Youth week in remembrance of Swami Vivekananda

Prithvi Innovations along with IIPM will be organising "Youth Week" in remembrance of Swami Vivekananda. Prithvi will be organising number of activities during this week (9th Jan. onwards), the details of the activities will be posted soon. For participation contact Anuradha.

Photos of Various Plantation Drives

Plantation drive at Maharishi n Pioneer

photos o f maharishi n pioneer plantation as part of prithvi innovations activity

Help Stop Cruelty to Bulls

Please join us in asking the producers of 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' not to glorify cruelty to animals and to remove the Running of the Bulls scene from their movie before its release.

Check the link below and join the campaign!

http://action.petaindia.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=111&ea.campaign.id=7491

Plantation drive at Maharishi Vidya Mandir is postponed

The Plantation drive at Maharishi Vidya Mandir, IIM Road, 9 AM on 24th July is postponed for Wednesday, 28th July.

Join us for plantation drive on 24th July

Plantation Drive on 24th July at Maharishi Vidya Mandir, IIM Road

Prithvi Members are requested to join Plantation drive at Maharishi Vidya Mandir, IIM Road at 9 AM. We will be planting around 250 saplings.

Kindly confirm your presence.

THE GREEN SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN by Prithvi Innovations

EACH ONE PLANT TWO, ONE FOR YR FAMILY, ONE FOR U....THE GREEN SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN by prithvi Innovation goes live in the following schools amidst interesting workshop on Biodiversity...THE WEB OF LIFE..LET'S SAVE IT conducted by Prithvi's team for students of class 6 to 10

Around 700 studnts sensitized n mobilized by Prithvi so far, as part of the PRITHVI UTSAV being organised by Pritvi innovation to mark the VAN MAHOTSAV Celebrations from 2nd July 2010.

9th July-- BAL VIDYA MANDIR,CHARBAGH....Teacher Co-ordinator..Mrs.Madhulika

10th July - esp. for teachers of PIONEER MONTESSORI,Janakipuram Branch...Principal Mrs.V .Nautiyal

12th July- NAVYUG RADIANCE,JANAKIPURAM BRANCH, teacher Co-ordinator.MsAlly Joseph

13th July- St.Antony Inter College,Janakipuram,Teacher co-ordiantor..Mrs.CHAVI

15th July (thursday)- for students of PIONEER MONTESSORI,Janakipuram

17th July (sturday )plantation drive at BAL VIDYA MANDIR,Charbagh

Photos of Prithvi Utsav & Green Card Campaign in schools

BECOME PART OF VAN MAHOTSAV CELEBRATIONS

With temperatures soaring higher and higher day by day..

It’s time to cool our Planet by restoring its Green Cover.

Friends, it’s time to add as many trees around us as possible during this rainy season.

Tree depicts a divine plan…Tree Plantation is a form of worship.

A drop creates a ripple… and a ripples combine to form waves..

Together we can do it….Let’s create a BEAUTIFUL GREEN WAVE THAT NEVER DIES….

Sitting in any corner of the world….just show that you care and wish to share.. And experience the thrill, joy and satisfaction of planting a sapling from the comfort of your office or home.

 Join hands with Prithvi in this noble task…

Prithvi will plant trees in your name at any one of the given locations in Lucknow : Janakipuram, Aliganj, Aashiana-South City.

All you have to do is to join any or both the e-campaigns of Prithvi Innovations launched on 1st July 2010 to bring people together to celebrate VAN MAHOTSAV to improve the GREEN COVER around us to reduce our carbon footprints.

   1) FORWARD KARO…PEDH LAGAO…
   2) KAVI BANJAO…PEDH LAGAO…

What you need to do to get a sapling planted in your name:

• Forward this text to ten or  more people in your network before 15th July 2010
  
• Make a chain and ask your friends also to do the same. (Forward this text to ten or more people in their network before 15th July 2010, with a cc marked to Prithvi at prithviupdates@gmail.com
  
• In the mail to Prithvi, suggest the name of the sapling/saplings you wish to get planted & the name of the person /persons whom you wish to dedicate this sapling.
  
