10 small climate action ideas!

Bangalore: On 1st April 2026, a Community Organisation Programme focusing on Climate Action Initiatives was conducted by Rohan Benoy and Roshan K. Thomas, students from Kristu Jayanti College. The event was organised for 40 students from classes 6 and 7 of the Total Residential Education Program (TREP) at Sri Sathya Sai Shankar Vidyanikethanam at Peopleโ€™s Trust, Sriramanahalli, Rajanukunte, Bangalore. The objective of the programme was to raise awareness among young students about the importance of environmental conservation and sustainable living, especially in light of the pressing global challenge of climate change. The speaker on the occasion, Dr V. Selvarajan, Chairman, Green Circle, told the children that climate action is possible at their level if they adopt certain environment-friendly simple actions. He gave a list of 10 points and advised the students to practice the same. The other speakers included Harish Uthaiah, Managing Trustee of Peopleโ€™s Trust and Kumar Kalyandurg of Green Circle. Topics covered included waste reduction, resource conservation, and the adoption of eco-friendly habits in daily life. The students came away with the understanding that small actions can lead to significant impacts. They learned practical methods to tackle environmental challenges, such as minimising plastic use, planting trees, saving water, and embracing sustainable alternatives in their routines. The organizer of the program Rohan, said that this program was aimed at enhancing students’ understanding of climate issues and inspiring them to engage in environmental conservation. It fostered a sense of responsibility for a sustainable future.  Roshan adds, โ€˜After listening to the talk, I feel that children can contribute a lot in the form of simple climate action initiatives.โ€™

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Health Talk on Air Quality

Green Circle Dwarka Chapter organized a health talk on pollution at Max Hospital on January 24, 2026. A total of 34 participants attended the event. The program began with A.K. Saigal, who spoke about the activities and initiatives of Green Circle. This was followed by an informative session led by Dr. Shubhanshu Raj Goyal, who explained the harmful effects of air pollution on the lungs. Dr. Shivangi Sundaram, a consultant in surgical oncology, then discussed the negative impacts of air pollution and its link to cancer. After the talks, a question-and-answer session was held, during which attendees expressed their satisfaction with the discussions. Raj Agnihotri and Anurag Mohan encouraged everyone to contribute to Green Circle’s future endeavours. Chitra Jain and Seema Mittal presented potted saplings to the speakers as a token of appreciation. Romila Gandhi, on behalf of Green Circle, thanked the speakers, Max Hospital, and the audience for their participation. Nearly 35 members participated.

Shipra River Bank Cleaning drive

Nainital 11.1.26 and 18.1.26

Green Circle Nainital, jointly with Shipra Kalyan decided to conduct a cleaning drive in Shipra river. The Shipra River is one of the rare north-flowing rivers, hence important to keep it clean and alive. The drive was participated in by volunteers of Shipra Kalyan and Green Circle Nainital. 12 sacks of biodegradable waste were removed. The municipality will lift the waste. Also, it was decided to conduct the same drive again on 18th January 2026

Geo-tagging Phase 3 at PT 10.1.26

Green Circleโ€™s Geo-tagging of trees, the second phase, which tagged about 200 trees in Peopleโ€™s Trust campus. 40 volunteers from BMS Rotaract club participated in the program. Kumar Kalyandurg, Vasanth Kumar, Sandip, Selva and Biju joined the volunteers in listing the trees. 566 trees were QR coded. As of now, 811 trees were tagged out of 1000 trees. 20 Students of Sai Shankar Vidhyashala also joined the project. Temporary labels were fixed and will be replaced with QR plates. Venu and Sunny, who curated the project, guided the student volunteers in tagging the trees. People’s trust, Managing Trustee Harish Uthaiah thanked all for the volunteering

Pollution and its impact on health

Dwarka: An awareness program on the prevention of pollution and its impact on health was held at the Super 30 Centre, Mahavir Enclave. Romila Gandhi and Seema Mittal apprised the children about the importance of the 3 Rsโ€”Reduce, Reuse, and Recycleโ€”and shared simple ways to help prevent pollution. Chitra Jain and Anuraag judged the posters prepared by the Super 30 girls on environmental themes. The girls presented skits and poems and also recited slogans highlighting environmental issues and the need for conservation. Certificates and refreshments were distributed to all the children at the end of the program.

