack of time and resources to contribute towards our planet. But Pradip Shah has a simple and inexpensive solution for the super busy.

If you happen to take a walk around Juhu in Mumbai one of these days, some vibrant and colourful trees will welcome you – trees that are no longer alive but have been painted in beautiful colours and designs. Meet the group behind this makeover.

In Goa, coconuts may soon be stripped of the tree status. This is how the residents are protesting against this move.

49-year-old Sanjay Raval is a book shop owner in Ahmedabad. One day, he found some people getting ready to cut down a beautiful cassia tree near his office. This is what he did to save it.

About 300 villagers from a cluster of villages near Karnaprayag, decided to take matters in their own hands and built a 3 km long road connecting two mountain villages. This is how they did it. 

We always like meeting two kinds of people in life. Those who inspire us, and those who get inspired by us. Recently, Abhinav Bajpai got a chance to meet one from the first category - a guy who inspired him to work harder towards the cause that he has taken up. This is his story.

J.M. Garg sets an example of how a hobby can turn into something big and useful. What started as a project to fuel his passion for Indian flora has now turned into a large platform for people to talk about over 8,000 flora species in India, with a pool of more than 1,60,000 interesting pictures. Know more about Garg and his story of starting efloraofindia.