Delhi Greens

Delhi Greens is a New Delhi–based non-governmental organization established as a society in 2007. It was founded by environmental and civic-minded individuals including Dr. Govind Singh, A.P. Jayanthi, Rishabh Parmar, Ravinder Bawa, and Aastha Kukreti. Singh, who holds a PhD and was associated with the Department of Environment at the University of Delhi, helped provide the organization with an academic and public-information orientation. Rather than operating as a conventional commercial brand, Delhi Greens functions as an environmental advocacy, education, and communications organization. Its stated purpose is to spread awareness of environmental protection, sustainable development, and the green economy while encouraging public participation in environmental decision-making. The organization describes itself as an information hub that gathers and disseminates environmental news, expert views, and international perspectives. It also seeks to support and initiate green campaigns, educate young people about climate change through workshops and seminars, encourage ecotourism as a conservation-awareness tool, connect environmental groups with public and government institutions, and assist companies with environmental aspects of corporate social responsibility. A significant part of Delhi Greens’ work has been conducted through public communication. In 2008, roughly a year after the society’s registration, the organization took over the Delhi Greens Blog, a web publication initially started by Govind Singh. The blog developed into the organization’s principal media outlet and the first platform in what it called the Green Media Network. Its early history was linked to opposition to the felling of heritage trees in New Delhi during preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The platform subsequently published environmental news, commentary, and educational material, extending the organization’s reach beyond in-person events. The Green Media Network expanded in 2010 with the launch of NE Greens, a portal intended to cover the eight states of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim. The initiative sought to give regional environmental concerns a dedicated public platform and was described as an early effort of its kind in the region. Delhi Greens also uses seminars, summits, workshops, and other forums to engage students, specialists, public agencies, and civil-society organizations. The Third Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change in 2013 was organized by Delhi Greens with support from the University of Delhi’s Cluster Innovation Centre. The organization’s advocacy has included direct participation in environmental disputes and regulatory processes. In connection with a complaint concerning alleged tree felling for the Vikaspuri–Meera Bagh elevated highway project, Delhi Greens prepared an environmental-impact study that was submitted to India’s National Green Tribunal. This reflects its broader role as an environmental watchdog and producer of public-interest analysis, rather than simply a campaign promoter. Delhi Greens has also collaborated with other environmental and civic groups. Its activities have included the Earth-o-Care campaign in Tibet on World Environment Day in 2011, organized with the Women’s Environment and Development Desk of the Tibetan Women’s Association, and participation in the Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna campaign with Nature Foundation (India) and the Art of Living. These activities show an approach combining education, media, community mobilization, conservation advocacy, and institutional engagement. Recognition has primarily centered on the organization’s communications work. Delhi Greens Blog received the IB Award for Best Blog in the Social and Environment category in 2013. In 2018, the blog was listed by the United Nations as a Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity for its work related to climate resilience. Publicly available material does not establish a commercial ownership structure, stock-market listing, or conventional product portfolio for Delhi Greens.

Delhi Greens emerged in New Delhi in 2007 as an environmental society founded by Dr. Govind Singh and fellow environmental advocates A.P. Jayanthi, Rishabh Parmar, Ravinder Bawa, and Aastha Kukreti. Singh’s background as an academic associated with the Department of Environment at the University of Delhi helped shape the organization’s emphasis on research, environmental information, education, and public participation. Its registration as a society gave formal structure to an initiative intended to promote environmentalism and sustainable development in India. The organization’s mandate extends across several connected areas. It aims to make environmental information accessible, support green campaigns, teach young people about climate change, encourage conservation-oriented ecotourism, facilitate interaction among civil-society groups and public institutions, and help businesses approach corporate social responsibility from an environmental perspective. It also presents itself as a watchdog for forests and biodiversity, indicating an advocacy role alongside its educational function. Communications became a central part of Delhi Greens’ identity. In 2008, it took over the Delhi Greens Blog, which had been started by Govind Singh. The blog was associated with a campaign against the cutting of heritage trees in New Delhi during preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It later became the organization’s principal public voice, publishing environmental information, commentary, and campaign-related material. The blog also formed the initial element of the Green Media Network, through which Delhi Greens sought to broaden environmental communication. In 2010, the organization extended this media model with NE Greens, a portal devoted to environmental issues in Northeast India. Its stated geographical scope included Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim. The portal was intended to provide regional coverage and encourage locally informed environmental discussion, with plans described for state-level coordinators. Delhi Greens has also used events and direct advocacy to pursue its objectives. It organized seminars independently and in cooperation with other bodies, and it developed youth-oriented climate programming. The Third Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change, held in 2013, was conceived and organized by Delhi Greens with support from the Cluster Innovation Centre of the University of Delhi. Such events positioned the organization as a bridge between students, environmental specialists, public agencies, and wider civil society. Its policy and legal advocacy has included preparation of environmental analysis for public infrastructure disputes. During proceedings concerning a complaint against the Delhi Public Works Department over alleged tree felling connected with the Vikaspuri–Meera Bagh elevated highway project, Delhi Greens produced an environmental-impact study that was filed with the National Green Tribunal of India. The group has prepared or contributed to similar reports on other environmental matters, reinforcing its role as a source of public-interest evidence. The organization has participated in collaborative campaigns beyond Delhi. In 2011, it worked with the Women’s Environment and Development Desk of the Tibetan Women’s Association on the Earth-o-Care campaign in Tibet for World Environment Day. It also participated in Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna, working with Nature Foundation (India) and the Art of Living. These collaborations demonstrate a model based on partnerships rather than solely organization-led campaigns. Delhi Greens’ public recognition has focused on its media and climate-communication work. Delhi Greens Blog received an IB Award in 2013 for Best Blog in the Social and Environment category. In 2018, the United Nations included the blog among its Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities, recognizing work described as contributing to climate resilience. Available reference material does not provide a detailed account of current staffing, funding, revenue, or operational scale. Delhi Greens is therefore best characterized as a mission-driven environmental NGO and communications platform rather than a conventional consumer brand.

