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July 14, 2010

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July 08, 2010

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People’s consultation rejects the nuclear liability bill

July 06, 2010

The first public consultation on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage bill 2010 held in Hyderabad today, charged the bill with being the facilitator of corporate immunity.

Mumbai voices against nuclear liability bill

July 08, 2010

Consultation on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 held today at the University of Mumbai charged that the bill acts as a facilitator of corporate immunity rather than a protector of peoples fundamental rights.

16,000 Indians join Nobel Laureates to demand Justice for the ‘Tokyo Two’

July 01, 2010

More than 16,000 Indians have joined Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams in calling for justice for Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki. The duo, famously known as the Tokyo Two, face up to 18 months in jail for exposing corruption in the Japanese government’s whaling industry (1). The call comes even as a stalemate at the recently concluded annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission at Agadir, Morocco jeopardizes the future of thousands of whales. The 88 member states of the IWC failed to find consensus on the chair’s proposal (2) and failed to agree on bringing about an end to all commercial whaling.

Improved patrolling leads to lower turtle mortality, record nesting at Devi

June 25, 2010

An evaluation of the turtle season from November 2009-May 2010 by Greenpeace has revealed a sharp reduction of 60% in turtle mortality in the Devi region, signifying better management of Orissa’s coastal fisheries by the state government (1). The analysis highlights the progress made in terms of fiscal and governance mechanisms as well as action on ground.

Public consultation on liability bill too constrained: Greenpeace

June 25, 2010

In an inadequate and feeble attempt towards including people’s voices on the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology has given just 15 days for “wider consultations”.

Environment Ministry’s Pre-draft CRZ Notification 2010 rejected by fishermen, environmentalists

June 18, 2010

The National Coastal Protection Campaign (NCPC), a collective comprising of a broad range of fishworker groups including the National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), fishworker support organisations and environmental groups jointly rejected the Ministry of Environment’s ‘pre-draft’ CRZ 2010 notification for being anti-people, anti-environment and pro-industry (1). Most of the concerns and issues raised during the public consultation process undertaken by Minister Jairam Ramesh between August 2009 and March 2010 have been ignored in the ‘pre-draft’, despite assurances from the Minister that these would be taken on board.

Organic farming gives Indian farmers greater financial security

June 15, 2010

A Greenpeace report released today said the monetary benefits of organic cotton farming are much greater than using the Genetically Engineered variety that makes farmers more vulnerable to financial collapse due to high debts and increased costs of cultivation. The report titled “Picking Cotton - The choice between organic and genetically-engineered cotton for farmers in South India’ shows that in the year 2009-10 farmers cultivating cotton through organic practices earned 200% more net income than farmers who grew Genetically Engineered cotton [Bt cotton].

Picking Cotton: The choice between organic and genetically-engineered cotton for farmers in South India

June 14, 2010

There is widespread propaganda that genetically-engineered (GE) crops provide the silver bullet for poverty and hunger eradication. On the other hand, recent global analyses have concluded that ecological farming - using low-cost, locally available and agro-ecological technologies – is effectively reaching the same aim.

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Greenpeace activists in Delhi unfurl a banner in front of the Gyarah Murti statue to compare Gandhi's non-violent civil disobedience to the work our activists in Japan have undertaken. Enlarge Image

On World Oceans Day, India demands Justice for whales and their defenders

June 08, 2010

In an expression of solidarity with Japan’s ‘Tokyo Two’ undertrials, Greenpeace today unfurled a banner saying “Activism is Not a Crime” at the capital’s ‘Gyarah Murti’ sculpture, depicting the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi. Choosing World Oceans Day, Greenpeace activists demanded justice for activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki.

Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics: India’s Wipro is No.1

May 28, 2010

Version 9 of Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics (1) has Azim Premji–led Wipro sharing the number one position with the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturer Nokia while Samsung, Toshiba and Dell have earned penalty points.

Draft E-waste Rule is Progressive and Inclusive: Greenpeace

May 25, 2010

Greenpeace today called for a swift adoption of the Draft E-Waste (Management & Handling) Rule, 2010 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and said that it was by far the most progressive and fundamentally robust framework created by a range of stakeholders to tackle the menace of e-waste.

