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Twin Maritime Tragedies: A Grim Reminder of Shared Oceanic Vulnerabilities
In late May this year, the disaster involving the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3, located 14.6 nautical miles off the Thottappally Spillway in Kochi, Kerala, caused a complex situation,…
Greenpeace India Statement on Hazardous Cargo Ship Sinking off Kerala Coast
The recent capsizing and sinking of the container ship MSC ELSA 3 off the coast of Kochi — just a few days after the X-Press Pearl Disaster’s 4th anniversary —…
Greenpeace India Welcomes India’s Leadership in signing the Historic UN Ocean Treaty
India, Bangladesh and the Maldives have taken historic steps for the protection of our oceans, with India signing the Global Ocean Treaty, (also known as the High Seas Treaty or…
Greenpeace India Unveils Alarming PM 2.5 Levels in 10 Southern Cities, Raising Serious Health Alerts”
Bengaluru, September 6: A latest report by Greenpeace India,’Spare the Air-2’ flags serious health concerns as the average PM2.5 and PM10 levels soars in 10 major cities of Southern India…
‘A Game Changer’: For nutritional security and climate resilience in Jharkhand
For the majority of Jharkhand’s population, uncultivated foods and edible weeds have been a major source of food and an inexpensive source of micronutrients. Unfortunately, such foods are losing their…
Spare the Air: Examining Air Pollutant levels in 11 major cities of India
Air pollution in recent years has become one of the most critical environmental issues. According to the 2021 World Air Quality Report, almost every Indian city exceeded the recommended WHO…
Letter to the CM of Delhi to publish the Heatwave Action Plan
Greenpeace India and Heatwave Action Coalition India are writing to the Chief Minister of Delhi with a serious health concern for Delhiites. Delhi is inching towards a scorching summer, after…
Letter to the Delhi Transport Corporation for a Mobility Heatwave Action Plan
As the summer season is expected to bring higher than normal temperatures to most parts of India, Delhi is likely to experience a hot summer with a potential heatwave enveloping…
India’s Air quality is seven times worse than WHO guideline : IQAir World Air Quality Report 2022.
The 5th Annual World Air Quality Report released by IQAir reveals the abysmal state of India’s air quality. India has been ranked 8th in the list of countries with the…
India the 8th Most Polluted Country Worldwide in 2022: IQAir
The 2022 World Air Quality Report presents an overview of the state of global air quality last year in 2022.
A huge leap for ocean protection: The Global Ocean Treaty
It is clear, we must protect at least 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030!
India’s Chance to Actively Support the Biggest Conservation Victory
28th Feb 2023, Delhi: The week as world leaders decide the fate of ocean conservation at the United Nations for a binding Global Ocean Treaty, Greenpeace India sent a letter…
A Letter to the Ministry of Earth Sciences: Support the Global Ocean Treaty!
Letter to Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences,
HOOKED ON SHARKS: The EU fishing fleets fueling the global shark trade
Global shark populations have plummeted by over 70% in the past 50 years. Sharks are apex predators and critical elements in the marine ecosystem. A dearth of sharks can therefore…
An Open Letter to CPCB
Greenpeace India and its supporters submit an open letter to CPCB for revision of air quality guidelines
Palike must protect and expand the Bus Priority Lanes: Greenpeace India
Greenpeace India activists today created paintings on the outer ring road, with a clear message to “Protect the Bus Lane”, demanding protection and expansion of Bus Priority Lanes in Bengaluru city.
New Delhi most polluted capital city in the World, says IQAIR latest report
This 2021 World Air Quality Report presents an overview of the state of global air quality in 2021. The report is based on PM2.5 air quality data from 6,475 cities…
New Delhi most polluted capital city in the World, says IQAIR latest report
New Delhi: The 2021 World Air Quality Report for the fourth consecutive year finds New Delhi as the most polluted capital city (and fourth most polluted city) in the World…
Jamui farmers set an example: Organic farming recommendations for community welfare
Bihar is witnessing a silent groundswell in favour of organic and ecological farming. A few years back there was less than a hundred hectares of land under certified organic farming…
We can’t afford destruction of our Rice Heritage
Will you believe me if I say that till late 1960s we, the Indians, were proud owners of over 110 thousand indigenous varieties of rice? Believe it or not, it…
Adding Diversity to Plate – Report
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item…
ARE CITIES IN SOUTHERN INDIA BREATHING SAFE AIR?
This report brings together the key insights from an air quality of analysis of 10 cities in South India: Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mysuru, Kochi, Mangalore, Visakhapatnam, Amaravati, Coimbatore and Puducherry.…
Cities in Southern India are reeling under severe air quality, need urgent intervention: Greenpeace India
Bengaluru, 27 January: A latest report by Greenpeace India, analysing the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s data from ten major cities of Southern India reveals that average pollution levels in…
A LETTER OF GREAT NEWS!
Writing an open letter in the beginning of the year 2022 can almost be a non-starter, especially in the current context of another wave of Covid infections. At the same…
What Will You Eat Tomorrow?
Have you noticed how you feel different based on what you eat in a day? Whether it’s feeling happy after your favorite meal or lethargic after fast food, what we…
Bustling Through The City
This report brings together the key insights from the public bus users in Delhi- about the experiences and challenges they are facing while commuting in the city. The insights indicate…
India’s climate ambition and new investment in fossil fuel can’t go hand in hand: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, 2nd November: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to increase renewable energy targets, reducing carbon intensity and net-zero emission by 2070 are in general the right direction of travel.…
People and planet over fossil fuel economies need support to meet climate commitments
An investigation by Unearthed just a few days ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow has revealed that a small clutch of nations
CPCB must improvise National Ambient Air Quality Standards in sync with updated WHO guidelines: Greenpeace India
New Delhi, 22 September: Today the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its air quality guidelines for the first time in 15 years. The new guidelines clearly provide evidence of the…
WHO strengthens air quality guidelines: Greenpeace response
22 September, 2021 – Today the World Health Organization (WHO) updated its air quality guidelines for the first time in 15 years. In 2020, air pollution in most of the…
NUTRITION WEEK: A CALL TO SHIFT TOWARDS SAFE AND LOCALLY GROWN FOOD
Climate resilient farming and locally grown nutritious food are the proven and efficient measures in the face of climate collapse the world faces today
World Elephant Day: Why Community-Led Conservation of the Animal is Key
Elephant conservation in India is a popular and emotive issue. But when we look closer, the shrinking elephant habitat, human-elephant conflict and unscientific interventions are certainly concerning.
