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Greenpeace urges state government to demand restructuring of RGGVY in the impending...

Press release | October 18, 2011 at 18:20

Patna, October 18, 2011: 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...

बिहार, यूपी के ग्रामीण प्रतिनिधिमंडल ने योजना आयोग के समक्ष रखीं आरजीजीवीवाई पर अपनी...

Press release | September 2, 2011 at 18:20

पटना (बिहार)/लखनऊ (उत्तर प्रदेश), 2सितम्बर, 2011: बिहार के मधुबनी व सारण ज़िले और उत्तर प्रदेश में आज़मगढ़ ज़िले के ग्रामीणों का एक प्रतिनिधिमंडल आज ग्रीनपीस कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ योजना आयोग के सदस्यों से मिला और सरकार की महत्वाकांक्षी स्कीम राजीव...

Bihar, UP village delegations present their views and demands on RGGVY to the...

Press release | September 2, 2011 at 18:02

Patna, Bihar/Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, September 2, 2011: A delegation from Madhubani and Saran in Bihar and Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, together with Greenpeace activists, met members of the Planning Commission today and urged them to increase the...

Social survey finds BPL families largely deprived of energy in Azamgarh: Greenpeace

Press release | May 10, 2011 at 12:30

Azamgarh district, 10th May 2011: The poor have been deprived of the much needed electricity and further marginalised under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in Azamgarh district says the Greenpeace social audit report.

सामाजिक परिक्षण के अनुसार आज़मगढ़ में ज्या,दातर बीपीएल परिवार बिजली से वंचित: ग्रीनपीस

Press release | May 10, 2011 at 12:30

शाहपुर गाँव, आज़मगढ़ ज़िला, 10 मई 2011: ग्रीनपीस के सामाजिक परिक्षण के मुताबिक आज़मगढ़ ज़िले में गरीब लोग बिजली जैसी अति आवश्यवक सुविधा से वंचित हैं। राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) के तहत जो सुविधा उन्हें मिलनी चाहिए थी वो नहीं...

RGGVY angers and disappoints Madhubani; people demand access to reliable and quick...

Press release | May 6, 2011 at 14:20

Kapasia village, Madhubani district, 5th May 2011: To voice their concerns on the lack of electricity and disappointment at again being refused the opportunity to develop, more than 400 people participated at the public hearing on Rajiv Gandhi...

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana Social Survey Report, Madubani, Bihar

Publication | May 5, 2011 at 14:14

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. The Ministry of Power is the...

आरजीजीवीवाई से मधुबनी निराश; सुनिश्चित और गुणवत्ताइपूर्ण ऊर्जा उपलब्ध3 कराने से योजना...

Press release | May 5, 2011 at 14:03

कपसिया गांव, मधुबनी, 5 मई 2011: राजीव गाँधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) मधुबनी के लोगों की बिजली जैसी महत्वनपूर्ण आवश्य कता को पूरा करने में नाकाम रही है। इसके साथ ही मधुबनी के गांवों की किसी भी तरह के विकास की उम्मीईदें एक बार फिर...

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना सामाजिक सर्वेक्षण रिपोर्ट, मधुबनी बिहार

Publication | May 5, 2011 at 13:30

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) भारत सरकार द्वारा अप्रैल 2005 में चालू की गयी थी। इस योजना का उद्देश्य देश में ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण अभियान को गति प्रदान करना है।

आरजीजीवाई सामजिक सर्वेक्षण रीपोर्ट सारण ज़िला बिहार

Publication | May 4, 2011 at 12:00

राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) भारत सरकार द्वारा अप्रैल 2005 में चालू की गयी थी। इस योजना का उद्देश्य देश में ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण अभियान को गति प्रदान करना है। ऊर्जा मंत्रालय इस योजना को क्रियान्वित करने वाली नोडल एजंसी...

आरजीजीवीवाई सभी को सुरक्षित व भरोसेमंद ऊर्जा पहुंचाने में नाकाम: ग्रीनपीस सामाजिक परिक्षण

Press release | May 2, 2011 at 18:05

सारण ज़िला, 2 मई, 2011: यूनाइटेड प्रोग्रेसिव अलायंस की महत्वपूर्ण ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण स्कीम राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) की सार्थकता पर सवाल खड़े करते हुए ग्रीनपीस ने आज यहां इस योजना पर सारण ज़िले में अपने सामजिक परिक्षण की...

RGGVY fails to provide secured and reliable energy to all: Greenpeace social audit

Press release | May 2, 2011 at 17:54

Saran district, 2nd May 2011: In an indictment of the flagship rural electrification scheme of the United Progressive Alliance, (UPA) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), Greenpeace today released the results of its social audit of...