• Prithvi’s team will plant the saplings for you at any of the given locations before 20th July.

The person who CREATES THE BIGGEST CHAIN  & the BEST POEM will be especially honored as a TARU-MITRA in a special event to be organized by Prithvi Innovations on 19th Sept.2010 at the conclusion of this Plantation drive.

OR  KAVITA LIKHKHO...PEDH LAGAO..

• Apne andar ke KAVI ko jagaoo..Just pen down a few lines (5-10) in HINDI or ENGLISH by using any ten words from the list of words given below and send it to us at prithviupdates@gmail.com by 15th July 2010 & get a Tree planted in your name.

 ( the words are: वसुन्धरा  / धरा /प्रिथ्विभूमी ,हरियाली ,खुश्हाली ,संगीत ,व्रक्ष / पेढ़ ,पन्छी ,खाग-मृग ,बादल ,मानव ,अम्बर ,मधुर ,कोमल 
beauty,Earth,music,mankind/Human,flora-fauna,silence, ree,happiness,birds,sky,clouds,heart,greenery,rivers

• If you wish you may add an illustration/picture which depicts your poem
• If you wish you could also send your photograph along with your poem
• All the poems would be shared through our BLOG all across the Globe

SIMPLE, haina…so FORWARD KARO Na…..KAVITA LIKKHO  na..


NOTE: If you wish to share your views about these campaigns or wish to offer more ideas to improve our immediate environment,or come with us to plant, or just wish to be our partners please pen down on our blog: www.prithviinnovation.blogspot.com or write us at prithviupdates@gmail.com and stay tuned....best wishes 


There cannot be a better and lovelier poem than a Tree..
As a poem dwells in beauty so does a Tree dwell in beauty of Nature & does enhance the beauty of living.. Nature has done her part……It’s now our turn to do our bit.


KEEP THINKING….KEEP PLANTING…

Plantation Drive - Make our surrounding green

Prithvi is all geared up to GO GREEN this year too, perhaps in a bigger way, now that it has a bigger team, just waiting for the RainGods to shower their blessings.

For the past six years Prithvi has been celebrating VANMAHOTSAV (July to Sept.) by conducting plantation drives in schools, communities,institutions along with lot of green activities and contests at all levels to bring people together to care and conserve the rich biodiversity around them.

This year let's do the best we all can to increase the green cover in our city or any place on this planet for that matter...

So friends out with your creativity, concern and management skills to bring in as many people and as many areas and as many native and shady trees this season.

Let's involve and empower the communities, schools etc. to get greenfected.

Till the RainGods arrive lets do makes a quick check list and do the groundwork:

• identify places needing greenery
• identify the kind of saplings we need to plant and
• most important --ensure their protection and survival.

When choosing a place place ensure the following:

1. somebody owns it and is willing to take the responsiblity to water n care for the saplings-community participation is very important
2. the place must be enclosed,i.e it is protected from animals as it would be difficult to arrange tree-guards
3. there is no plans to have any construction at that place in the future so that the plants donot get disturbed n are allowed to grow.
4. it should not be too rocky n require lot of leveling etc..
5. there should be some source of regular water-supply nearby.
6. the people who own that place shd be willing to do the basics-- ground leveling, diging the pits before hand, putting manure etc..
7. where space is an issue we can suggest plantation in pots, terrace etc.

Let's divide Lucknow in 8 areas. Members residing in the respective areas may please start identifying their GREEN SPOTS well in advance:

• IIM & around
• Bakshi Ka talaab
• Janakipuram, Aliganj,Niralanagar,mahanagar
• Kursi road,Vikas Nagar
• Indiranagar
• Gomtinagar
• Alambagh n around
• South city & Aashiana

Time to take charge & stay tuned for many exciting contests n events with Prithvi....

