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
This World Environment Day, come together and show that the power lies with the people! We can decide to switch to cleaner and greener energy.
I recently bought a Smartphone and was thinking of how these new-era communication devices have helped us keep a track of information on our fingertips. Being an environmentalist, I was thinking of the contribution this industry has made towards...
Nuclear accidents do happen, more so when the planning and regulation process is exposed to industry influence. This is exactly what happened in Fukushima. The earthquake and the tsunami were just a trigger to an already compromised...
The state of Bihar is well-known for lagging behind in all economic and human development indicators. Recently, Ashish Kothari visited some areas in Bihar where interesting things are happening. Under progressive governance and...
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...
The wheel of climate action turns slowly, but in Paris it has turned. There’s much in this deal that frustrates and disappoints me, but it still puts the fossil fuel industry squarely on the wrong side of history. Climate Action and...
Earth Hour is on March 28 from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Wondering what to do when you're switching off your lights? Here are some alternatives to switch on the fun! 1. Take some time with your love, have a candle light dinner. 2...
In our fight for a cleaner and greener planet, victories are often far and few. It takes years for campaigns to bear fruit and for our volunteer community to see tangible results of their long and hard work. On Saturday, January 31...
Greenpeace India receives unparalleled political praise in Bihar In 2012 Greenpeace India published a report called “e[r] cluster: for a smart energy access”, advocating a ‘bottom up’ grid expansion through cluster based...
Sustaining with solar Environmental conservation and protection are the foundation stones of environmentalists and environmental organizations. Preaching and practicing measures that will uphold these beliefs are a day-to-day...
Doubling India’s Wind and Solar capacities by 2020: India at the Climate Summit Following the massive turnout in over 200 events at the people’s climate march, all eyes turn to the climate summit hosted by Ban Ki Moon in New...
The small village of Dharnai was firmly in focus today, as eminent JDU leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar, NitishKumar visited the small village to witness first hand Greenpeace's decentralised renewable energy project there.
It was the last time I saw the sun rise in Budher. When I woke up that day, I just could not control my tears. Next day I was going to be hundreds of miles away in Sonar Bangla from where I would see the sun rise from a train window...
So Delhi’s solar eclipse is finally receding. After two years of dilly-dallying and releasing a restrictive version of net-metering guidelines last November that clearly attempted to block the sun over the national capital, the Delhi...
2014 has been a challenging year for Greenpeace India and our country's environment. Today, we are witnessing one of the gravest challenges in our history. In June 2014, an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report , leaked to the Indian media,...
What: The largest public demonstration demanding action on climate change is just 3 days away. When: The People's Climate March will take place on the 21st of September, 2014, just two days before UN Secretary General Ban Ki...
The 'Green Idol' ballot box containing signed petitions urging for a Renewable Energy Law[Mumbai]. The petitions will be forwarded to the MPs of the respective constituencies.
Greenpeace setup an exhibition on Renewable Energy at the site. School children check out the exhibition.
Greenpeace International Board Chairperson, Lalita Ramdas, holds up a windmill, while speaking about the need to switch to Renewable Energy now!
School children at the rally hold up the windmills sent in by Greenpeace cyberactivists from across India. Their message - Renewable Energy is the way of the future!
An aerial view of the final formation with over 1000 villagers from around Alibag Taluk (along with the windmills from over 3000 cyberactivists), who would like the government to invest in Renewable Energy instead of dirty coal.
You can save India's future, by signing the petition to PM Manmohan Singh, asking him to give us a Renewable Energy law Now! Get your friends and family to sign the petition too. Give our future generations a brighter, cleaner and greener future!
It’s that time of the year again when climate and its politics get prominence! Starting today and for the next two weeks, official negotiators, bureaucrats, technocrats, think-tanks, activists, civil society, corporate honchos, trade...
Recent news shows a move towards energy self-sufficiency: but are we on the road to energy independence and equity yet? For 2 years now Greenpeace India has campaigned in various ways for Delhi to switch on the sun. Delhi...
The Innovation Challenge was launched on 3rd September, and ended on 15th November. The challenge was different - it invited submissions from all over the world to do something unique, something that could transform the way our...
Forests are in danger as the government plans to mine coal in them. Those who are asking the government to keep the forest safe by using renewable energy and energy efficiency measures are being called foolish! Rather be foolish and save our...
Action at IPCC in Stockholm © Greenpeace / Christian Åslund Thirty crew members of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise are in prison in Russia, because they took peaceful action against oil drilling in the Arctic, intending to...
In an earlier protest Greenpeace activists project a message to stop climate change on a cooling tower of the National Thermal Coal Plant. The morning after Cyclone Phailin struck the east coast with all its fury, the newspapers had...
Titled 'Powering Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards', the report is a comprehensive assessment on the Renewable Purchase Obligation of the states in India. Out of 29 states, 22 failed to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)...
On May 18, 2011 Greenpeace activists painted 'Switch off Diesel' under the company's logo at its head office in Gurgaon. The telecom sector uses climate change-causing diesel to power the mobile network towers. Being the market leader, Airtel...
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