RGGVY Bihar, Saran survey report

Publication | May 2, 2011 at 17:30

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. The scheme has focused mainly on...

A ray of hope in gloomy villages

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 22, 2011

The story of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna (RGGVY) survey encompassing 6 villages in Madhubani, is similar to that of other villages, with some variations here and there. No one had a clue about the RGGVY scheme. No one...

Of lifeless transformers and false promises

Blog entry by Arpana Udupa | April 22, 2011

I am travelling with a team of surveyors who proudly call themselves soochna prahari. They are the local Right to Information (RTI) activists who have been filing RTIs and bringing out many cases of corruption and malpractices in...

RGGVY policy brief

Publication | March 28, 2011 at 14:07

In India today 56% of rural households (approximately 78 million), do not have access to electricity. Rural electrification has been identified as a critical programme for the development of rural areas.

ग्रीनपीस द्वारा बिहार सरकार को आरजीजीवीवाई स्कीम के “सोशल आडिट” में भाग लेने के लिए...

Press release | March 28, 2011 at 12:54

पटना, 24 मार्च 2011: ग्रीनपीस ने प्रमुख सामाजिक संगठनों के साथ मिलकर आज बिहार सरकार और उसके नीति-निर्माताओं को आमंत्रित करते हुए कहा कि वे बिहार में राजीव गांधी ग्रामीण विद्युतीकरण योजना (आरजीजीवीवाई) पर उनकी तरफ से किये जा रहे पहले सामाजिक...

Greenpeace invites Bihar government to witness social audit of RGGVY scheme

Press release | March 24, 2011 at 17:30

Patna, 24th March 2011: Greenpeace, along with prominent civil society organisations, today, invited the Bihar government and its policy makers to witness the first social audit of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) in Bihar.

Enlightening Bihar

Blog entry by Shashwat Raj | January 3, 2011

W ith the Nalanda University revival becoming a reality, Bihar is trying to regain its status as an education hub in the international arena. The elite centre of learning which was operational 800 years back, was built in fifth century...

Flashback 2010

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Flashback 2010

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ग्रीनपीस ने नीतीश कुमार से किया आग्रह: अक्षय ऊर्जा पर किये गये वादे को निभाएं

Press release | November 30, 2010 at 18:04

पटना, 30 नवंबर, 2010: बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में दूसरी बार कमान संभाल रहे नीतीश कुमार को ग्रीनपीस ने आज याद दिलाया कि उनके द्वारा जनता दल यूनाइटेड के चुनावी घोषणा पत्र में अक्षय ऊर्जा पर किये गए वादे को निभाने का समय आ गया है।

Greenpeace reminds Nitish Kumar of his promise on renewable energy

Press release | November 30, 2010 at 17:58

Patna, 30 November 2010: Greenpeace today reminded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of his promise, as mentioned in the manifestos of both ruling parties JD(U) and BJP, to make a new policy on renewable energy (RE) in order to ensure...

Yatra ends with a hope for Urja Kranti

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | November 25, 2010

We finally reached the last stop of our yatra- Arrah. Amazing hospitality and delicious food welcomed us in Arrah. We could smell the home cooked Litti Chokha dipped in homemade ghee (Indian butter) from a distance. Elaichi (cardamom)...

Closing march of the Urja Kranti Kendra

Blog entry by Grace Boyle | November 4, 2010

Patna doesn't have much in the way of social spaces. Its efforts are pretty much encapsulated in the Gandhi Maidan, a wide square of scrubby grass in the centre of town, and people flock to it.    The evening scene there on Friday...

Renewable way forward for Bihar

Blog entry by Grace Boyle | October 29, 2010

Everyone in Bihar knows the electricity problems of the state.  It’s got a massive, yawning deficit, but not the coal reserves to plug it.  Yet, somehow, the issue of energy is often overlooked in the shadows of other developmental...

Yatra reaches Chhapra

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 29, 2010

The yatra team reached its second last destination-Chhapra, a land famous for the special ghee loaded dish, Litti chokha. The event was attended by women from local NGO groups. A lot of people working in the development sector also...

Bihar sees the light of renewable energy

Blog entry by Grace Boyle | October 28, 2010

It’s been nearly a year since the Greenpeace campaign for decentralised renewable energy in Bihar began, and it’s seen a multitude of forms: press conferences, network events, informal meetings with political parties, reports. It came...

Renewable energy message reaches Bodhgaya and Hajipur

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 28, 2010

The sky lanterns had already set the mood for the yatra in Bodhgaya. Now it was time to enact our street play and tell people about it. The theatre yatris set out with their dholak (Indian drum) and dhapli (tambourine), singing...

