Seed To ShadeAir Force 27 ED
A plantation drive at Air Force 27 ED, later recognised by Group Captain Lokesh Kumar Mishra.
Gurugram, Haryana ยท Since 2019
Seed To Shade
It started with the mango seeds people throw away. Today it is more than 20 plantation drives and over 1,20,000 trees planted across India.
1,20,000+Trees planted
20+Plantation drives
78%Sapling survival
6+Cities
2019Year it began
How it began
A question about a mango seed
"What happens to the mango seeds discarded after enjoying the fruit?"
In 2019, Aarav Chopra started collecting those seeds from family, friends and neighbours and growing them into saplings. More than 7,000 were planted in housing complexes and schools in Gurugram that first year.
Plantation drives
Recent drives
Ansal Heights 2025
A return to Ansal Heights, continuing the yearly community planting.
Ikigai School
Mango trees planted and seeds collected with the school community to mark Independence Day.
Recognition
Awards and coverage
Gurugram Achievers AwardYoungest Environmentalist Achiever, 2019
Governor of HaryanaRecognised by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya
Air Force AwardFrom Group Captain Lokesh Kumar Mishra
Deputy CommissionerAppreciation from the DC of Gurugram
DD News and AIRTelevision and live radio coverage
For companies
Plantation programmes for ESG and CSR goals
COBB Apparels worked with Seed To Shade on its 2025 to 26 ESG plantation plan, facilitating around 10,000 trees across the NCR.
"A level of professionalism and ownership that we usually expect from someone more experienced."Vipul Singla, Director, COBB Apparels Pvt. Ltd.
Want to host a drive?
Housing societies, schools, offices and landowners can all host a drive. Tell us where and roughly how many trees, and we will help plan it.