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L’Oreal commits to end role..

L’Oreal commits to end role in deforestation - Greenpeace

Press release | January 31, 2014 at 12:56

Jakarta, 30th January 2014: L'Oreal, the world's largest beauty and cosmetics company, has committed to remove forest destruction from its products by 2020. Greenpeace expects other companies to follow with more ambitious timelines.

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Greenpeace Activists Granted Bail After Being Detained By Mumbai Police

Press release | January 23, 2014 at 21:07

January 23rd, Mumbai: After spending 24 hours at a police station, all 67 forest activists, who were detained last night for staging a peaceful protest at Essar's Mumbai headquarters have been granted bail by a sub-divisional-magistrate's court...

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Greenpeace to respond to..

Greenpeace to respond to Essar’s ‘bullying’ legal suit

Press release | January 27, 2014 at 17:19

27th January, 2014: Greenpeace India would take legal recourse to respond to the defamation suit of Rs. 500 crore filed by Essar. The company has filed the legal suit in the Bombay High Court against Greenpeace India and Mahan Sangharsh Samiti...

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Greenpeace will prove..

Greenpeace will prove defamation charges wrong

Press release | January 30, 2014 at 11:48

29th January, Mumbai: Greenpeace India will submit sufficient evidence to prove that the defamation charges pressed against it by Essar are false and that all Greenpeace allegations against the company are indeed based on solid evidence. The...

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Greenpeace India Demands..

Greenpeace India Demands Veerappa Moily's Resignation

Press release | January 14, 2014 at 17:20

New Delhi, January 14, 2013: Greenpeace India has demanded Veerappa Moily's resignation as Environment Minister for failing to uphold the interest of environment in speedy clearances to 70 projects in 20 days. Greenpeace India has said there is a...

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Three Out of Four Van..

Three Out of Four Van Satyagrahis Granted Bail

Press release | May 10, 2014 at 4:02

May 9, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Greenpeace and MSS will approach the High Court for the release of the fourth satyagrahi as peaceful protest is not a crime.

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Van Satyagrahis arrested,..

Van Satyagrahis arrested, beaten in Mahan, MP

Press release | May 8, 2014 at 19:41

May 8, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Over 150 villagers including women moved into the Mahan forests today to protect it from being marked for destruction by an Essar-led coal mine, even as their fellow satyagrahis were arrested by the local police...

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Villagers Assert their..

Villagers Assert their Rights on Mahan Forest

Press release | December 5, 2013 at 14:32

Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; December 5, 2013: Residents of Amelia village in Mahan region of Singrauli district have taken a significant step towards asserting their rights over Mahan forests. The village level forest rights committee today kick...

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Palm oil giant Wilmar caves..

Palm oil giant Wilmar caves to public pressure, commits to end forests destruction

Press release | December 6, 2013 at 10:59

Jakarta, 5 December 2013 - Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil trader today announced a 'No Deforestation Policy' in response to pressure from Greenpeace, NGOs and consumers around the world. The policy has the potential to be a...

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Palm oil giant Wilmar..

Palm oil giant Wilmar caught in forest scandal - Greenpeace

Press release | October 22, 2013 at 17:29

Jakarta, 22 October, 2013 - Household brands that source palm oil through Singapore-based palm oil trader Wilmar International, such as the makers of Oreo biscuits, Gillette shaving products and Clearasil, are making consumers unwitting...

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‘Bayer, arrest us too, we..

‘Bayer, arrest us too, we don’t want GM rice’, say Indians

Press release | July 24, 2009 at 5:30

HYDERABAD, India — A group of young citizens today called on Bayer Bio-Science with placards saying ‘Arrest Me Too, I Say No To GM Rice’ at the company’s office in Tolichowki, Hyderabad. The activists also presented to Bayer officials hundreds of...

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One for the record books

One for the record books

Feature story | March 16, 2007 at 15:10

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia destroys about 51 square kilometers of forests every day, equivalent to 300 football fields every hour -- a figure, which should earn the country a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's...

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Greenpeace to MoF: Revoke..