Greenpeace activists put up warning signs around contaminated areas after radiation experts found high levels of radiation at Mayapuri, Delhi. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace re-views decontamination of Mayapuri “hot-spots”

May 19, 2010

The Greenpeace team of radiation experts revisited the Mayapuri scrap yard to check the levels of radiation after a decontamination effort by authorities (1) on Sunday, May 16th. The authorities were forced to take immediate decontamination action after Greenpeace identified ‘hotspots’(2) with dangerous levels of radiation, including two places which had levels higher than 5000 times normal background.

New Delhi, May 14, 2010. Greenpeace radiation experts Stan Vincent and Jan Vande Putte survey the Mayapuri scrap market in Delhi. Radiation from a Cobalt 60 source killed one person and injured six persons in the western Delhi metal scrap market of Mayapuri. The cobalt 60 was sourced to pencils from a gamma irradiator machine that was sold by Delhi University to scrap dealers. The International Atomic Energy Agency has termed it as a Level 4 accident. Enlarge Image

Mayapuri is still a radiation hazard zone: Greenpeace Field Survey

May 14, 2010

Early this morning, a team of two radiological experts from Greenpeace began a combing operation at the Mayapuri scrap market and discovered that there is radiation risk to people at Mayapuri scrapyard in the immediate vicinity of the shop that has been the focus of attention in the last weeks . The investigation has identified at least 6 hotspots with one of them showing more than 5000 times natural background radiation[1].

Greenpeace welcomes government’s move on notifying e-waste rule

May 07, 2010

Greenpeace today announced that it welcomes the notification of the draft e-waste (Management & Handling) Rule, 2010 based on Extended Producer Responsibility principle by The Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for public information. The rule will be available for public comment and suggestion for the next sixty days (1). However, the rule has some legal ambiguity on producer’s financial responsibility which needs to be cleared out before the final notification.

A hoarding in Kolkata put up by Greenpeace, which was later taken down under pressure from the Congress. Enlarge Image

Congress upset over Earth Day initiative in Kolkata

April 23, 2010

An awareness initiative undertaken by Greenpeace India to commemorate Earth Day has attracted the wrath of the Congress Party in Kolkata. With municipal elections looming, Congress officials are upset over hoardings that portray an apologetic Manmohan Singh in the year 2020, expressing his regret for not acting to save India’s coast. Congress workers have reportedly 'instructed' the hoarding owner to take them down.

New Delhi, April 20, 2010: volunteers demand a citizen's arrest of Minister Prithiviraj Chavan and withdrawal of the Biotech regulatory authority bill - BRAI 2009. The banner ,30 feet long was hung on the Anusandhan Bhawan office of the minister near the parliament street. Greenpeace requests the Prime Minister to withdraw the bill as it establishes a regulatory system that promotes unpredictable, unsafe Gm crops. Enlarge Image

Citizens demand arrest of Minister Prithiviraj Chavan, demand BRAI bil be withdrawn

April 20, 2010

The Minister for Science and Technology, Prithviraj Chavan was demanded to be arrested for establishing the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) today at the Anusandhan Bhavan Premises today. The group of volunteers dropped a 20 feet long banner, which read “Arrest the Minister, Drop the GM food Bill” from atop the minister’s office. They demanded that the Prime Minister stop Chavan from introducing the Bill and withdraw it immediately as it will force GM food on to the citizens against their right to safe food.

Greenpeace campaigners discuss the BRAI bill Enlarge Image

Citizens uphold their right to know about and reject GM foods

April 16, 2010

An overwhelming majority – 89 per cent – of people say that they have the right to reject genetically modified foods (GM foods), revealed a citizens’ opinion poll released today by Greenpeace. The poll on genetically modified foods intended to understand citizens’ awareness and preferences related to GM foods, their trust on regulatory agencies and their right to say no.

Minister of Environment and Forest, Jairam Ramesh is presented with petitions by Greenpeace volunteers on behalf of over 25,000 people who have asked his ministry to take a stand on Dhamra. Enlarge Image

Jaago Re, 25,000 Indians tell Jairam Ramesh

April 08, 2010

At 8 a.m. this morning, along with his morning tea, Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh was presented with a wake up call – literally. Eight volunteers presented Mr. Ramesh with a petition asking him to wake up to the ongoing violation of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 by the Dhamra Port Company Limited in Orissa. “It’s been over five months since the Supreme Court sought a response from the government on this violation, yet Mr. Ramesh’s Ministry has remained silent. Today, 25,000 Indians are asking him to ignore the big business interests involved and stand up for the rule of law, and the preservation of India’s environment”, said Ankit Kumar, part of the delegation that handed over the petition to Ramesh.


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