Empowering Bihar

Publication | October 21, 2010 at 14:31

Bihar is India’s third most populated state, and more than half the people live below the poverty line. For many years the state has been immobilised by an obdurate caste system and linked political corruption, and many have little or no access...

Greenpeace installs giant renewable energy dome in Patna

Press release | October 21, 2010 at 14:17

Patna 20th October 2010: Greenpeace today unveiled the “Urja Kranti Kendra”, a four-storey high globe powered entirely by solar energy, to drive home the message that Bihar could take a lead by choosing renewable energy (RE) to solve its power...

The land of Buddha joins Urja Kranti Yatra to pray for an energy revolution

Press release | October 19, 2010 at 13:45

Monks from Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Tibetan and Korean amongst other monasteries joined the Urja Kranti Yatra in releasing hundreds of sky lanterns, wishing for an energy revolution in Bihar. Only a paradigm shift in the energy infrastructure,...

Yatra part one ends at Nitish Kumar’s village

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 15, 2010

After the Bhagalpur event got over, the yatra bus reached Thatha panchayat, Khagariya for malyarpan. Here we found a group of aware individuals especially women, some of whom worked for an NGO called Navjagriti. This organisation works...

Same story, new act for Bhagalpur

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 15, 2010

Bhagalpur, famous for its silk sarees was our next stop. Unfortunately, the famous silk industry is suffering due to the power shortage in the village. The workers and weavers of the industries have taken up other jobs to earn a basic...

Araria pledges support to renewable energy

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 12, 2010

Araria was the next stop for the Greenpeace yatris. Tired from the long and bumpy bus journey we decided to take a small break at Purnia before we reached Araria. The sort of welcome that was given to us at Purnia showed the kindness...

Destination Madhubani

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 12, 2010

Our next stop was the city of fishes-Madhubani. Amazing scenic beauty welcomed us and the greenery soothed our eyes. The land famous for its paintings is at present suffering from severe power shortage. Artists here, find it difficult...

Kanti village joins the kranti

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 12, 2010

A lot many times we have heard and seen that the biggest setbacks come with the greatest discoveries. Energy produced by thermal power plants is one such discovery. Kanti village in Bihar, has been adversely affected by the ash...

Litchi land welcomes the yatris

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma | October 8, 2010

After the adventurous beginning of the yatra (journey) from Champaran, the yatris (travellers) set off for their new destination into the land of litchis. Muzaffarpur, a land famous for the sweetness of its litchi, is the largest city...

Yatra sets the tone for an Energy Revolution

Blog entry by Shiva Sharma. Pic: Prashant Ravi/Greenpeace. | October 7, 2010

The dawn breaks at Bihttiharwa Gandhi Ashram with sound of loud bhajans from some distant temple. People woke up half asleep, still struggling to get over the tiredness of the last day's journey. But out of that still sleepy lot there...

Campaign for an energy revolution launched in Bihar on Gandhi Jayanti

Press release | October 4, 2010 at 13:48

As the nation pays tribute to the Mahatma on his 139th birth anniversary, Greenpeace, together with a coalition of civil society groups under the banner of Bihar Renewable Energy Development Support Network, launched a parallel campaign to demand...

Greenpeace challenges political parties to fight elections on development plank

Press release | September 27, 2010 at 19:52

Greenpeace today called upon political parties to focus on people's issues in the elections instead of jeering at each other.The past few days have seen political parties and key leaders targeting each other through poetic mudslinging.

Bihar in Focus

Page | September 23, 2010 at 13:18

Bihar, with a large portion of its population still having no access to electricity and having one of the largest energy deficits in the country, is an ideal state to showcase a decentralized energy development paradigm.

Energy Revolution

Hub | September 23, 2010 at 12:54

In India, because our energy infrastructure is not fully developed as yet, we have the opportunity to make the right choices today. We can choose between abundantly available renewable and sustainable energy that is the way the world is going to...

Greenpeace reiterates demand for renewable energy in election manifestos

Press release | September 10, 2010 at 19:41

With announcement of election dates in Bihar, Greenpeace today restated its demand to political parties to include decentralised renewable energy (DRE) in their election manifestos and push for a new policy and law on RE.

Ahead of the upcoming elections in Bihar, Greenpeace, Bihar Times and Civil Society...

Press release | August 24, 2010 at 17:31

In one of the first interventions of its kind in Bihar, Greenpeace, Bihar Times and Civil Society Groups of the state today asked political leadership to end the energy crisis by committing to a policy change for adoption of Decentralized...

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