Greenpeace to MoF: Revoke All License to Kill Indonesia's Forest

Feature story | December 11, 2006 at 5:30

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Twenty three Greenpeace activists were arrested and detained by Indonesian police for a non-violent protest held at the Ministry of Forestry this morning. They are being charged with “unpleasant action” which carries fines...

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GE Technology out of..

GE Technology out of control: Greenpeace discovers contamination from Bayer's...

Press release | October 10, 2006 at 5:30

NEW DEHLI, India — Test results released today by Greenpeace International establish that rice products being sold in the Middle East region have also been contaminated by Bayer's illegal genetically engineered (GE) rice grown in field trials in...

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Beaching of Blue Lady..

Beaching of Blue Lady violates court's order

Press release | August 4, 2006 at 13:33

NEW DELHI, India — High-level sources say that the inspection committee on Blue Lady was under intense pressure to give clearance to the vessel for beaching, as per the admissions by credible sources within Technical Committee on Ship-breaking.

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Greenpeace sting exposes..

Greenpeace sting exposes pirate loggers

Feature story | January 5, 2006 at 17:25

How do you get a shipment of illegal logs out of the Amazon and to market in São Paolo? A team of Greenpeace activists risked their lives to go undercover to show -- for the first time -- exactly how it's done.

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Maradona, movie stars and..

Maradona, movie stars and flying jaguars triumph in Argentina

Feature story | October 31, 2005 at 15:14

It took the intervention of some home-grown celebrities to finally tip the balance in favour of protecting the forests of northern Argentina after a long fight by Greenpeace and the indigenous Wichi people.

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Harry Potter and the..

Harry Potter and the half-good prints

Feature story | July 25, 2005 at 18:30

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Another Harry Potter is about to hit the bookstores, another magical year at Hogwarts is about to begin. But who is really the bad guy this time? Some of Harry Potter's publishers are working their magic and printing...

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Victory! Random House goes..

Victory! Random House goes ancient forest friendly

Feature story | July 7, 2005 at 10:47

LONDON, United Kingdom — Random House, the biggest general publishing house in the UK, has publicly committed to making its book production "ancient forest friendly". This is a major step in helping to ensure the survival of the world's last...

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Green groups appeal to..

Green groups appeal to Indian PM to send 'Ricky' back to Denmark

Press release | April 29, 2005 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Environmental, labour and civil society groups have appealed to the Prime Minister of India to intervene in the current crisis caused by Indian governments failure to respond to the Danish government's request for the return of...

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Greenpeace releases legal..

Greenpeace releases legal guide for suing seed corporations

Press release | April 12, 2005 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Recognizing the absence of any safety net for farmers growing Bt. cotton, Greenpeace today released Kisan Surakhsa Kawach an easy-to-use legal manual to help Bt. cotton farmers get legal protection from seed corporations...

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The Department of Atomic..

The Department of Atomic Research confirms Greenpeace findings of mercury...

Feature story | February 4, 2004 at 5:30

KODAIKANAL, India — Corporates like Hindustan Lever give total disregard to matters concerning willife and the environmnet. Greenpeace had released the report clearly indicating mercury contamination of the entire area adjoining the Thermometer...

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Finland Forest Rescue Station

Finland Forest Rescue Station

Feature story | March 2, 2005 at 5:30

LAPLAND, Finland — Despite talk from Finnish government bureaucrats and protestations of innocence from paper giant Stora Enso, the fact remains that the Finnish government is breaking promises. Their logging company is logging in supposedly...

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Harry Potter saves ancient..

Harry Potter saves ancient forests?

Feature story | February 24, 2005 at 5:30

LONDON, United Kingdom — Harry Potter, boy wizard extraordinaire, survived an attack from the most evil wizard of all time. He has outwitted the terrifying Death Eaters. He has turned invisible - much to the annoyance of his teachers. He is a...

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The Forest House

The Forest House

Feature story | August 18, 2004 at 5:30

Are you sleeping on illegal Liberian Azobé trees? Is your kitchen table made from wood which has started social conflict in a distant African country? Are you literally flushing an ancient forest down the toilet? Check out our interactive Forest...