• 2018

  United Nations climate-resilience recognition

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  The United Nations listed Delhi Greens Blog as a Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activity.

• 2013

  Third Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change

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  Delhi Greens organized a youth climate summit with support from the University of Delhi’s Cluster Innovation Centre.

• 2013

  Delhi Greens Blog receives IB Award

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  The blog was recognized as the Best Blog in the Social and Environment category.

• 2011

  Earth-o-Care campaign conducted in Tibet

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  Delhi Greens partnered with the Tibetan Women’s Association’s environmental desk on a World Environment Day campaign.

• 2010

  Green Media Network expanded through NE Greens

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  The organization launched NE Greens to cover environmental affairs across Northeast India.

• 2008

  Delhi Greens Blog incorporated into the organization

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  Delhi Greens took over the blog initiated by Govind Singh, making it a central channel for environmental information and advocacy.

• 2007

  Delhi Greens registered as a society

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  The organization was formally registered in India as an environmental society, following its establishment by Govind Singh and other founders.

A civic environmental organization combining public education, digital environmental journalism, youth climate engagement, ecological advocacy, and policy-oriented research.

• Environmental media and public education · 2008

  Delhi Greens Blog

  The Delhi Greens Blog is the organization’s principal digital publication and public communications channel. Originating as an initiative of Govind Singh, it became associated with Delhi Greens in 2008 and has been used to distribute environmental news, commentary, expert views, and educational material. Its background includes public opposition to the felling of heritage trees during preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The blog later served as the foundation of the organization’s Green Media Network.

• Regional environmental media · 2010

  NE Greens

  NE Greens is a Green Media Network portal created to focus on environmental issues in Northeast India. Its coverage scope includes Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, and Sikkim. The project was intended to strengthen regional environmental information and public discussion, with state-level coordination envisioned as part of its expansion.

• Environmental education and youth engagement · 2013

  Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change

  The Delhi Youth Summit on Climate Change is a youth-oriented convening format used to discuss climate and environmental issues through presentations, dialogue, and public engagement. Delhi Greens conceived and organized the third summit in 2013 with support from the Cluster Innovation Centre of the University of Delhi. The program reflects the organization’s emphasis on training and mobilizing young people.

• 2011Earth-o-Care

  Tibet

  A World Environment Day environmental-awareness campaign organized with the Women’s Environment and Development Desk of the Tibetan Women’s Association.

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• Meri Dilli Meri Yamuna

  Delhi, India

  Delhi Greens participated in this river and urban-environment campaign in partnership with Nature Foundation (India) and the Art of Living.

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• Heritage-tree protection advocacy during Commonwealth Games preparations

  New Delhi, India

  The organization’s blog was linked to public opposition to the cutting of heritage trees in New Delhi during preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, an issue that also prompted student protest.

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• 2010

  Launch the NE Greens regional portalProduct launch

  Background

  Delhi Greens sought to extend environmental information and public awareness beyond the capital.

  Action taken

  It launched NE Greens to cover the eight states of Northeast India.

  Aftermath

  The portal became the regional component of the Green Media Network, although later operating details are not established in the available sources.

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• 2008

  Make digital environmental media a core organizational activityStrategy

  Background

  After the organization assumed control of the Delhi Greens Blog, the publication became its principal public voice and the basis for a broader Green Media Network.

  Action taken

  Delhi Greens used the blog to disseminate environmental information, commentary, and campaign material.

  Aftermath

  The communications strategy was later extended through the launch of the NE Greens regional portal.

  Source

1. 1Delhi Greensen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Delhi Greens official websitedelhigreens.org