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Supreme Court Accord to Graded response system to tackle air pollution, a welcome...

Press release | December 3, 2016 at 20:11

Organisation calls it an important milestone, but lessons learnt from Delhi must be implemented at the national level

Tox Tech

Hub | September 23, 2010 at 15:15

Greenpeace India is working to solve e-waste crisis by pushing electronic manufacturers to accept responsibility of entire life-cycle of their products including end of the life stage. Electronic manufacturers can solve this crisis by phasing out...

Cool IT

Hub | September 23, 2010 at 14:44

The power of ICT as future solution provider contrasts with its rising carbon footprint. Indian ICT sector is responsible for 10 % of global ICT emission and with an annual growth rate of 12-16 % this will further grow to make India second...

India overtakes China in number of deaths due to outdoor air pollution in 2015

Press release | November 16, 2016 at 15:25

New Delhi | In an alarming assessment by the Global Burden of Disease project, India has overtaken China in the number of deaths due to ambient (outdoor) air pollution, in 2015.

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Hub | September 28, 2010 at 19:27

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Hub | January 1, 2010 at 5:30

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Hub | May 28, 2013 at 13:53

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प्रदूषण मुक्त वातावरणाची मुंबईकरांची मागणी

Press release | March 20, 2018 at 12:43

मुंबई, 20 मार्च 2018, मुंबई प्रदूषणमुक्त बनवण्याच्या उद्देशाने सात गिर्यारोहकांनी प्रदूषणमुक्त मुंबईचा फलकासहीत वाशी ब्रिजची चढाई केली. वाशी ब्रिजवरील लावलेल्या या फलकांवर प्रदूषण मुक्त खंड असे म्हटले आहे. दिवस-रात्र हजारो वाहनांची ये-जा...

Delhi Budget-Ambitious but needs proper implementation to go beyond rhetoric; says...

Press release | March 22, 2018 at 20:57

Focused Uptake of Renewable Energy to mitigate Air Pollution for Delhi

जहरीली हवा से मुक्ति के 13 रास्ते

Press release | May 30, 2018 at 13:37

वायु प्रदूषण से मुक्ति संभवः अमरीकी विश्वविद्यालय की एक रिपोर्ट ने सुझाए वायु प्रदूषण से निपटने के 13 तरीके, अगर सुझाव पर अमल हुआ तो देशभर में 40% कम हो जायेगा वायु प्रदूषण

Mahan celebrated as an icon of the global movement to Break Free from Fossil Fuels;...

Press release | March 31, 2017 at 14:00

Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh | March 31, 2017| A day after the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) acknowledged the hazards of thermal power plant emissions on human health and accepted a petition...

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) Good Start But Needs Transparent Action:...

Press release | March 12, 2018 at 11:09

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) good start but needs transparent action: Greenpeace India

Immediate Enforcement of National Clean Air Program; must not follow Emission...

Press release | March 20, 2018 at 12:22

New Delhi 20th March 2018| On Tuesday, environmental activists from different social background held a protest outside Badarpur power plant which has been shut down multiple times due to pollution issue and has become symbol of fight against air...

Break Free from Air Pollution- Mumbai Demands Clean Air Action Plan

Press release | March 20, 2018 at 12:48

Mumbai 20th March 2018| Seven climbers climbed the Vashi Bridge by pinning a banner of hope towards cleaning up Mumbai’s air. The 60 ft x 22ft foot banner said “Mumbai Clean Air Now!”. The banner on the busy Vashi bridge, which sees thousands of...

राष्ट्रीय स्वच्छ हवा कार्यक्रम को तत्काल लागू करने की उठी मांग, पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं...

Press release | March 20, 2018 at 14:42

ऩई दिल्ली। 20 मार्च 2018। मंगलवार को कई बार प्रदूषण की वजह से बंद किये गए और अब वायु प्रदूषण के खिलाफ संघर्ष का प्रतीक बन चुके बदरपुर पावर प्लांट के सामने पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं ने प्रदर्शन किया। प्रदर्शनकारियों ने पर्यावरण मंत्रालय से राष्ट्रीय...

Only six states complying with “Renewable Purchase Obligations” targets; others...

Press release | January 19, 2018 at 11:04

New Delhi 26 December, 2017| Only six out of twenty nine states & seven UTs are complying with the centre’s Renewable energy Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets, according to new analysis by Greenpeace India. The report, a follow up to a similar...

