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Telecom industry’s “diesel exploitation” exposed

Press release | May 18, 2011 at 18:33

New Delhi, 18th May 2011 -- Greenpeace released a report “Dirty Talking – A case for telecom to shift from diesel to renewable” today exposing how the subsidy on diesel has been aggressively exploited by the telecom sector, resulting in an annual...

Greenpeace to Prime Minister: Defend forests not coal scams

Press release | August 21, 2012 at 15:01

New Delhi, August 21, 2012: Even as Parliament was debating the CAG report, Greenpeace activists unfurled a giant 60 ft by 60 ft banner that said 'Dr Singh Defend Forests not Coal Scams' on Rajpath, the road leading to the PMO. The Environment...

Study reveals coal power emissions killed 100,000 Indians in 2012

Press release | March 12, 2013 at 11:00

March 11, 2013, New Delhi: A major new report has estimated that in 2011/12 one hundred thousand (100,000) people died prematurely as a result of emissions from coal-fired power stations in India.

Jungle Jam in Bangalore to save our forests

Feature story | September 14, 2012 at 17:36

Bangalore is well known as the rock capital of India but it was after quite a while that an outdoor music event happened here. Greenpeace broke the monotony recently with the Jungle Jam in the heart of the city at the Kanteerva stadium. The...

Activists say NO COAL to the PM, while he talks conservation with the world

Feature story | October 17, 2012 at 13:35

As Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was addressing the world about biodiversity and the need to protect it at the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity on October 16, Greenpeace India’s online activists were sending him a very special tweet.

The Great Indian Big Cat and Greenpeace's appeal to the PM at the UN Convention

Press release | October 16, 2012 at 17:03

October 16, Hyderabad: Today, as Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh prepared for his key note speech to nearly 200 world politicians and international dignitaries at the UN’s Convention on Biodiversity, three Greenpeace activists...

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।

डीजल उपयोग पर दूरसंचार उद्योग का गैरजिम्‍मेदाराना रूख

Press release | May 18, 2011 at 18:56

नई दिल्‍ली, 18 मई 2011: आज ग्रीनपीस ने “डर्टी टांकिंग ” नामक अपनी एक नई रिपोर्ट जारी की। इसमें टेलीकाम उद्योग द्वारा डीजल सब्सिडी का गैरजिम्‍मेदाराना तरीके से इस्‍तेमाल किये जाने का खुलासा किया। इस गैरजिम्‍मेदाराना रवैये से सरकारी खजाने को 26...

What will Delhi do when the lights go out this summer?

Page | April 22, 2013 at 13:49

In another month, harsh summer will descend on Delhi. With it will come long hours of power cuts. Heat and power cuts are Delhi’s nemesis. How will Delhi solve its electricity issues?

Renewable energy sources can meet the growing electricity demand of Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Feature story | May 22, 2012 at 17:30

Renewable energy is the only way to meet the requirement of electricity deficit said Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar. He said this during a business meeting, where he expressed his views about renewable power generation through maximum use...

ग्रीनपीस ने प्रणव मुखर्जी के साथ बजट पूर्व विमर्श में की “ग्रीन बजट” की मांग

Press release | January 13, 2011 at 14:06

नई दिल्ली, 13 जनवरी 2011: बजट पूर्व विमर्श के लिए वित्त मंत्री प्रणव मुखर्जी द्वारा बुलाई गयी बैठक में ग्रीनपीस ने आज कहा कि अब वक़त आ गया है कि सरकार मौजूदा केन्द्रीय बजट 2011-12 को पर्यावरण अनुकूल बनाये।

Actress Amala Akkineni protests with Greenpeace from Charminar

Feature story | October 8, 2012 at 21:00

The Charminar, was the venue Greenpeace activists chose in Hyderabad to protest against coal mining destroying forests in Central India. On October 8, the first day of the Convention on Biological Diversity being held in the city, activists...

A New Dawn At Dusk

Feature story | July 31, 2014 at 18:24

Before Greenpeace India installed the solar microgrid in Dharnai it was a struggle for people to have access to energy for the basic necessities of life and livelihood -By Arvind Kumar

Nestle needs to give rainforests ‘a break’

Feature story | March 17, 2010 at 5:30

Need a break? Before you have one with a Kit Kat watch this video – ‘Have a break?’ We need your help to get the rainforests a break and to help you spread the word we’ve launched this video spoof. It exposes the true cost behind having a break...

Greenpeace India Volunteers Hangout

Blog entry by Varun Ravichandran | February 3, 2017

The start of the New Year is a bustling month for folks of all spheres of life, but the Greenpeace Volunteers had an extra spring in their step; for they were putting together the very first event of the calendar year! Themed around...

Beyond What Meets The Nose

Blog entry by Manjari Sharma | March 21, 2017

Taking care of oneself is important. But in times like these, when what’s uniting the world are environmental catastrophes, we need to look out for each other too. This was the basic premise of Greenpeace’s visit to the coal-based...

Volunteer Highlights 2016

Blog entry by Sanchita Mahajan | January 27, 2017

2016 has been an eventful year for all of us. Through sustained efforts of Greenpeace India volunteers, volunteerism has made major impact the last year. Whether it is the camp in Kedia , or getting a solar policy in Delhi , the hard...

Why target Greenpeace, now?

Blog entry by Ashish Fernandes | April 10, 2015

So why is the government going after Greenpeace India? As soon as our Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off on a weeklong foreign tour, the Ministry of Home Affairs uploaded a notice on its website stating that our FCRA certificate...

Why Fossil Fuels Are A Gamble We Can No Longer Afford

Blog entry by Ravi Chellam | April 25, 2016

As nations gather to sign the Paris Agreement, does India have the will and conviction to achieve the shift to renewable energy? Global warming is not hysteria – it is for real. Fortunately, we did not really need actor Leonardo...

Greenpeace activist to live on a tree to protect our forests

Feature story | September 2, 2012 at 13:30

Greenpeace activist Brikesh Singh climbed an Anjan tree in Chandrapur, Maharashtra on Saturday, 1st September. What’s so special about climbing a tree you might ask? Well, Brikesh is not coming down in a hurry; in fact he is going to live on this...

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