IPCC report signals decisive moment for humanity, Bold and strong climate action needed: Greenpeace India
IPCC reports have been telling us what is happening to the planet due to the human induced climate crisis.
Behind the Smokescreen: Regeneration should be a norm and not an incident
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), one of the most harmful pollutants in our air, is increasing tremendously and posing risks to biodiversity.
The national capital Delhi witnesses an unprecedented spike of 125% in NO2 pollution
Delhi observed the most dramatic increase among all the eight Indian cities studied – Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur and Lucknow
The national capital Delhi witnesses an unprecedented spike of 125% in NO2 pollution
This report analyze satellite observations of the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the 8 capitals of Indian states or union territories with more than 2 million inhabitants in the 2011 census of India (Census of India 2011). The report reveals that levels of toxic NO2 air pollution have rebounded in 8 Indian state capitals…
CIRCLES OF SOLIDARITY 2.0
One of our first responsive works in this crisis, Circles of Solidarity 2.0, is focussed on low-income families, lactating mothers and Covid-19 positive patients.
Plastic Kills. It’s Time To Take Some Action!
Less than 10% of all the plastics produced since the 1950s has actually been recycled..
22 out of 30 most polluted cities in the world belong to India, Delhi shows marginal improvement: IQAir
Indian cities have shown an overall improvement of 63% over 2019 average
1800 deaths per million estimated due to PM2.5 air pollution in Delhi, reveals a new finding by Greenpeace and IQAir
According to a Greenpeace Southeast Asia analysis of IQAir data from a live Cost Estimator [1] [2] and uses live air quality data collected
“Let’s protect the food system from climate change”, sustainable farmers from Jamui urge Bihar Government
“I am delighted to be part of the pre-budget consultation meeting organised by the Government of Bihar. We are here to represent the organic farmers of Bihar. The fact that…
Union Budget 2021-22: A few welcomes and a major misses at climate and agriculture front
Greenpeace campaigners share what they feel about the union budget 2021-22
Thousands of Indian citizens urge the government to implement Green recovery plans
29174 citizens across the country have endorsed and collaborated in the Green Recommendations initiated by Greenpeace India
A Movement That Can’t Be Sunk
Greenpeace India joined hands with the communities near Odisha’s Kaliakan River Block to send out a positive message. With a floating banner that read “Towards Better”, they demanded better policies to ensure a safe and sustainable future for all.
Why India’s E-waste Should Worry Us
October 14th is International E-waste Day. In the last five years the world has witnessed a staggering 21% rise in e-waste generation. India is the third largest producer of e-waste globally with China and US topping the list.
TOP SO2 EMITTER, INDIA REGISTERS 4-YR DIP IN EMISSIONS: GREENPEACE INDIA
For the first time in four years India’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions recorded a significant decline of approximately 6% in 2019 compared to 2018
Ranking the World’s Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Hotspots: 2019-2020
India emitted 21% of global anthropogenic (human-made) SO2 emission, nearly double that of second-ranked global emitter,
Greenpeace India floats #Towards Better to highlight the need for green recovery plans post-COVID
Farmers from 16 states of India demand plans towards building a climate-proof, equal, sustainable and resilient India
Locating youth in India – understanding them, their dreams, aspirations and possibilities
Speakers stresses that pandemic must be a reminder for the society and policymakers to design policies and adopt sustainable lifestyles that together moves us towards better
#BiharEarthDay: Ecological farmers express their gratitude towards the mother earth
Ecological farmers tie rakhis to trees, cattle, wells, and other natural elements to acknowledge their importance in sustainable agriculture
Greenpeace India demands for safe and resilient food systems
Greenpeace India welcomes the draft order issued by the Ministry of Agriculture intended to ban 27 pesticides
Despite a strict lockdown, Delhi’s economy estimated to lose 5.8% of the city’s annual GDP due to air pollution in the first half-year
(Research shows that long-term air pollution exposure increases the risk of severe COVID-19 infections and death)
Significant reduction observed in PM2.5 and NO2 in the three major south Indian cities
(According to Greenpeace’s analysis, in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the NO2 concentration has reduced by more than half) Bangalore, 27th May: A new analysis of CPCB data reveals a large scale…
Circles of Solidarity: Farmers from Kodai, Ooty and Dindigul feed distressed communities in Chennai
(Greenpeace India in collaboration with other organisations created circles of solidarity to help communities in need)
Circles of Solaridary: A community kitchen in Delhi feeds 5K migrants and homeless people
Community kitchen by Samadhan Abhiyan supported by Greenpeace India is providing nutritious food to community in Delhi
Farmers fighting Covid-19
Communities are uniting and responding to Covid-19 crisis
Circles of Solidarity: Small and Sustainable Farmers to feed daily wage earners and homeless
Support our initiative to enable farmers to provide safe and nutritious farm produce to distressed communities
Circles of Solidarity: Farming communities of Kedia and Tari Dabil step up to feed migrants and daily wage workers
Greenpeace India takes this opportunity to thank the farming communities, who despite facing the brunt of lockdown, have ensured safe and nutritious food for the communities
Air Quality in the world’s top ten polluted Indian cities improves drastically, still more than 25 μg/m3 WHO prescribed standards
(Improvement in air quality reiterates that change is possible however it need not be under drastic circumstance but a planned investment in public good can address the pollution crisis that…
Despite signalling improvements, Delhi-NCR region remains to be the most polluted region in the World
According to the World Air Quality Report 2019, 21 out of the top 30 most polluted cities are located in India
Indian Medical Association writes to Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, asks to include all non-attainment cities in National Clean Air Programme
IMA has also demanded the ministry to increase the number of monitoring stations across the country
Flash-mob to create awareness about air pollution
Greenpeace India organised flash mob at Delhi Haat and Select City Walk, Saket
Air pollution from fossil fuels costs India ₹ 10.7 lakh crore annually, reveals a new report
Report estimates one million deaths each year in India due to air pollution generated from burning fossil fuels
IMA Tamil Nadu Chapter writes to MoEFCC, asks to include all non-attainment cities in NCAP
Chennai, Tuesday: Indian Medical Association (IMA) Tamil Nadu Chapter has expressed grave concerns on…
More than 200 Indian cities apart from the 102 listed in NCAP is heavily polluted
New Delhi, January 21: Fourth version of Airpocalypse report by Greenpeace India, has identified 231 Indian cities out of 287 with more than 52 monitoring days data in 2018 under…
Airpocalypse IV: National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) & ASSESSMENT OF AIR POLLUTION IN INDIAN CITIES
This Airpocalypse report is the fourth version in the series of Airpocalypse reports published annually by Greenpeace India since January 2017. The current version of the report “Airpocalypse-IV” analyses and…
HELP! CHENNAI IS CHOKING!