Prithvi member can suggest and discuss the issue - please visit:

http://groups.google.co.in/group/prithvi4issues/

and click on "Discussion regarding plantation"

Hello Everyone

Dear All,
It's a great feeling good to get hooked on the web for the noble cause...thanks Alakh and just hoping that we will be more regular in future and with more meaningful contributions too..Best and take care..

Prakash

2nd Round of SMART Green Action Contest

REGISTRATIONS OPEN...

Call to all Prithvi Mitras ...
Many of us do try to be eco-friendly in our daily life.
Prithvi wishes to recognize and honour these individuals n groups and provide them a platform to spread their Green Actions n build up a Green Movement n show their concern for Mother Earth..

2nd Round of Smart Green Action Contest Open from 5th June 2010.
Everybody is invited to register on the blog and join in the contest.

Contest details remain just the same,except the dates....

Report Submission date: 25th June 2010 (both hardcopy n softcopy at Prithvi's office).
The previous teams can also participate by building up on their projects.. i.e going a step further in their green efforts n extending their project..

Project Evaluation & Results- 3rd -8th July2010 ( during Van Mahotsav Celebrations) Venue to be announced & stay tuned for many more exciting contests in the coming weeks...

Photos of the SMART green award function

Prize distribution for SMART green action award

We are now also available on Twitter, follow us - http://twitter.com/prithvitweets

SMART green action award - prize distribution ceremony at Regional Science City, Aliganj on 5th June 12:30 PM. Please join us there.

Eco-puppet show

Prithvi innovations will host an Eco-Puppet show. The rural children, which were participants of the Umang-Prithvi Bal Kala Utsav- Summer Camp will display their work on Puppetary.  The Summer Camp was organised by Prithvi innovations for the rural children from 20th May to 3rd June 2010, at Eldeco Towne,IIm Road, Lucknow with the support of State Bank Of India, Lucknow.

Date:  4th June 2010, Ist show at 12.00 pm  & 2nd repeat show at 2.15 pm
Sponsored by:  State bank Of India,Lucknow
Venue Partner:  Regional Science City Auditorium
Supporting Partner: Maya Institute of Advanced Cinematics

SMART Green Action Contest - Update

As you all know that the SMART Green Action Award Contest is organized by Prithvi Innovations in association with Regional Science City, Lucknow.

Congratulations to the following Young SGAians -

Pranita & Yashita Khulbe,

Jahnavi,

Shambhavi n Kishlaya Jaiswal,

Himanshi Yadav and

Ana Naqvi and Mohd Shadab

for the timely submission of your SMART GREEN ACTIONs today at Regional Science City.

It was great to know about your Green Initiatives and just wonderful to hear about your experiences...Thanks for enjoying every bit of your work. The cartoon strips were just too good. We are proud of you. Keep up your spirit and carry forward your Green actions.

Call to others...

Others who had registered but not yet submitted their reports,please do inform us about the progress. In case you need more time, pl. do call or mail us.

To qualify for Ist round of this contest please do submit latest by 3rd June by 10.00 am at Regional Science City auditorium. Or else you may continue your Green project and submit for the 2nd Round ,i.e 30th June 2010, but keep us updated and do submit a summary of what we have planned to do.

SMART Green Action Award Contest

Welcome to the SMART green action award contest by Prithvi Innovations in association with Regional Science City, Lucknow.

SMART ( S-Scientific & Significant, M-measurable, A- Action-oriented, R-Realistic ,T- Time Bound Action) Action-Plan

1" degree change from Insight to Action

Who can Participate

• 9 to 12 years of age
• 13 to 16 years of age
• 17 years and above

Benefits of Participating

• Attractive Prize for Best GREEN ACTION
• An opportunity to participate in ‘INTERNATIONAL CONTESTS’
• Happiness & satisfaction of contributing & lots of honor & Media Recognition

Functional Area
The participants should select one of the following area of study for the SMART green action project:

• Protect the Rich Biodiversity
• Reduce / Reuse / Recycle Waste
• Be Energy Smart
• Be Water Smart

Project Time Frame

• The project period is 23 rd of May 2010 - 31st of May 2010.
• The final report on the SMART green action project should be submitted by 1st of June 2010.
• Results will be declared on 5th June 2010.
  

