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EPR-Nuclear-Reactor-2012

Publication | February 6, 2012 at 20:27

An update of the 2008 Greenpeace International briefing on the EPR reactor. We have added some of the many new design and construction errors and the economic setbacks the EPR has run into. We also include more information on the tremendous gains... Read more >

Empowering Bihar: Policy pathway for energy access

Publication | January 24, 2012 at 13:11

The state of Bihar has witnessed a promising growth in the recent years and is set to tread for significant economic advancement in the years to come. At this juncture what Bihar needs to propel its growth further is to meet the electricity... Read more >

The true cost of coal

Publication | January 10, 2012 at 13:16

Tonnes of coal is burnt to give us electricity. The extraction of this coal leaves behind a long trail of destruction. Soon, we will run out of this resource as well. Read more >

Undermining Tadoba's Tigers

Publication | January 9, 2012 at 17:00

This report shows that Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is fast becoming an isolated enclave, with landscape connectivity to neighbouring forest areas being interrupted by industrial projects, primarily coal mines. Read more >

Taking charge: case studies of decentralised renewable energy projects in India

Publication | December 1, 2011 at 16:49

Taking Charge is a selection of case studies of small-scale, decentralised renewable energy systems in India in 2010. Each has two parts: the main story, which captures some of the remarkable human and social elements that have shaped these... Read more >

Historical and future seismicity near Jaitapur, India

Publication | November 30, 2011 at 11:01

Here's a commentary on historical and future seismicity of the region of Jaitapur in Maharashtra. The article has been written by Roger Bilham and Vinod K. Gaur and was published in Current Science Vol. 101, No. 10, on November 25, 2011. Read more >

Indian Guide to Greener Electronics version 11

Publication | November 9, 2011 at 11:00

Greenpeace released a new and upgraded version of its Guide to Greener Electronics wherein Wipro retains the top slot followed by HCL Infosystem in the Indian version. The international version ranks the IT manufacturing company HP at the top... Read more >

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना

Publication | October 18, 2011 at 17:26

मुख्य मंत्री नीतीश कुमार की राष्ट्री य विकास परिषद (एनडीसी) की आगामी बैठक की तैयारी के बीच ग्रीनपीस ने आज पटना में ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण पर ध्वीजवाही योजना राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) पर अपनी राष्ट्री य रिपोर्ट जारी की। Read more >

An inside view of the RGGVY

Publication | October 18, 2011 at 17:05

In the backdrop of chief minister Nitish Kumar preparing for the upcoming National Development Council (NDC) meeting, Greenpeace today released its national report on the flagship rural electrification scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran... Read more >

Annual Report 2010

Publication | September 19, 2011 at 12:47

This report outlines Greenpeace India’s key accomplishments in 2010, including (of course, in collaboration with other groups and movements), clauses of the nuclear liability bill, public and political support for decentralised renewable energy... Read more >

Singrauli: The Coal Curse

Publication | September 15, 2011 at 14:54

Greenpeace organised a Fact Finding Mission to Singrauli – the energy capital of the country and home to tribal communities, forest dwellers and some of the most threatened forests remaining in Central India. The Singrauli region spreads across... Read more >

Other Fish in the Sea

Publication | July 25, 2011 at 17:14

The United Artists Association (UAA)and Greenpeace India undertook an independent study in the Gahirmatha region to understand, examine and document perceptions and thoughts of fisher communities on income generation schemes and livelihood... Read more >

Dirty Talking - A case for telecom to shift from diesel to renewable

Publication | May 21, 2011 at 12:45

India is now the second largest of the global telecom markets and is projected to overtake China. The telecom industry has attracted eight per cent of the cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) over the last two years, with a cumulative flow... Read more >

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Social Survey Report, Srikakulam district,...

Publication | May 13, 2011 at 13:00

The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) is a flagship programme of the government of India which began in April 2005 and aimed to accelerate the pace of rural electrification programme in the country. Read more >

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना सामाजिक सर्वेक्षण रिपोर्ट, आज़मगढ़ उत्तर प्रदेश

Publication | May 10, 2011 at 11:30

ऊर्जा मंत्रालय इस योजना को क्रियान्वित करने वाली नोडल एजंसी बनाई गयी ताकि राष्ट्रीय सामान्य न्यूनतम कार्यक्रम “नेशनल कामन मिनिमम प्रोग्राम (एनसीएमपी) के तहत सन 2010 तक सभी घरों में बिजली पहुंचाने के लक्ष्य को अनिवार्य रूप से हासिल किया जा सके। Read more >

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