Air pollution is one of the biggest forms of pollution and contributing factors to the global emergency of climate change. While most people are aware of the air pollution in…
Go organic, to improve Indian Economy
Consultation on sustainable agro-economy and improving soil health was co-organised by Greenpeace India, Mahila Shramjeebee Mancha, Odisha, and Odisha Shramjeebee Mancha on Tuesday. The discussion aimed to sensitise stakeholders especially…
Four years of Emission standard notification for coal-based power plants in India- A status Check
As India grapples with the health emergency of high air pollution levels, one of the biggest polluting sectors, coal-based power generation is not making any serious efforts to help improve…
Four years of sluggish implementation of emission norms by power generators leading to air pollution health crisis, says Greenpeace
State and private sector power plants are the worst when it comes to cleaning up their act to reduce pollution from power generation, central sector is not doing great too.…
139 CITIES: DIRTY AIR, DON’T CARE
Slamming the centre and state governments for their failure to tackle air pollution, the Supreme Court of India on November 25th said, ‘The world is laughing at India. It’s better…
Is Delhi’s air quality improving?
Recently there have been multiple discussions about air quality improvements in Delhi and some reports also mentioned that Delhi has shown a 25% decrease in air pollution levels between 2016-2018 compared to the 2012-2014…
Claim that 25% reduction in Air Pollution levels in Delhi need to be taken with caution
New Delhi, November 7: A new analysis by Greenpeace India reveals that the air pollution levels in Delhi did not drop by 25% over the past years as claimed by…
Lack of a responsive mechanism and proper action plan led Delhi hit the smog crisis – again
New Delhi 2nd November 2019 | As Delhi has been trapped in toxic smog before Diwali and situation further deteriorated post Diwali, an unprecedented public health emergency has been declared…
From Failing to Flourishing: The Transformation of Kedia
One may often think that what happens in rural India, has very little impact on those living in urban metropolises. However, the crisis of safe and nutritious food affects everyone…
Global SO2 emission hotspots database: RANKING THE WORLD’S WORST SOURCES OF SO2 POLLUTION
Read the report Global Hotspot and Emission Sources for SO2_August 2019 August 19th, 2019: New analyses of NASA data on the largest point sources of SO2 – one of the…
India largest SO2 emitter in the World, says Greenpeace’s new analysis
New Delhi, August 19: According to a new analysis by Greenpeace, India is the largest emitter of SO2 in the world with more than 15% of all the anthropogenic sulphur…
Global SO2 emission hotspots database: RANKING THE WORLD’S WORST SOURCES OF SO2 POLLUTION
Read The report Global Hotspot and Emission Sources for SO2_August 2019 New analyses of NASA data on the largest point sources of SO2 – one of the key pollutants…
Divide and conquer: waste segregation is the key
In an era of rapid urbanization and population growth, solid waste management is a critical piece for sustainable, healthy, inclusive for communities living in cities.
New Data Reveals: Twice as many cities violating air quality norms as recognised in National Clean Air Programme
Airpocalypse-III-ReportA new report by Greenpeace India has identified 139 cities where air pollution levels exceed national standards but were not included in the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) that was…
Boom and Bust 2019 – Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline
For the third year in a row, most leading indicators of coal power capacity growth declined in 2018, including construction starts, pre-construction activity, and plant completions, according to the Global…
Greenpeace reaffirms support for Indigenous people’s rights in forest conservation
Delhi, India, 22 July 2019 – In response to developments following India’s Supreme Court ordering the eviction of millions of tribal and other forest-dwelling people in February 2019, Greenpeace reaffirms…
Solarisation of Agriculture
Greenpeace India’s Solarisation of Agriculture report, examines five models of solar irrigation pumps in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Odisha, looking at state policies and cost/revenue…
A Day Of Action Against Plastics
By 2050, we will have more plastics than fish in the oceans. This piece of information is a loud warning to the global community to start taking drastic steps towards…
India’s worst NO2 emission hotspots
As Indian metro cities continue to battle alarming pollution levels, Greenpeace’s analysis of NO2 satellite data re-asserts that transport and industrial clusters are giving rise to the country’s worst Nitrogen…
New satellite data shows top polluting NOx hotspots in India range from cities to industrial clusters
Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, and Hyderabad among the list New Delhi, July 4 | As Indian metro cities continue to battle alarming pollution levels, Greenpeace’s analysis of NO2 satellite…
Hold the culprits accountable, not the victims
Since production and marketing of GM food crop seeds are illegal in our country, we expect that the MoEFCC and Ministry of Agriculture will take all required steps to ensure that the real culprits are booked and our farmers don’t get trapped by the suspected illegal seed racketeers anymore.
