The Environment Society of Kamala Nehru College has been working for the past 25 years, and has covered many milestones in spreading information and knowledge about environment to our young members since then. And at the same time, the members of our Green Brigade have enriched the society with their innovative endeavours, be it organising campaigns against tobacco or crackers during Diwali, our members come out in large numbers to fight for the cause of environment.
Green Beans also organises annual Festivals under the title “TERRA” on contemporary environmental issues like sustainable development, water and forest management etc. The ADD-ON certificate courses on environment are organised every alternate year wherein experts are called from diverse fields to deliver lectures. The society is also working on creating awareness among the students about biodiversity on the campus, wherein we have completed the audit of birds and trees.Presently, we are involved in conducting the botanical audit of the college.
The society also worked for the community outreach programme in the past two years in association with Jawaharlal Nehru University-Disaster Research Programme to prepare a disaster resilience map for different communities. This year we have assisted in reviving the Rainwater Harvesting system of the College. Taking students on field excursions to familiarise them with natural components is a regular feature of the society. With many more interesting ventures to come up with, we would love to have more members for our Green Brigade.
The Green Beans Society of Kamala Nehru College organised many activities and events from February 2022 to January 2023 with enthusiastic participation from the members and students across colleges. This allowed students to get a grip on environmental topics and newly introduced concepts in the domain.
On 26th February 2022, the Green Beans Society, observed its annual event, Terra'22 on a virtual mode. We invited Mr. Ramveer Tanwar, The Pondman of India, an environmentalist and TEDx speaker for speaker session on Google meet platform. He is also the brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The intriguing session helped the members to understand the life below water and how ponds are a significant part of our ecosystem that are meant to be protected and conserved in order to maintain the ecology of the nature. Several competitions that were organised on the day included a photography competition "Click & Blink" on the theme - 'Nadi ko Jaano' It received 17 exciting entries from all over India. Another event was "Paint the planters", where only around five participants submitted their entries on the theme of Abstract Art. The face painting competition was also held under the main event of Terra'22 to showcase the talent through paint and brushes, the world of the imagination on a face with the theme of the five elements of nature of which everyone is made up. We also organized JAM- just a minute encompassing variety of topics dealing with Sustainability with vigilant participants contributing to the event in a sophisticated yet satiric manner.
In March 2022, Green Talk, the annual newsletter of the Green Beans Society, for the session 2021-22, was released. It was based on the theme “sustainability.”
During the summer of 2022, the society in collaboration with the Save Soil Movement organised an awareness session on “Save Soil” 26th May 2022 in the online mode that enlightened us about the importance of soil, followed by students' attending the save soil Delhi event in the month of June.
On June 5, 2022, we observed the World Environment Day by conducting an online intra-college Poster Making Competition to spread awareness about the environmental issues in the contemporary world like marine pollution, global warming and sustainable consumption. The aim of the event was to inculcate the idea of blending art and nature and spread the word of environmental growth. Winners of the event were given certificates and special mention on the social media handles of the society.
In the month of August and September, the Society geared up for the second cycle of NAAC in the College. The students decorated the Green Beans Society's room with posters about the activities. The Society’s board was based on the theme of single use plastic and the reasons why students need to switch to sustainable alternatives. The presentation prepared by the students covered the activities conducted by the society in the past five years. The students also participated actively in numbering the trees in the college campus.
In November, 2022 the Society was engaged in the College Winter Carnival held on 11th November, wherein the society members had put up a stall selling sustainable products made by the members themselves, promoting sustainability. The stall displayed handmade bookmarks, best out of waste showpieces and other sustainable handmade artworks. All the displayed products were sold out by the end of the event marking a successful participation. We also welcomed the new batch of students in November and had Society orientation for them on the 23rd. The new batch of students were introduced to the functioning of the society and the ultimate motive of the green warriors to ‘Nurture the True Essence of Nature’. The core team welcomed the budding environmentalists by presenting the society’s aim and vision with a brief discussion and explanation on the work culture of the club and briefed them about activities undertaken by the society.
In December 2022, we launched our second phase of online environmental awareness series ‘Kudrat’23”. In addition to educating students about environmental challenges, the series will also cover what each of us can do to bring a positive change in the environment.
In January’23, we started off the new year with one of our students’ ideas to take a campus tour of the College. It was held on 18th January. It is part of our continuous ingenuity to spread awareness and enlighten the new student members about the Green Growth and initiatives taken up by the society in the campus of Kamala Nehru College. The tour highlighted major environmental steps of the College including E-waste, composting, rainwater harvesting and how the college focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals.
We also conducted a field trip for the society members to Aravalli Biodiversity Park on 25th January, 2023. It was an educational trip comprising of nature trail aiming towards an enriching experience of the biodiversity, a true blend of flora and fauna. Society members gained knowledge of over 130 different categories of butterflies, their life span, structure and about the mining area that was present in the 1980s. We also had a very informative and contemporary lecture on “How to shift Consumer behaviors to be more sustainable” by one of our teacher members, Ms. Mahima Yadav, Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Kamala Nehru College on 25th January 2023. The session included discussion on the nature of consumer behavior, fast fashion industries and the popular Green Washing Trend followed by recommendations for the individual to be the change that we wish to see.
In order to keep the levity and awareness of the contemporary news regarding the environment, the society started an online series called Trivia Times. This involves objective-type questions on recent additions and omissions of the habitat. In this way, we are keeping the members inquisitive about any knowledge flowing into the ocean of issues and notifications of the surroundings we are living in. This activity proved to be fruitful due to the overwhelming participation of the members, resulting in the grooming of aware and enthusiastic environmentalists.
Green Beans Society believes in consistent interaction with its members for furnishing a review of its functioning, ideation and pulling up of different activities. Society meetings are held regularly, twice a month. This practice gives a proper channel to the budding ideas of the members. Such meetings allow their opinions and suggestions to be out on the table and help the society to ensure an inclusive and holistic approach with brimming ideas on the go.
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Report-Green Beans |
| 2020 | Report-Green Beans |
| 2019 | Report-Green Beans |
| 2018 | Report-Green Beans |
| 2017 | Report-Green Beans |
