New Delhi | In an alarming assessment by the Global Burden of Disease project, India has overtaken China in the number of deaths due to ambient (outdoor) air pollution, in 2015.

At least 39 of 101 coal blocks up for auction in 2015 are located in ecologically critical areas, says study; urges government to protect forests from mining.

New Delhi, 14 January 2015: Greenpeace India campaigner, Priya Pillai stuck to her commitment of taking the voices of struggle from Mahan to a global stage and addressed a gathering of British Parliamentarians at the Parliament in London today.

मुंबई, 20 मार्च 2018, मुंबई प्रदूषणमुक्त बनवण्याच्या उद्देशाने सात गिर्यारोहकांनी प्रदूषणमुक्त मुंबईचा फलकासहीत वाशी ब्रिजची चढाई केली. वाशी ब्रिजवरील लावलेल्या या फलकांवर प्रदूषण मुक्त खंड असे म्हटले आहे. दिवस-रात्र हजारो वाहनांची ये-जा...

Greenpeace India Statement on Union Budget 2018 and Environment

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) good start but needs transparent action: Greenpeace India

New Delhi 20th March 2018| On Tuesday, environmental activists from different social background held a protest outside Badarpur power plant which has been shut down multiple times due to pollution issue and has become symbol of fight against air...

ऩई दिल्ली। 20 मार्च 2018। मंगलवार को कई बार प्रदूषण की वजह से बंद किये गए और अब वायु प्रदूषण के खिलाफ संघर्ष का प्रतीक बन चुके बदरपुर पावर प्लांट के सामने पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं ने प्रदर्शन किया। प्रदर्शनकारियों ने पर्यावरण मंत्रालय से राष्ट्रीय...

Focused Uptake of Renewable Energy to mitigate Air Pollution for Delhi

New Delhi 26 December, 2017| Only six out of twenty nine states & seven UTs are complying with the centre’s Renewable energy Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets, according to new analysis by Greenpeace India. The report, a follow up to a similar...

47 million children worst affected: Airpocalypse II, Greenpeace India report

Greenpeace India’s representatives in several meetings with the parliamentarians have urged them to reach out to Dr. Harsh Vardhan asking him for transparency and notifying NCAP without any further delay.

New report reveals 13 solutions to air pollution that can help reduce pollution levels by 40% nationally

वायु प्रदूषण से मुक्ति संभवः अमरीकी विश्वविद्यालय की एक रिपोर्ट ने सुझाए वायु प्रदूषण से निपटने के 13 तरीके, अगर सुझाव पर अमल हुआ तो देशभर में 40% कम हो जायेगा वायु प्रदूषण

Address concerns of citizens of Tuticorin, they have a right to clean and safe environment: Greenpeace urges authorities

Mumbai 20th March 2018| Seven climbers climbed the Vashi Bridge by pinning a banner of hope towards cleaning up Mumbai’s air. The 60 ft x 22ft foot banner said “Mumbai Clean Air Now!”. The banner on the busy Vashi bridge, which sees thousands of...

A report released by Greenpeace India earlier this week, on Monday, points to the scary and abnormally high levels of air pollution in UP.

The latest WHO ranking of cities based on ambient air quality released on 2nd May lists eight out of ten Indian cities as the top most polluted cities in the world. However, if we look deeper into the data for 859 cities across the world given in...

Health and environment scientists submit their recommendations on NCAP and seek inclusion of their suggestions.

12th February, New Delhi: Essar Energy has announced that it has received Stage II clearance for its Mahan coal block in Singrauli, even before any announcement was made by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Reacting to the news, Priya...

14th February, New Delhi: Today, on Valentine's Day, as the environment minister Veerappa Moily hobnobbed with head honchos of leading companies including Essar Oil and Essar Foundation, Greenpeace India staged a peaceful protest at the National...

10th March, New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed the first chargesheet in connection with multi-crore coal block allocation scam. The chargesheet has been filed against Navabharat Power Private Limited and its two...

Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, May 6, 2014: Eighty local community members successfully stopped work on an Essar-led coal mine in Mahan forest, Madhya Pradesh yesterday. The villagers oppose the mine, which would destroy the forest on which they...

April 22, 2014, New Delhi: On the occasion of Earth Day, several young volunteers came together in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in a show of support to save Mahan forests in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. They were part of urban solidarity events...

April 4, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Greenpeace India today, rubbished Essar's ridiculous allegations of inciting villagers in the Mahan region against them. In yet another attempt to browbeat and threaten the growing voices against Essar's...

Amsterdam, 8 April 2014: Procter and Gamble (P&G;) has committed to a new No Deforestation policy that will remove forest destruction from its products and provide full traceability for all the palm oil and derivatives it uses. After weeks of...

Arpil 15, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: In yet another stark example of massive negligence, the mud-wall that lined the fly ash dyke of Essar Energy's Mahan-I (600 MW) thermal power plant in Singrauli collapsed leading to fly ash-laden water...

New Delhi, February 3, 2014: In a strong show of unity, representatives from social and environmental movements today slammed the newly anointed environment minister, Veerappa Moily and the Prime Minister's Office for ignoring environmental and...

7th February, Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rejected Essar Group's plea to prevent Greenpeace from asking for the sacking of the Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Veerappa Moily. Greenpeace has been gunning for Moily's resignation...