Recommendations to the Manifesto Committees of Political Parties contesting in Lok Sabha General Elections, 2019
Strong leadership to solve India’s growing environmental crisis NOTE on Energy, Agriculture & Environment: “Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be…
Press Release- Boom and Bust Report 2019
New coal plants shrink globally, but GoI continues to approve new proposals, despite pollution and deforestation impacts New Delhi, Thursday, March 28, 2019— For the third year in a row,…
Khurja Coal Plant Approval: A step back in tackling Air Pollution and providing affordable electricity
Khurja coal plant approval: a step back in tackling air pollution and providing affordable electricity New Delhi | Thurs March 7th, 2019 : Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the…
India Release : Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best
Latest air pollution data ranks world’s cities worst to best Delhi still the most polluted capital across the world (2018) but India has many more polluted geographies than the capital…
Karnataka High Court quashes Enforcement directorate’s order of freezing Greenpeace India’s bank accounts
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the freezing of accounts of Greenpeace India by the Enforcement Directorate, holding the order of freezing to be null and void.
Attempt to Murder Gurgaon
Gurgaon is one of the most polluted cities in India, with only 3 days of clean air in 2018. Now a new amendment will make 20,000 acres of Aravalli forest in Gurgaon and Faridabad open for construction. Why?
Greenpeace welcomes government funding for KUSUM rural solar & solar rooftop schemes; says proper implementation can be a game-changer for troubled power sector
Greenpeace welcomes government funding for KUSUM rural solar & solar rooftop schemes; says proper implementation can be a game-changer for troubled power sector.
‘You Cannot Sink a Rainbow’: high spirited Greenpeace India staff members echo after being forced to downsize
Greenpeace India has been forced to close regional offices in New Delhi and Patna, and shrink in size considerably because of Enforcement Directorate’s unlawful crackdown, but will continue to fight…
“NCAP a Step Forward With Less Ambition” Greenpeace India
New Delhi | 10th January 2019 | The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change announced the much anticipated National Clean Air Programme to fight air pollution on Thursday. In…
Shut-up or Shut-down: The new ‘Law of the Land’
If, to be put on trial for speaking out for equality and justice is a crime, the society needs some serious introspection. The way the voice of Greenpeace India has…
Government crackdown forces Greenpeace India to cut back work on climate change
Greenpeace India will soon have to reduce to a core strength of twenty to twenty five people across the country, as a direct result of the Enforcement Directorate’s arbitrary freezing of Greenpeace India’s accounts.
Institutional investors lose billions as Indian coal equities underperform market
Mumbai, December 20, 2018: New analysis (1) shows that major Indian and international equity investors have seen their holdings in key Indian coal mining and coal-based power companies underperform the…
NCAP must have sectoral targets & interim milestones; says Greenpeace India
NCAP announcement will be a big achievement since not a single monitored location in the country complies with safe limits prescribed by WHO for air pollution and more than 80% locations registering pollution levels beyond Indian standards, making air pollution a national health emergency.
Analysis on Khurja supercritical thermal power plant proves solar will be a better investment
New Delhi| December 13, 2018 | New coal power plants in regions such as Uttar Pradesh, in close proximity to heavily polluted Delhi-NCR are financially risky, unnecessary and pose a…
With air pollution becoming a health emergency, shouldn’t India transition faster from coal to renewables?
According to WHO report released this year, air pollution is one of the leading threats to child health, accounting for almost 1 in 10 deaths in children under five years…
You cannot muzzle dissent in a democracy
10th December 2018 marked 70 years since United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights which includes the right to freedom of speech, stating that “Everyone has the right to freedom…
76000 premature deaths due to Non-Compliance of Emission Standard for Coal Based Power Plants in India
New Delhi 7th December 2018| On the third anniversary of notification and one year since the deadline lapsed for implementing the emission standards for coal based power plants, Greenpeace analysis…
Karnataka HC grants partial relief to Greenpeace India; But ED harassment continues on environmental watchdog
Enforcement Directorate is dragging its feet on the investigation, forcing the organisation to shrink and minimise its work on climate change in India
Bihar Living Soils Yatra – notes from the ground
Day 1: Nov 20, 2018 We started the Living Soils Yatra from Patna at 8.30 AM and reached Sakraul village, Nalanda where Bihar agriculture department had organised Kisan Chaupal (community…
Profiting From Poo
November 19th has been declared as the ‘World Toilet Day’, to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. Farmers of Bihar’s Living Soils Model village, Kedia are transforming the poo into a profitable endeavor.
Video: Winter is Coming, and so is SMOG!
Deadly smog hits North India!
Breaking Renewable Energy myths
There are two sides to every story; of a protagonist and an antagonist. In the real world, differentiating between the two is rather difficult. More often than not, market realities,…
Plastic Gut Feelings!
Our much guarded food chain has long been breached by plastics, and hence, it did not come up as a surprise when a recent study co-designed by Kim, Seung-Kyu, Professor…
India at WHO Conference – A Mixed Bag of Hope & Disappointment: Greenpeace India
New Delhi | 1st November 2018 | When India especially Delhi and other northern regions are battling with severe air pollution, India’s announcement of National Clean Air Programme by next…
Stubble Burning and Neo-liberal absurdity
Mandeep, 23, completed his graduation in political science from Punjab University in 2015 before he became regular assistant to his farmer father. His father Murari Choudhary owns 10 acre of…
One in 10 Deaths in Children Under Five Years of Age Due to Air Pollution: WHO
While a WHO study re-emphasises the need for stronger actions to achieve breathable air, another Greenpeace report points out that India has some of the world’s biggest NO2 emissions hotspots,…
The other side of stubble burning
I love food and I love cooking for others. Moments when I am appreciated for my dishes are the most beautiful and satisfying for me. My wife always says “people…
Digital Art in the Times of Digital Activism
Activism has long been a beloved muse of art; Art, an activist’s historical means to express their fears of a dystopia or their vision of the dream. Artist-activists (Artivists) have…
How Net Metered Solar Pumps will bring Farmer Shakti
In simple words, net metering means being able to send back electricity to the electricity boards that the consumer isn’t using. When solar pumps are net metered, they keep a…
Recognizing the Labour On National Women Farmer’s Day
As India officially observes its second “Women Farmer’s Day”, it’s an opportune time to ask if the bureaucratic structure has developed an understanding on feminization of agriculture? For the last…
Can India bear cost of Government’s apathy & inaction on air pollution?
