Remember the unstoppable power of contagious courage By Kumi Naidoo Thirty years ago, groups of individuals in New Zealand were preparing to leave their families, their jobs and their homes to set off in small boats...

I never thought to do an internship with Greenpeace when I initially heard that Greenpeace India has one month left to fight for its survival. My parents were a little worried what I’d do there. But when all my queries were cleared by...

As an intern, I expected to be doing the typical, rigorous, and perhaps monotonous office work. Contrary to my belief that I would be spending hours in paper work or analysis, working at Greenpeace had many surprises in store. It was...

Following on from an emergency meeting of Greenpeace India’s board this week to discuss the cases of sexual harassment that have come to light, the Executive Director Samit Aich has offered his resignation which the board has accepted...

It’s difficult to begin with. So I think I should start by answering how I landed in Greenpeace. I had heard about Greenpeace long back when I was finishing school. Later in college after signing up for B. Tech in Electronics and...

If the Ministry of Home Affairs ask, then I’m happy to admit it, my team invited Aaron Gray- Block, a Greenpeace employee, and former Reuters journalist, to India. Although we didn’t know they’d black listed him ? I’m still proud...

National Weekend of Action around the World Environment Day. That’s a complicated phrase with big words. Now try saying Shivangi, Mawphniang, D hakuriya, Birbhum, Mandya, Dharnai, Raigad,Hyderabad, Pune, KabirNagar, Kashmir,...

Ever since the leak of an alleged Intelligence Bureau in June 2014, the task of civil society groups in contributing to a sustainable future for India has become a lot harder. My role as the Program Director of Greenpeace India has...

For the villagers of Mahan, this World Environment Day stands out in quite a contrast from the one last year in 2014. T hen, Mahan was battling for its very existence as their ancient forests and tribal villages were being...

Straight out of college, an economics grad, I joined Sanctuary Asia’s Kids for Tigers ‘edutainment’ programme in Bombay. I was overjoyed. And starry-eyed. I now had the opportunity to reach out to hundreds of children across the city...