India Continues to Reel Under Airpocalypse of Unbreathable Air: Greenpeace India Report

Press release | January 29, 2018 at 14:50

47 million children worst affected: Airpocalypse II, Greenpeace India report

Greenpeace India Statement on Union Budget 2018 and Environment

Press release | February 1, 2018 at 15:40

Greenpeace India Statement on Union Budget 2018 and Environment

Lucknow Unites to Fight Back Air Pollution in the City and the State

Press release | February 3, 2018 at 19:34

A report released by Greenpeace India earlier this week, on Monday, points to the scary and abnormally high levels of air pollution in UP.

Members of Parliament Urged Dr Harsh Vardhan to Notify National Clean Air Programme...

Press release | April 17, 2018 at 14:37

Greenpeace India’s representatives in several meetings with the parliamentarians have urged them to reach out to Dr. Harsh Vardhan asking him for transparency and notifying NCAP without any further delay.

Eight Out of Ten Most Polluted Cities in the World are in India: WHO Report

Press release | May 2, 2018 at 8:46

The latest WHO ranking of cities based on ambient air quality released on 2nd May lists eight out of ten Indian cities as the top most polluted cities in the world. However, if we look deeper into the data for 859 cities across the world given in...

Defeating the Airpocalypse: New Report Reveals 13 Solutions to Air Pollution

Press release | May 30, 2018 at 13:30

New report reveals 13 solutions to air pollution that can help reduce pollution levels by 40% nationally

National Clean Air Programme Only a Paper Tiger Without Time-bound Targets: Experts

Press release | May 17, 2018 at 15:34

Health and environment scientists submit their recommendations on NCAP and seek inclusion of their suggestions.

Sterlite Violence is Unacceptable, Greenpeace India Stands in Solidarity With People...

Press release | May 23, 2018 at 15:30

Address concerns of citizens of Tuticorin, they have a right to clean and safe environment: Greenpeace urges authorities

Greenpeace study reveals E-Brands faltering on e-waste takeback in India

Press release | August 4, 2008 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Even as India heads for a looming e-waste crisis, most of the global electronic brands have no functioning e-waste takeback services in India. This is the case despite many of these brands providing a voluntary takeback service...

Enough greenwashing, its time to act, Greenpeace tells HCL

Press release | August 30, 2007 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace activists today staged a “shame-HCL” protest at the company’s headquarters in Noida, demanding that the company make clear and binding commitments to green its operations. Unfurling a banner that read “Hazardous...

Make producers responsible for India’s e-waste crisis: expert

Press release | August 20, 2007 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — This morning, Greenpeace activists knocked on the door of the Ministry of Information Technology, presenting it with a giant art installation of the globe in the clutches of hazardous e-waste – a reminder of the enormity of the...

NGOs expose serious violations of the Bhopal 'Containment' in court

Press release | November 16, 2005 at 5:30

BHOPAL, India — At a press conference today leaders of several survivors and support organizations in Bhopal presented photographic evidence of "unscientific and unsafe" repacking of chemical waste inside the Union Carbide factory by M/s Ramky...

Toxic Tube wells

Feature story | March 10, 2004 at 5:30

BHOPAL, India — On a scorchingly hot day in March, a number of us have gathered at Atal Ayub Nagar, a basti in the shadow of the Carbide factory. We plan to walk through 12 bastis to hear first hand, the residents' woes, all of them victims of...

Greenpeace launches it’s “Save our Lakes” Campaign at Patancheru

Feature story | June 18, 2004 at 5:30

HYDERABAD, India — On the 17th of June, 2004 Greenpeace launched it’s “Save our Lakes” campaign at Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh by introducing community science to the villagers of Kazipally and Gandigudam. VJ Jose, the Greenpeace Riverkeeper from...

If USA Knows, Why Don't We?

Feature story | February 25, 2004 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace stonewalled by DBT while India remains silent at Malaysia on protecting biodiversity. New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur, February 25, 2004: Even as Indian representatives maintained a stoic silence on the issue of protecting...

Substitute with Style - A toxic free sustainable lifestyle.

Publication | August 18, 2005 at 13:52

Can we live a modern life free of toxic chemicals? Can businesses still compete if they eliminate hazardous substances from their brands? Many major companies have asked themselves these questions and concluded that a toxics-free future is the...

Can Michael Dell deliver on his own green promises?

Press release | March 29, 2010 at 19:00

Greenpeace activists in India placed a giant billboard with the message that read "Michael Dell: Drop the Toxics" at the Dell Office here in Bangalore. At the same time, Greenpeace activist hung a banner on Dell office in Amsterdam with the...

Wipro marches ahead of Dell and Samsung to the Toxics free punch

Feature story | February 4, 2010 at 5:30

In a classis case of David and Goliath, one of India’s biggest IT service provider (but relatively small PC manufacturing company), Wipro, has beaten giants like Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and LGE to the finish line in producing a computer, which is...