New Delhi 12 October 2018| Taking suo motu action on a news report on the centre’s proposal to notify the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), the National Green Tribunal (NGT)…
Greenpeace India – Fearlessly Indian and Financially Independent
Orchestrated attempts to muzzle Greenpeace India’s voice that began in 2014 has surfaced yet again.
5 Steps Towards Deconstructing ‘Decentralised Renewable Energy’
decentralise diːˈsɛntrəlʌɪz/ verb past tense: decentralised; past participle: decentralised to disperse (something) from an area of concentration renewable rɪˈnjuːəbəl/noun: renewable; plural noun: renewables a natural resource or source of energy that…
How Solar Water Pumps Can Revolutionise India’s Farm Sector
For a long time, solar water pumps were considered to be standalone systems to be deployed in places where the grid has not reached. Solar water pumps were seen as…
Mumbaikars Struggle to Save Aarey Trees
Mumbai. A city so great, remains great only till the citizens are happy. A thin land strip reclaimed on sea, crowded with people, offices and factories can’t run solely on spirit.
India Must Say No To New Coal Expansion To Keep Global Temperature Rise Below 1.5 Degree Celsius
IPCC report points to stark choices ahead, but reason for hope and action – Greenpeace Incheon, Korea/ New Delhi| 8 October 2018| The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today…
NCAP Status Check for Karnataka: No Action Plan for Air Pollution Reduction
Bangalore 4th September 2018 | A Right to Information query has highlighted that out of 13 non-attainment cities (cities with air pollution levels beyond permissible limit of 60 µg/m3 across…
Out of 13 Cities Across Four Southern States, Only 3 Ready With Action Plan for Air Pollution Reduction
Hyderabad 4th September 2018 | A Right to Information query has highlighted that out of 13 non-attainment cities (cities with air pollution levels beyond permissible limit of 60 µg/m3 across…
India’s Most Polluted City, Kanpur, Not Ready With Clean Air Action Plan
Only 4 Out of 15 Uttar Pradesh Non-attainment cities prepared with Action Plan to tackle Air Pollution- Greenpeace RTI query reveals. Lucknow 28th August 2018 | A Right to Information…
A Tale of ToxiCity From Maharashtra
‘Mumbai is not so polluted, Delhi madhe pollution khoop hai’, says my friend from back home. Maharashtra is where I was born and grew up. Nashik – Jalgaon – Thane…
NCAP Check for Maharashtra: None of 17 ‘Non-Attainment’ Cities Ready With An Implementable Action Plan
Greenpeace RTI query reveals that Action Plan Prepared by seven of the non-attainment cities in Maharashtra have been returned by CPCB and ten cities have not yet submitted any Action…
5 People-Powered Wins in India’s Environmental History
On India’s 72nd Independence Day, we look back at 5 milestones when people-power won major environmental battles in India’s history. Nuclear Liability Bill While India plans to increase its installed…
India Needs Independence From Environmental Pollution!
This #IndependenceDay, let’s speak up for our rights, our environment and our country! After 71 years on independence, many Indians still believe we need freedom from air pollution, water pollution,…
Citizens unite to #StopGMFood in Delhi.
As per a recently released research report by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 32% of the 65 food products (80% of which were imported) tested were found to have…
Solar Pumps, Shine On!
It is not often that representatives from leading think-tanks, farmer groups, policy advocacy & research groups; and solar pumps and microgrid businesses gather under one roof. But last week, they…
From Rooftops to Farmtops
To achieve its 2022 renewable energy targets, the government needs to look for creative ways of implementing decentralised renewable energy schemes. Successful installation of solar pumps across India can help the country overachieve its RE targets.
Solar Pumps Can Fuel India’s Energy Needs
Successful Installation of Solar pumps across India can help India overachieve its RE targets Gandhinagar/ New Delhi| July 31, 2018| A Greenpeace India, Gujarat Energy Research Management Institute (GERMI) and…
Our Date With The Planet
The Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when we (all of humanity) have used more from nature than our planet can renew in an entire year. Assessments suggest, we are…
China released its second clean air action plan to fight air pollution, India yet to include time bound targets and enforce its National Clean Air Programme
New Delhi 6th July 2018| While China has taken an important step forward in the battle against air pollution by releasing its second (a follow-up of the first plan in…
KUSUM scheme can help states fulfil RPO targets
Greenpeace urges speedy implementation of the scheme New Delhi | June 19, 2018| The Union government’s decision to increase Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) of state distribution companies from 17% in…
For a Plastic-Free Yamuna
Beat Plastic Pollution was the theme the world collectively celebrated this Environment Day 2018
National Clean Air Programme Only a Paper Tiger Without Time-bound Targets: Experts
Health and environment scientists submit their recommendations on NCAP and seek inclusion of their suggestions. New Delhi May 17 2018 | Clean Air Collective – network of CSOs, Farmers, and Citizens…
Defeating the Airpocalypse: New report reveals 13 solutions to air pollution that can help reduce pollution levels by 40% nationally
New Delhi 30 May 2018|A new study by Louisiana Study University points out towards 13 measures that can reduce air pollution levels by almost 40 percent and avoid nine lakh…
Takes Two To Tango!
This Environment Day, the world could finally and unanimously convince itself to go Plastic Free. The good thing is, we have somehow managed to acknowledge the elephant in the room,…
Take Responsibility of your Plastic Waste: Greenpeace India urges Big Corporations
With a staggering figure of 24,940 tonnes plastic waste produced in India per day, it’s more than urgent to rethink our use and dependency on single use plastics.
Eight Out of Ten Most Polluted Cities in the World are in India: WHO Report
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…
Solar rooftops can cut Chennai’s power demand by 10%
Chennai can be a clean energy champion while benefiting from cheaper power and reduced air pollution Chennai | April 24, 2018| The city of Chennai has the potential to be…
Power Is When Determined People Come Together
Here are a few folks who belong to various backgrounds and walks of life but stand united in their core by activism.