Steps to start the project

• Make a team of 2 people.
• Select your guide (it can be your parents, teachers, neighbors etc.)
• Select one of the key areas (Functional Area - mentioned above) and choose appropriate title.
• Plan your project with the help of your guide.
• Work on your project between 23rd May 2010 - 31st May 2010.
• Prepare project report, not more than 6 A4 pages, based on the answers to the given in the Project Guidelines by Prithvi (It should be written on both sides of A4 sheet and include annexs -i.e. supporting documents-photos, graphs, pictures etc.)
• Write a cartoon story describing the problem (your project) and its solution and submit it along with the project report.

Guidelines for Project Report

The project should address the following questions and report should provide answers to the given questions in the given sequence:

• TITLE- What is the title of your project.
• WHAT- Provide a summary/ describe your project wants to do in few sentences.
• WHY-OBJECTIVES- Why-Purpose -What inspired you to undertake your project? What are the goals of your project?
• HOW- The Action Plan- How-Steps taken-What will you do to accomplish your goals and how ? Give the detailed plan,specifying clearly the work to be done.
• WHEN- Give the time-frame for each activity you will undertake .
• WHERE-Give complete details of the scope of work or the area of work choose by you—home, surroundings, office,school..
• IMPACT -Visible Achievements-What milestones will you achieve (with dates)? Other indirect benefits. What will you, the school and the society gain from your project?
• VISIBLE OUTCOME– actual proof or figures n facts supported by some items.
• RESOURCE POOL-List the resources/supporting materials/Money that you will require for this project as annexure.
• GUIDE/FACILITATOR-details about the person who will be your guide.
• SUPPORTERs Who else will contribute to your project’s success?
• FUTURE PLAN: How will this experience change you and your school?
• What are your plans for the future? How do you plan to continue or follow-up on it.
• REFERENCE DETAILS:Give the phone number, occupation & email address of any organization, adult who knows about your project, and would be helping you in any way in implementing it.
• Your contact details.
• Attach any other information which you think is important to highlight, in case of your project.

Important Points to Note

• You are already registered for this contest and know what the award program is about.
• You have started to prepare an entry based upon an environmental project for a team up to 2 individuals.
• You have an adult that will act as a referee for the group and guarantor that the young people have undertaken the work.
• The standard of competition is high and you should be aware of and accept the judging rules. These rules apply to all entries to the competition.
• The messages in the cartoons must be written in English.
• Your cartoon strip must not be larger than A4. remember to keep your team details and contact information with your submission.
• The team members must be between the ages of 10 to 12 during the competitions start and close dates. This means that it is possible for team members to be 9 years old when the competition starts as long as they are 10 when the competition closes. It is possible for 12 year olds to enter the competition even if they turn 13 before the competition close date.
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into and no appeals will be considered.
• Any evidence that you have falsely represented your work will lead to disqualification.
• Only work undertaken, organised and designed by young people will be accepted.
• Adults can be involved with the group, but only as facilitators.
• Incomplete projects will not be accepted for judging.
• Projects not fitting the format requested on the entry form will not be accepted for judging.