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The Greenpeace Jaguars

The Greenpeace Jaguars

Feature story | July 26, 2004 at 5:30

UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Argentina — Their location is secret, but they are being watched.Our people are in the forest now, preparing. An area of forest the size of Germany is under threat. But we have a plan, and it involves YOU. Together we can...

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Greenpeace spooks HLL AGM;..

Greenpeace spooks HLL AGM; Demand Public Apology for Kodaikanal

Feature story | August 4, 2004 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Mumbai, June 29: Greenpeace activists along with socially responsible shareholders today confronted the directors of Hindustan Lever at its Annual General body Meeting demanding clarity on the steps being taken to remediate the...

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Greenpeace Jaguars Caged

Greenpeace Jaguars Caged

Feature story | August 31, 2004 at 5:30

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Our team of Greenpeace Jaguars, who have been protecting the ancient forests of Argentina from the expansion of Genetically Engineered soya, have been arrested while documenting the deforestation in northern Argentina...

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Saving Argentine forests..

Saving Argentine forests from destruction

Feature story | July 26, 2004 at 5:30

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Greenpeace Jaguars are leaping into action: activists on motorbikes are stopping bulldozers from destroying forest lands in Salta, Argentina. Cyberactivists around the world are picking up the phone and calling the...

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Activists stop Alaskan logging

Activists stop Alaskan logging

Feature story | August 3, 2004 at 5:30

KUPREANOF ISLAND, ALASKA, United States — Greenpeace activists are out in the cold, rainy fog of Alaska's Tongass forest today in the area's first forest rescue station, trying to stop the Texan chainsaws of George W. Bush. Ever predictable, the...

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Peace Prize goes green

Peace Prize goes green

Feature story | October 8, 2004 at 5:30

NAIROBI, Kenya — Wangari Maathai has planted tens of millions of trees, opposed genetically modified organisms and titanium mining in her native Kenya, and won numerous awards for her environmental activism. She has also been beaten, harassed,...

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Invasion of the forest..

Invasion of the forest snatchers

Feature story | January 20, 2005 at 5:30

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — UPDATE: Join Greenpeace and Jose Bove in action against arrival of GE Soy in France. In the science-fiction classic, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, alien plants with destructive clone-manufacturing world-domination...

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Monsanto pays fine for bribery

Monsanto pays fine for bribery

Feature story | January 11, 2005 at 5:30

What do you do if you're trying to plant genetically engineered cotton in a hurry, but the government wants to make sure there won't be any environmental damage from doing so? If you're the giant Monsanto corporation, one answer might be: bribe...

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Rainbow Warrior aids..

Rainbow Warrior aids tsunami survivors

Feature story | January 3, 2005 at 5:30

SUMATRA, Indonesia — Our ship, the Rainbow Warrior, is helping medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to get relief supplies to parts of Indonesia devastated by the Indian Ocean earthquake.

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Tribal Affairs Minister, KC..

Tribal Affairs Minister, KC Deo says FRA violations in Mahan will be investigated

Feature story | July 19, 2013 at 16:06

The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, V Kishore Chandra Deo, promised complete support to ensure that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is upheld in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. The Minister addressed a joint press conference with Greenpeace India and Mahan...

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Eleven villages and the MSS..

Eleven villages and the MSS stand united against coal mining in Mahan

Feature story | August 4, 2013 at 17:13

The communities from 11 villages around the Mahan forests in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, held a rally on 4th August in Singrauli to let Essar know that they will not allow coal mining in the Mahan forests. The rally, Van Adhikar Sammelan,...

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India overtakes Chinas air..

India overtakes Chinas air pollution levels in 2015, needs national response

Press release | February 22, 2016 at 15:01

New Delhi 22nd February 2016|- For the first time this century, the average particulate matter exposure was higher for Indian citizens than that of Chinese people, a Greenpeace analysis of NASA satellite data on particulate matter has shown.