National Clean Air Programme – A big achievement by the government but still needs improvement; says Greenpeace India
New Delhi: 18th April 2018 Sunil Dahiya, Senior Campaigner, Greenpeace India commenting on the National Clean Air Programme said “After much anticipation, MoEFCC has finally uploaded the Concept note on…
MoEFCC – Stop missing deadlines
How many missed deadlines does it take to breathe clean air in India? One One too many Just give me clean air already! Who loves to procrastinate? Ministry of Environment…
Hyderabad Can Lead a Rooftop Solar Revolution
Historic Hyderabad can be a clean energy champion while benefiting from cheaper power and reduced air pollution HYDERABAD | April 11, 2018| The historical city of Hyderabad has the potential to…
ROOFTOP REVOLUTION: Unleashing Hyderabad’s Solar Potential
Hyderabad, by virtue of being a Tier 1 city, is representative of most locations in India from where most demand for RTPV solar is likely to arise.
ROOFTOP REVOLUTION: Unleashing Chennai’s Solar Potential
This report is a Chennai specific summary of the larger report titled, “Assessing the Rooftop Solar PV Potential of Hyderabad and Chennai“.
ROOFTOP REVOLUTION: Unleashing Chennai’s and Hyderabad’s Solar Potential
Greenpeace India is launching a multi-city programme to spread awareness among residents and small business owners of the advantages of going solar.
The Women Powering ‘People Power’
The protests stressed upon the immediate need for curbing the issue of air pollution in a comprehensive, systematic and time bound manner, by incorporating strict measures towards checking the contribution…
Delhi Budget-Ambitious but needs proper implementation to go beyond rhetoric; says Greenpeace India
Focused Uptake of Renewable Energy to mitigate Air Pollution for Delhi Sunil Dahiya, Senior Campaigner, Greenpeace India “The budget looks like a mixed bag ; It shows promises to strengthen…
Immediate Enforcement of National Clean Air Program; must not follow Emission Standard precedent; says Greenpeace India
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…
Break Free from Air Pollution- Mumbai Demands Clean Air Action Plan
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…
Immediate Enforcement of National Clean Air Program; must not follow Emission Standard precedent; says Greenpeace India
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 pollution. The protest was for reminding the MoEF&CC for an immediate enforcement of the National Clean…
Break Free from Air Pollution- Mumbai Demands Clean Air Action Plan
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 vehicles passing daily was to symbolise the impact of emissions from…
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) Good Start But Needs Transparent Action: Greenpeace India
National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) good start but needs transparent action: Greenpeace India
Why We Need Clean Energy To Have Clean Air
The present-day system of producing and consuming energy is problematic. As our populations continue to rise, the demand for energy-intensive lifestyles is also increasing. Since we need energy for a thriving economy, but don’t produce enough from clean sources, our societies are at risk. Globally, fossil fuel burning is the biggest source of air pollution.…
The Indian Airpocalypse
How many times must civil society organisations, residents and children, pay a visit to the Environment Ministry of India until something is actually “done” about the air pollution crisis? As a country, we’ve already seen more than a million deaths as a result of outdoor air pollution and it has even cost our economy. Today,…
Lucknow Unites to Fight Back Air Pollution in the City and the State
A report released by Greenpeace India earlier this week, on Monday, points to the scary and abnormally high levels of air pollution in UP. Lucknow | 3 February 2018: Environment protection…
Lucknow Unites to Fight Back Air Pollution in the City and the State
A report released by Greenpeace India earlier this week, on Monday, points to the scary and abnormally high levels of air pollution in UP.
Greenpeace India Statement on Union Budget 2018 and Environment
Greenpeace India Statement on Union Budget 2018 and Environment New Delhi | 01 February 2018: India is reeling under high degree of toxicity in its air because of pollution. Yet, the…
Airpocalypse II – Assessment of air pollution in Indian cities
A Greenpeace India report analyses PM10 annual average recorded for 280 cities.
India Continues to Reel Under Airpocalypse of Unbreathable Air: Greenpeace India Report
47 million children worst affected: Airpocalypse II, Greenpeace India report
Three Years of Ecological Agriculture Has Changed Kedia Forever
As I write about a small village called Kedia in the Jamui district of Bihar, and some of its very significant achievements, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am…
The Perils of Throw-Away Economy
I cannot help picturing the PET bottle I ungraciously bought in 2017 which is going to pollute the planet for the next 500 years.
The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
Amid all the bad news on air quality, there is a ray of hope. After two years of incessant public demand for a comprehensive national action plan to tackle air pollution, the government has finally stated in the parliament that they have formulated a national clean air programme to tackle air pollution.
The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
Amid all the bad news on air quality, there is a ray of hope. After two years of incessant public demand for a comprehensive national action plan to tackle air…
Greenpeace India welcomes MoEFCC move for National Clean Air Program; calls it as the “Important First Step” towards tackling air pollution
Greenpeace India welcomes the National Clean Air Program (NCAP)
MoEFCC: For People Or For Thermal Power Plants
Is this too much to ask for? Has the health of our children become so unimportant that we have been ignoring their pleas for a bit of clean air to breathe?
As India struggles to breathe, over 300 coal power plants are violating air pollution laws and MoEFCC does nothing.
As of December 7, more than 300 coal power plants across the country are still violating the emission standard norms that were given by the MoEFCC back in 2015. These norms were to come into effect by the 7th of December 2017. But despite being given two years to implement these norms, the Ministry of…
With Less Than 24 Hours to Go, Citizen Activists Say “Enough Is Enough”
Two years ago, coal power plants were given new emission norms to follow. The deadline has come. Tomorrow, on the 7th of December 2017, all power plants must have complied with the norms.
Greenpeace India demands Regional Action Plan to control air pollution in Uttar Pradesh
Cities of Uttar Pradesh are none-too-better-off than Delhi when it comes to alarming levels of air pollution from Ghaziabad to Varanasi
Make Your Own Black Gold
Do you yearn for the fragrance of the forest or miss petrichor wafting through your window after the first rains? Well, here’s how you can make your own heaven. This…
It’s Deadly, and It’s Blowing In the Wind
It takes more than just having breakfast to keep you healthy. If you didn’t live in a countryside far away from the industries, then know this: The air you’re breathing is toxic air.