Birding at People’s Trust 22.11.25

Green Circle birding & wildlife community listed birds early in the morning. Some species identified by them included the Golden Oriole, Zitting Cisticola and Grey Hornbills. Karthik, Vaijayanthi, Namrata and Selva participated in the bird watching and listing. The survey was undertaken in the Naniah park and Peopleโ€™s Trust green area. Birders recorded a list of 50 species in ebird portal

Geo-tagging Phase 2 at PT 22.11.25

The activity was followed by Green Circleโ€™s Geotagging of trees, the second phase, which tagged about 200 trees in Peopleโ€™s Trust campus. 25 volunteers from BMS Rotaract club participated in the program. Kumar Kalyandurg, Vasanth Kumar, Sandip, Selva and Biju joined the volunteers in listing the trees. Overall 283 trees were QR coded and tagged out of 1000 trees. Temporary labels were fixed and will be replaced with QR plates. Venu and Sunny, who curated the project, guided the student volunteers in tagging the trees. People’s trust, Managing Trustee Harish Uthaiah thanked all for the volunteering

Seedball making workshop 22.11.25

A Seedball making project by the Lionโ€™s Club of Bengaluru Parisara-Green Circle and Peopleโ€™s Trust in which 60 children from Sai Shankar Vidya Shala and members of Leo Club of Mewa Vanguard Business School participated. Dr V Selvarajan, Chairman of Green Circle, conducted the training for seed ball making. Harish Uthaiah, Managing Trustee of Peopleโ€™s Trust welcomed the gathering. Manjunath, President of Lions Club, thanked the audience for the support.ย ย  2056 seedballs were made by 8 teams of students who learnt the art of seed ball making. From Green Circle, Kumar kalyandurg, Vasanth Kumar, Sandip Kumar and Biju participated in the program

Geo-tagging trees Phase I -20.9.25

Green Circle has given the final shape to the above project with Team BMS. Project team met at BMS BSN block on 16.9.25 to decide the modalities for geo taginng of trees under a MOU entered between GC and BMS. The technical advice is given by BMS MCA team under the supervision of Prof Sridevei. The project will be executed in People’s Trust. Test launching will be done on 20th Sep. Once successfully launched, we will invite all for the inauguration of the project at BMS. The main aim of the project is to create a web application for identifying species name of any tree and generating a unique ID with QR Code for each tree. When someone scans the QR from any mobile device they will be redirect to a web interface showing the details of the tree they scanned. The user are provided with detailed information like the location of the tree which is tracked using GPS, images of the tree, species classification of the tree, detailed description of the tree and medicinal and environmental benefits of the tree. One the other side, the admin is provided with a dashboard with the list of all trees with its location and list of all volunteer , where can modify/delete any tree.

GC supports BMS Student

Nitish, BMS student innovator says

Nitish writes…… We extend our sincere gratitude to Selvarajan Sir and the Green Circle NGO for their support towards our project ClimAware, a proposed extension to SkyPulse. We are pleased to share that we have successfully filed a proposal to the Tech4Good Initiative for USD $4745 today. ClimAware is a low-cost early warning system developed by the IEEE ComSoc Student Branch Chapter at BMSIT. Unlike conventional approaches that rely heavily on expensive sensors, ClimAware utilizes everyday radio signals โ€” satellite, FM, and VLF waves โ€” to monitor weather variations hence keeping it extremely cost effective. By deploying the system strategically at Devanahalli, Kengeri, Varthur, and Nagasandra, it will be capable of providing early alerts for thunderstorms, lightning, and fog before they reach deep in the city. The initiative is designed to complement the already approved SkyPulse project, thereby strengthening Bengaluruโ€™s weather forecasting ecosystem through faster, more reliable, and hyperlocal forecasts. With the support of Green Circle, we take an important step forward in building a climate-resilient Bengaluru. ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ก