For any query please contact:

Anuradha Gupta
9415009158
Email:akumarlko@gmail.com

Prithvi’s Achievements & Associations

Prithvi’s Achievements

1. Invited as a Resource Person by UNEP and Japan Organizing Committee for the ‘Children’s World Summit on Environment’ held from 26th July to 29th July2005 as part of World Expo 2005 in Japan.
2. Presented a paper on ‘Education for ‘Sustainable Development in the International Conference on Education For Sustainable Future’ (ESF), held from 18th to 20th Jan.2005, in Ahmedabad India, to mark the beginning of the Decade for ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) as declared by UNESCO.
3. Invited in the Regional Meeting Of SAYEN’ (South Asian Youth in Environment Network), held from 21st Jan to 22nd Jan.2005 at Ahmedabad.
4. Was awarded the ‘2004 Youth Hostel Ratna ’ in Environment by the Shah-e-Avadh unit of Youth Hostel Association of India, on 26th Aug.2004.
5. Anuradha Gupta of Prithvi represented India and Clean Up the World, as a Resource Person, to take sessions on ‘Biodiversity’ for delegates, in ‘ The Tunza International Children’s Conference on Environment-2004’, held from 19th July to 24th July, 04 at New London, Connecticut, USA.
6. External Faculty of Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry Of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government Of India
7. Member of the Coordinating Committee of National Green Corp Scheme of UP Pollution Control Board under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government Of India.
8. Was a part of ‘ The Resource Persons Team’, formed by the Council Of Science & Technology, UP, for the Year of Scientific Awareness-2004

Prithvi’s Global Associations

1. Organizing Committee of Clean-Up the World, Sydney, Australia since 2002
2. United Nations Environment Program
3. Member of SAYEN (South Asian Youth for Environment Network).
4. Member of Volvo Adventure
5. Member of Earth Day Network
6. World Wide Fund for Nature-India
7. International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN)

Prithvi’s National Associations

1. Central Ground Water Board, Central Water Commission
2. Petroleum Conservation and Research Association
3. National Children Science Congress
4. Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology, ITRC, CIMAP, NBRI
5. Centre for Environment Education, Toxicslink,
6. Janhit Foundation, Anmol Seva Sansthan
7. Gayatri Mandir-Kursi Road, UP Voluntary Health Association
8. Shan-e - Avadh Unit of Youth Hostels Association of India
9. Bharat Vikas Parishad (Purvi Branch)
10. Exnora

Prithvi’s Local Associations (Lucknow)

1. With Government Institutions
2. NABARD, UTI and SBI
3. Council of Science & Technology
4. Lucknow Nagar Nigam
5. Lucknow Prani Udyan
6. UP Pollution Control Board
7. Forest Department
8. Regional Science City
9. Directorate of Environment
10. St. Anthony’s Inter College
11. St. Fidelis Inter College
12. Maharishi Vidya Mandir
13. Modern Academy
14. Virendra Swaroop Public school
15. Sarsawati Vidya Mandir
16. Bright Way College, DPS
17. St. Mary’s Inter College
18. Dayanand Boys Inter College
19. Mahanagar Boys Inter College
20. Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan
21. Kendriya Vidyalaya
22. With Educational Institutions
23. Bhavishya- IIML student’s group
24. Jaipuria Institute of Management
25. Lucknow Chapter of Costs and Works Accounts
26. Department of Social Works- Lucknow University
27. Department of Humanities- IET
28. Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management and Development Studies

 And many more……

About Prithvi Innovations

Prithvi Innovation is an NGO formed in 2001 by Anuradha Kumar Gupta, one of the prominent educationist and social worker from Lucknow. The main concept behind the formation of this NGO was to help the underprivileged persons of our country.

Mission

To add value and beauty to life around us through our creative, constructive, stimulating and pro-active outlook, approach and actions.

Objective

1. To foster a sense of responsibility & concern for the present state of society and to motivate and mobilize community to find solutions to the present problems.
2. To actualize the creativity & potentials of youth and children and provide them excellent opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
3. To carry out promotional, developmental and transformational activities in the areas of Education for Sustainable Management, Health & Nutrition.
4. To provide a platform to various people from different areas of community to synergize their strengths to initiate sustainable reforms in the above areas.