Over A Thousand Delhiites Renew Hope For A Greener Planet And Pledge To Go Solar
Greenpeace India’s Solar Shakti campaign evokes an overwhelming response from Delhi and other major cities; thousands of people from all over the country pledge to install rooftop solar New Delhi…
Silence On Climate Change At The Modi-Trump Meet
Silence on climate change at the Modi-Trump meet shows that the world will move on without US leadership. New Delhi | June 27, 2017| The absolute silence on climate change…
Sundarbans: World’s Largest Mangrove Forest At Stake
The Sundarbans is a cluster of low lying islands in the Bay of Bengal spread across Bangladesh and the West Bengal region of India. It is the largest single block mangrove forest in the world and home to hundreds of species
Going Solar – A Great Investment Plan
India is emerging as a world leader in solar. As the third largest solar market globally1, a market that is growing by 90%, making the potential of solar in our country quite tremendous. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the International Solar Alliance – an alliance of solar potential rich countries – on the first day of…
Sun – The Ultimate Source Of Our Energy
‘Connecting People to Nature’, is the theme for World Environment Day 2017.
Delhi makes way for a Solar Comet on World Environment Day
A Greenpeace India initiative, the house on wheels, fitted with necessary household appliances running on rooftop solar panels, will tour Delhi to raise awareness and increase uptake of solar power among residents
8 problems with the GM Mustard commercialisation shown in GIF
1. India signed the Cartagena Protocol* aiming to protect biodiversity and provide biosafety in 2003, but now, is keen to give the go ahead to GM Mustard (straight road to monoculture)
Metros slow to switch on the sun
Indian cities lag far behind in installing rooftop solar: Greenpeace Analysis New Delhi | May 23, 2017 | Despite policies and net metering guidelines in several states, a subsidy of…
A Call From The Deep Blue
Take a deep breath. Every second breath you take comes from the oceans. Oceans cover over 70 percent of the expanse on Earth and afford shelter to a multitude of lifeforms
Up In the Air: Cyclists See A New Future in Delhi
There are many kinds of cyclists. But when it comes to cycling, we share an unspoken bond – income, colour and origin don’t matter.
Boom and Bust 2017 – Tracking the global coal plant pipeline
A Greenpeace report explaining how construction is currently frozen in over 100 locations in China and India.
India’s Efforts to Tackle Air Pollution – Mere Tokenism
Thermal power plants are one of the major causes of air pollution in the country, especially in the Indo Gangetic Plain region (IGP). In December 2015, the Indian Government came out with a strict emission notification to control emissions from thermal power plants. According to the rules, all power plants are required to install emission…
India’s Efforts to Tackle Air Pollution – Mere Tokenism
According to the rules, all power plants are required to install emission control equipments by the end of 2017. Reports indicate that, most power plants are yet to take the basic steps towards compliance
Breathing car exhaust is my daily dose of nutrition!
Nobody is going to tell you this, unless by nutrition they mean deprivation. But there is nourishment in store in what I’m going to share with you today.
Love for “Nanna Maraa” on Valentine’s Day
Greenpeace India and Jhatka, along with more than a hundred residents and volunteers, turned up on Valentine’s Day for a passionate evening among the trees on Jayamahal Road in Bengaluru.
India’s Burning Issue
Waste burning is the most inadvisable first choice of waste disposal practice and yet, backyard waste burning and open waste burning near landfills are sights too familiar for an Indian.
Smothered in Smog
Air pollution has become the biggest environmental concern globally. It has rapidly taken over the space once occupied by issues of poor sanitation and lack of clean drinking water.
Airpocalypse – Assessment of Air Pollution in Indian Cities
This report shows that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) or even to India’s metros.
Not just Delhi, air in most Indian cities hazardous – Greenpeace India report
Damning information obtained by Greenpeace India through online reports and Right to Information applications from State Pollution Control Boards across India, shows that none of the Indian cities comply with standards prescribed by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
People Power Wins
A new year has begun. And many promises have been made. Only time will tell if they will be kept or broken. But our health, our forests, and our oceans, cannot wait. As we continue to campaign for our planet, one thing is certain – people power wins!
GENETICALLY MODIFIED mustard is not needed
The proposal to allow cultivation of the genetically modified (GM) oilseed mustard DMH-11 doesn’t take into account recent advances with either conventional breeding production of hybrid varieties.
CEA Validates Greenpeace Analysis
Press release – December 16, 2016 New Delhi | December 15, 2016| The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released for public input the draft National Electricity Plan 2015. Greenpeace India…
Coal and dirty development in China & India leads to 1.6 million extra air pollution deaths a year
Millions around the world are dying from polluted air, but as countries get richer they usually clean up their air.
Join Greenpeace India for a Clean Air Nation
“Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.” If Swami Vivekananda was still around, he might have repeated those famous words to get us to deal with air pollution. Delhi has been choking on toxic air, and alarmed residents want solutions. Our leaders and officials have started scrambling around to find quick remedies.…
Bihar Living Soils Project
Barhat Block of Jamui District provides the perfect example of positive effects of a focus on Living Soils, and Greenpeace India is showcasing their success.
Bihar’s First Solar Powered Cold Storage in Kedia
Patna 13th August: Greenpeace volunteers celebrated alongside farmers in Kedia, as the Bihar Labour Resources Minister Vijay Prakash inaugurated the state’s first ever solar powered cold storage in Kedia, Jamui on Saturday.
Kedia Naama: 24 volunteers, 51 hours of journey. 1 camp. So it begins!
Suno #KediakiKahaan, Volunteers ki Zubaani (Listen to Kedia’s story through the volunteers)
The Kedia Model Is Here
13 July 2016: Kedia, Jamui district, Bihar: Farmers in Kedia village are adopting ecological agricultural practices. It’s a sustainable model and steadily being known as the “Kedia model”.
