Times of India: Ram, Ramayana and global warming – the association may sound odd, until you realise how the religious context helped an NGO in Uttar Pradesh combat the ill effects of climate change. The NGO Raunak Evam Jagruk Samaj Sanstha (REJSS) in Sonbhadra district, some 250 km from Lucknow, conducts recitation of the Ramayana epic in parts of Uttar Pradesh, holds prayers for Lord Ram and distributes saplings as prasad (consecrated offering) among the devotees. “You can say it’s our …