Greenpeace activists blockade TATA HQ, demand that the Company demonstrate corporate environmental responsibility

August 20, 2008

In the absence of evidence that the TATAs will honour their commitment to ensure no harm to Orissa’s Olive Ridley turtles, Greenpeace activists intensified their campaign to stop the Dhamra Port today....read more»

People Power: Roses for Ratan Tata

Greenpeace today delivered thousands of roses to Mr Ratan Tata at his Bombay House office on behalf of thousands of concerned members of the public, expressing gratitude in anticipation of his decision to reconsider the upcoming TATA port at Dhamra, near the nesting ground of the endangered olive ridley sea turtles... read more»

Candles lit for Ratan Tata, thousands ask him to save Orissa’s turtles

Dozens of Mumbaikars, Greenpeace volunteers all, tonight lit thousands of candles on the rocks in front of Bakhtawar, Colaba, asking the building’s most famous resident, Mr. Ratan Tata, to shift his company’s upcoming port project... read more»

TATA port threatens sea turtles, charge conservationists

A coalition of Indian conservationists, comprising Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI), the Wildlife Society of Orissa (WSO) and Greenpeace India, has called on TATAs to reconsider their Dhamra Deepwater Port read more»

Greenpeace activists blockade TATA office, demand the Company keeps promise to save turtles

In the absence of evidence that the TATAs will honour their commitment towards protecting their habitat, the 'olive ridley sea turtles' intensified their protest today by directly taking the issue to Bombay House, the headquarters of the TATA group. Three 'turtles' carrying a huge metal sign that read 'TATA – Turtle Hazard' attached themselves to the entrance to Bombay House and vowed to stay there till the TATAs responded. MRA Marg police picked up three volunteers and Sanjiv Gopal, the oceans campaigner for Greenpeace from the spot. read more»

Greenpeace dismisses allegations, renews call to stop work on Dhamra port

Greenpeace renewed its call to stop work on the Dhamra port in view of the clear evidence of rare species on the port site and turtle presence in the off-shore waters. It rubbished the allegations of 'report doctoring' leveled at it by the North Orissa University, by establishing that the report in its entirety including the foreword, summary and recommendations were published with the prior informed consent of the University's research team. In fact, Dr. S.K . Dutta jointly released the report with Greenpeace in Mumbai on June 8, 2007. read more»

Corus UK urged to save turtles

True to their migratory nature, endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles showed up in the UK today, calling on the TATAs at their recently acquired Corus Steel offices in London, urging them to drop their plans to construct a mega port in the midst of sea turtle mating and feeding grounds at Dhamra on the coast of Orissa, India. The turtles sought a meeting with Corus and unfurled a banner that read 'Corus Don't Say TATA To Turtles'. read more»