All is not well with Dell: Greenpeace

Press release | July 1, 2009 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — The latest edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener exposed global computer hardware brand Dell Inc.’s inaction to phase out hazardous chemicals and its poor record of producer responsibility in India to manage electronic...

Philips’ new recycling policy shifts financial burden away from the consumer,...

Press release | March 3, 2009 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — Greenpeace India welcomes Philips’ recent announcement of change in its recycling policy. Last week, Philips confirmed that the consumers should no longer bear the cost for recycling of Philips products directly paid as...

Nokia bounces back to the top spot; HCL and Wipro look progressive in the Greener...

Press release | September 16, 2008 at 17:32

BANGALORE, India — From the penalty position, Nokia bounced back to the top spot (1) due to its improved take-back practice in India in the latest version of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics. Wipro and HCL continue to proactively move...

What about a takeback service for every electronic product you sell in India?

Press release | August 12, 2008 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace activists dressed as Samsung mobile phones and television paid a visit to the company's Corporate Head office at Nehru Place here today to demand that the company start a take-back service for all its discarded...

Three activists land in police custody after being roughed up by the security staff

Press release | August 7, 2008 at 5:30

MUMBAI, India — Greenpeace activists, carrying boxes on their head to symbolically highlight Philips electronic waste (e-waste), revisited Philips' office at Technopolis Knowledge Park here to remind the company that given the looming e-waste...

Poisoning the poor – Electronic Waste in Ghana

Feature story | August 6, 2008 at 5:30

The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous...

Greenpeace commends HCL’s green initiatives, urges the IT major to keep going green

Press release | September 18, 2007 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Greenpeace today complimented HCL for its recent commitments to move further towards offering clean products and taking back those that have reached the end of their life. Greenpeace activists visited HCL headquarters in Noida...

Greenpeace renews call for design-out-toxics at ELCOMP

Press release | September 13, 2007 at 5:30

New Delhi,12 Sept, 2007: Greenpeace today renewed its call for design-out-toxics from all electronic products at the backdrop of ELCOMP India 2007, the electronic trade fair at Pragati Maidan. Greenpeace urged the gathering of electronic...

Apple Greener, Nokia regains lead in electronics ranking

Feature story | June 27, 2007 at 17:10

The fourth edition of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics is out now. Apple moves up as a result of Steve Job's "Greener Appple" pledge to phase out PVC and other chemicals from their product line. But Nokia is on top because they've...

VICTORY! Wipro leads in clean production. HCL still twiddling its thumbs.

Feature story | June 14, 2007 at 5:30

BANGALORE, India — Two years ago, nobody could have believed that one day Wipro and Greenpeace would stand on the same stage, shake hands, and call it quits.

Chinese company tops Greenpeace "Green Ranking" of electronics industry

Feature story | April 5, 2007 at 16:02

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The latest Greenpeace ranking of electronic manufacturers' recycling and toxic content policies has a couple of surprises: a previously low ranked Chinese company leaps to the number one spot, and Apple stays in last place.

Lenovo leaps to the top in Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics.

Press release | April 3, 2007 at 5:30

Electronic products manufacturers are beginning to jostle for top space on the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics [1], an updated version of which was released today. Competitive pressure, ongoing dialogue with Greenpeace campaigners and...

Greenpeace investigation finds highly toxic substances in HCL laptop, demands...

Press release | March 20, 2007 at 5:30

NEW DELHI, India — Taking its campaign against hazardous e-products to the HCL doorstep in Noida, Greenpeace activists today slammed the company for producing computers using highly toxic substances that have the potential to impact both the...

Green my Apple gossip

Feature story | February 15, 2007 at 5:30

All the popular people get lots of mail on Valentine's Day. But Apple boss Steve Jobs has been getting messages for a while from Apple fans asking for a green Apple. Now news reaches us that Steve may just be considering sending a little green...

Cutting edge contamination

Feature story | February 9, 2007 at 15:10

The electronics industry is often considered a 'clean' industry. But sleek shiny gadgets hide a darker side of the industry. Our new report 'Cutting Edge Contamination' exposes that some of the electronics industries' biggest brands, and their...

Hello? Steve? This is Green my Apple calling on the iPhone.

Feature story | January 15, 2007 at 11:02

SAN FRANCISCO, United States — It was holy week in Apple land, when all us loyal Mac fans turn to face the Macworld conference in San Francisco to hear where Apple is going to lead the consumer electronics industry next. But while we waited...

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