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MUMBAI, India — Launching a blistering attack against the ship-breaking industry's illegal practices and the lack of accountability in a corrupt regime, Greenpeace today released the Toxic Patrol report of Alang and Mumbai shipbreaking yards.

MUMBAI, India — As part of their ongoing Corporate Accountability Tour of India, Greenpeace, on board their beseiged ship Rainbow Warrior, today released a report detailing the mercury contamination from the Hindustan Lever Limited ( a subsidiary...

MUMBAI, India — “Welcome back, Rainbow Warrior!” Colourful placards, a brass band and an enthusiastic group of supporters welcomed the Greenpeace Ship Rainbow Warrior, which was allowed to dock at Mumbai early this morning after 7 days of waiting...

MUMBAI, India — On the 19th anniversary of the world's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, students and activists from International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) held a protest activity at Marine Drive in Mumbai as...

MUMBAI, India — Activists, crew and volunteers aboard Rainbow Warrior may not be able to participate in the 'Global Day of Action against Corporate Crime on 3rd December, 2003 to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster in Mumbai...

ALANG, India — Greenpeace today criticized Gujarat Pollution Control Board 's (GPCB) directive to Gujarat Maritime Board GMB) to remove asbestos and other hazardous waste on board Genova Bridge and store it at a landfill in the hinterlands of...

NEW DELHI/ LONDON, India — The International Maritime Organisation, (IMO) which was considering expulsion of Greenpeace for "unsafe seamanship" at a meeting in London on 21st November , has accepted the importance of the watchdog organization and...

ALANG/NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace has called upon V ships Commercial, the UK owner of Genova Bridge to submit a toxic inventory of the ship to the Indian authorities immediately and make arrangements to remove and re-import the hazardous waste...

ALANG, India — Greenpeace activists expressed surprise at today's news reports that the Gujarat Maritime Board has sought help from Navy and Customs to arrest the international crew of the Rainbow Warrior, following their expose of a criminal act...

ALANG, India — As the British government continues to refuse permits for scrapping the first of the controversial US navy "ghost ships" which arrive in the UK today, Greenpeace has uncovered British vessels being shipped to India - contravening...

MUMBAI, India — Greenpeace today launched Rainbow Warrior's Corporate Accountability Tour of India, and announced their intention to intensify campaigns against corporations that flout national and international legislations to commit crimes...

MUMBAI, India — SV Rainbow Warrior, the icon of the environmental pressure group Greenpeace fleet, docked at Mumbai’s Ferry Wharf this morning for a month-long tour of the sub-continent to strengthen Greenpeace India’s campaign for Corporate...

GENEVA, Switzerland — Greenpeace offered a symbol of shame to each national delegation at the United Nations Basel Convention meeting in Geneva today

TRIVANDRUM, India — Police arrested six Greenpeace activisits participating in a peaceful protest outside the residence of the Minister of State (Kerala) for Health, Mr. P Sankaran, in Thiruvananthapuram today. The activists had arrived at his...

NEW DELHI, India — The Supreme Court of India has formulated explicit guidelines for the ship-breaking industry at Alang. Greenpeace welcomes this strongly-worded Supreme Court order, and trusts that this will mark a turning point in its campaign...

ALANG/ BANGALORE, India — Indian customs authorities today denied permission to Hesperus, a Norwegian LPG tanker to beach for breaking at Alang following an alert raised by Greenpeace. Greenpeace had demanded a complete inventory of toxic...

COCHIN, India — Greenpeace today confirmed that the unchecked pollution at Eloor industrial estate near Cochin has resulted in increased rates of disease and death amongst the local population Diseases like Cancer, congenital birth-defects,...

MUMBAI, India — Greenpeace activists present at today’s Annual General Body Meeting of Hindustan Lever Limited, Indian unit of the Anglo-Dutch consumer giant Unilever, confronted the company directors of HLL on their own turf.

ALANG/ MUMBAI, India — The Ship-Breaking yards at Alang have become synonymous with death, disease and despair, says G. Ananthapadmanabhan, Executive Director, Greenpeace India.