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Greenpeace India urges..

Greenpeace India urges power sector to think beyond coal: Renewable Energy holds...

Press release | September 6, 2016 at 19:51

New Delhi | As the who's who of the coal and power ministry attended a conference themed ‘Indian Coal: Sustaining the Momentum’ in the Capital today, Greenpeace India hosted a parallel press conference at the same venue, questioning the wisdom...

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Overcapacity Sept 30, 2016

Overcapacity Sept 30, 2016

Press release | September 30, 2016 at 17:14

New Delhi| September 30, 2016| With India’s Cabinet signalling readiness to ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change, Greenpeace India is highlighting the threat posed to these commitments as well as to the economy, in particular the energy...

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India Ratifies the Paris..

India Ratifies the Paris Agreement

Press release | October 3, 2016 at 16:29

New Delhi, October 2nd, 2016: On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian government today deposited India’s instrument of ratification of the historic Paris climate agreement with the United Nations.

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Piyush Goyal’s Predicament

Piyush Goyal’s Predicament

Press release | October 5, 2016 at 19:24

New Delhi| October 5, 2016| Greenpeace India lauds Power Minister Piyush Goyal for questioning the excessive past investments in coal, and for highlighting the ‘irrational investments in adding generating capacity’ under the previous government.

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Paris Agreement Spells the..

Paris Agreement Spells the End of Fossil Fuel Era

Press release | November 7, 2016 at 13:38

Delhi, 4 November 2016 - The Paris agreement comes into force today, forging an irreversible path towards the complete phase out of fossil fuels.

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Greenpeace: Urgent,..

Greenpeace: Urgent, Nation-Wide, Systemic Solutions Needed for Pollution Crisis Response

Press release | November 7, 2016 at 16:33

As the Delhi government announced emergency measures to help citizens cope with the public health crisis of hazardous air pollution levels, Greenpeace reiterated the central demands of its ‘Clean Air Nation’ campaign.

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Indo-Japanese Nuclear..

Indo-Japanese Nuclear Agreement Amounts to Nuclear Proliferation in Asia

Press release | November 10, 2016 at 14:43

New Delhi/ Tokyo, 10 November 2016 --The signing of the Nuclear Cooperation Agreement between Japan and India, will not save Westinghouse/Toshiba’s failing nuclear business, nor will it deliver safe energy for the people of India. Instead, it...

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Negative Growth

Negative Growth

Press release | December 2, 2016 at 19:06

New Delhi | December 2, 2016| As winter sets in and smog envelopes the North Indian belt further, yet another damning report stresses on the urgent need to address the problem of air pollution in India and China.

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Greenpeace questions the..

Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables

Press release | August 11, 2016 at 16:51

Dedicating deadly technology to the nation: Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables

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Bihar’s First Solar Powered..

Bihar’s First Solar Powered Cold Storage in Kedia

Press release | August 13, 2016 at 20:35

Patna 13th August: Greenpeace volunteers celebrated alongside farmers in Kedia, as the Bihar Labour Resources Minister Vijay Prakash inaugurated the state’s first ever solar powered cold storage in Kedia, Jamui on Saturday.

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CEA Validates Greenpeace..

CEA Validates Greenpeace Analysis

Press release | December 16, 2016 at 12:34

New Delhi | December 15, 2016| The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released for public input the draft National Electricity Plan 2015.

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Not just Delhi, air in most..

Not just Delhi, air in most Indian cities hazardous - Greenpeace India report

Press release | January 11, 2017 at 15:57

Damning information obtained by Greenpeace India through online reports and Right to Information applications from State Pollution Control Boards across India, shows that none of the Indian cities comply with standards prescribed by the World...

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India and China leading..

India and China leading inevitable slowdown in coal expansion: New Report

Press release | March 22, 2017 at 12:45

The Boom and Bust Report by Sierra Club, CoalSwarm and Greenpeace hails slowdown in coal investments and explosive growth in renewable energy in China and India as a potential breakthrough in the fight against climate change and air pollution;...

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