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  • Vermi compost on soil remediation restores eco-system and the microbiology of the soil

    Vermi compost on soil remediation restores eco-system and the microbiology of the soil

    A group of researchers from Amrita University conducted a research study for five years on the island near Amrita hospital, which was used as a landfill and dumpsite for several years, causing the soil to become completely contaminated with heavy metals from both the dumped waste and from the polluted Backwaters. The land was a…

  • It is the need of every Indian that Ganga remains clean

    It is the need of every Indian that Ganga remains clean

    In the wake of Amma’s 100-crore (US$15 million) donation to Namami Gange, the Indian Government’s Swachh Bharat & Ganga Cleaning Project, Amma has answered many questions about the donation, the project itself, and her views on the issue surrounding the project. From the press meet at Amritapuri Ashram on September 11, 2015.   We started…

  • Amma donates 100 Crore for ‘Namami Gange’ cleaning Ganga project

    Amma donates 100 Crore for ‘Namami Gange’ cleaning Ganga project

    $30 Million in Donations to Toilet-Building Project Across India 11 September 2015, Amritapuri – Amma today presented Sri. Arun Jaitley, India’s Hon. Minister of Finance, a cheque for Rs. 100 crore (US$15 million) for the construction of toilets in the poorest villages surrounding the Ganga River, as part of Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi’s Swachh…

  • Organic Vegetables for Onam

    Organic Vegetables for Onam

    27 Aug 2015, Amritapuri For many years now, Amma has been encouraging all her followers around the world to grow their own organic vegetables, both for personal health and for a healthy planet. Today, Brahmacharis and Brahmacharinis and other residents of Amritapuri presented Amma organic vegetables they have lovingly cultivated by hand for use in…

  • We will be able to transform this earth into heaven

    We will be able to transform this earth into heaven

    Amma, who was invited for the daylong function by the Special Envoy for the Protection of the Planet of French President François Hollande, could not physically make it to the venue because she was concluding her seven-week American tour. However, an audio-visual address of hers was send. Here is the message: “Amma bows down to…

  • Never ignore eco degradation, Amma tells Climate Summit in Paris

    Never ignore eco degradation, Amma tells Climate Summit in Paris

    21 July 2015, Paris, France Amma stressed today the importance of employing a spiritual approach in checking global warming, cautioning countries across the world about the ill-effects of humanity’s continuing deeds against nature. “Ignoring the current environmental situation is like a man on the top floor of flats being indifferent to the fire on the…

  • Green Friends Mauritius launched

    Green Friends Mauritius launched

    21 June 2015, Mata Amritanandamayi Centre, Quatre Bornes, Mauritius GreenFriends Mauritius planted 150 saplings, both indigenous and exotic plants to commemorate its launching and mark the first International Yoga Day. Trees are the lungs of Mother Earth, filtering pollution and providing oxygen in return. Over the course of its life a single tree can absorb…

  • Saplings distributed for Vishuthaineettam

    Saplings distributed for Vishuthaineettam

    This year, Amma asked all those who celebrate the Kerala festival of ‪Vishu‬ to incorporate love and reverence for nature into their celebration {news}. It was Amma’s dream that this new tradition could help to imprint a deep bond with nature in the coming generations. Today, that dream is beginning to come true. Students of…

  • Vrukshakkani and Vishuthaineettam instead of Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam

    Vrukshakkani and Vishuthaineettam instead of Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam

    Vishu is a festival specific to Kerala and to Malayalees, and it symbolizes the age-old bond with Nature. The highlights of Vishu are known as Vishukkani and Vishukkaineettam. As part of this year’s upcoming festival of Vishu, Amma has launched two initiatives to help foster love for nature in the hearts of the younger generations,…

  • 600 trees planted in Buccinasco, Milan

    600 trees planted in Buccinasco, Milan

    Inspired by Amma’s message to save the planet, Italian devotee volunteers took to planting 600 trees in a town near Milan in Northern Italy. In one of her talks, Amma said “There is an inseparable bond between man and nature. For man, there cannot be an existence removed from nature. However, because of his thoughtless…