Switch On The Sun- Greenpeace India Applauds Delhi Government Adoption Of Solar Energy Vision
New Delhi | 7th June 2016| Delhi got its much awaited solar policy on Monday. The Delhi government unveiled and approved the solar policy in the cabinet meeting.
Greenpeace launches Food for Life campaign on World Environment Day Kedia Village an iconic success story in the Ecological Agricultural Revolution
05th June, New Delhi/Mumbai/ Bangalore : In the middle of the ongoing agricultural crisis devastating lives and fields across India, comes a story of incredible hope, from Kedia village in Jamui district of Bihar. On the occasion of World Environment Day, Greenpeace India launched its ‘Food for Life’ campaign, bringing the Kedia success story to…
Out Of Sight – How coal burning advances India’s Air Pollution Crisis
This study emphasises on the urgent need to comply with the thermal power plant emission standards announced in December 2015.
Greenpeace Supports India’s decision to challenge WTO ruling on India’s Solar Mission
February 26, 2016 | Washington/New Delhi: India’s plans for meeting its ambitious renewable energy targets while boosting the national green job market have received a setback this week. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has sided with the United States and ruled against India’s allocation of domestic content requirements (DCR) for domestically produced components in renewable…
SarSo Satyagraha – People power defers GM Mustard decision
When a government body excludes all the farmers’ and consumers’ voice to decide on pushing a highly debated technology into their farm and food, it’s time for the alarm bells to ring in a democracy. Specially when independent scientists raise concern, farmer unions protest and consumers say no to GM crops very vocally. The major…
SolarVerse: the prose of solar power
Solar energy represents a vital opportunity to power India cleanly and efficiently. So, along with acclaimed young poet Shikha Malaviya, and in association with Delhi Poetry Slam, we decided to spread the message about solar in a new way by asking Greenpeace supporters to help create a crowdsourced solar poem.
Delhi just the tip of the air pollution iceberg: Greenpeace analyses NAQI data across Indian cities
New Delhi 15th December 2015: A ranking of the 17 cities covered by the National Air Quality Index (NAQI) was released by Greenpeace India today, and reveals data to challenge the complacence of the Central and State Governments regarding cities other than Delhi: as many as fifteen of the 17 Indian cities with NAQI stations…
GM Mustard: Throwing Caution To The Wind Is Not Always Healthy
Science and scientists have always played a huge role in shaping the course of civilizations over thousands of years. India in the last 60 years too has been the beneficiary of great strides made in science. But there has also been a growing realization in hindsight that the checks and balances put on scientific innovation…
Greenpeace India launches ‘Clean Air Nation’ application on Google Store
The Clean Air Nation app by Greenpeace India empowers users to find out the quality of air they are breathing and more importantly, how to protect themselves on bad polluted days and what actions government should take to protect public health.
For our beloved Mustard
Seeds, and thereby food crops are at the very centre of a nation’s survival. It is no wonder then that corporations and governments have been trying for decades to control seeds.
Greenpeace launches Clean Air Nation Movement: Calls on government to deliver commitment of “Clean Air My Birthright”
New Delhi 22nd September – Greenpeace India today launched the Clean Air Nation1 movement, calling on the government to make urgent improvements to the National Air Quality Index (NAQI), as a first step towards securing what the Government has referred to as citizens’ ‘birthright to clean air’. Greenpeace has pointed out severe limitations to the…
Delhi Solar Policy draft targets 2GW by 2025: Time to maximise solar potential of capital, says Greenpeace
New Delhi, 26th August 2015: Greenpeace is urging the Delhi Government to capitalise on Delhi’s rooftop solar potential, and make an immediate start towards implementing the draft Solar Policy presented on Tuesday.
Dharnai: story of one solar village
It’s been precisely one year now, since 2000 citizens of Dharnai, a small village near Bodhgaya in the eastern Indian state of Bihar achieved access to electricity for the first time in 30 years. To most us who are living in this digital era, even an hour of power outage can ruin the entire day.…
Ecological Farming: The seven principles of a food system that has people at its heart
Greenpeace’s Food and Farming Vision describes what Ecological Farming means, and how it can be summarised in seven overarching, interdependent principles
Greenpeace did not fund Channel 4 trip to Mahan; Channel 4 refutes MHA allegations
New Delhi | April 11, 2015| Channel 4 today rubbished the Ministry of Home Affairs’ claims, which alleged that Greenpeace had funded the Channel 4 trip to Madhya Pradesh to…
Mahan celebrates democracy and the victory of peoples’ rights. Villagers protest against Land Acquisition Bill
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh| March 30, 2015| The Government’s decision to stop Mahan coal block from mining, saving the forests and livelihoods of thousands was celebrated by villagers from 20 villages…
VICTORY: Coal Ministry confirms Mahan will not be auctioned!
The Ministry of Coal confirmed in a Right to Information reply that the Mahan coal block will not be auctioned, pursuant to the MoEF’s recommendation that it be kept off…
Coal Ministry confirms Mahan block will not be auctioned: RTI reply
New Delhi | March 20, 2015 | The Ministry of Coal confirmed in a Right to Information [1] reply that the Mahan coal block will not be auctioned, pursuant to…
Victory for Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai; Delhi HC overturns offloading, terms move undemocratic
New Delhi| March 12, 2015| In a major embarrassment to the NDA government, the Delhi High Court’s Justice Rajiv Shakder today termed the Ministry of Home Affairs decision to bar…
Delhi Health Minister commits to cleaning up Delhi’s air pollution
Delhi has been in under global watch for alarming air pollution levels Greenpeace recently launched a campaign calling on Delhi Governement to take action on the capital’s toxic air pollution.…
Delhi’s air pollution is worse than Beijing’s
Greenpeace collated data shows that Delhi has no action plan to protect its citizens from heavy pollution episodes. New Delhi, March 5, 2015:New Delhi is breathing the most polluted air…
Mahan forests inviolate– No Go for mining says MoEF
India’s most controversial coal mine project may not go ahead, according to government documents acquired by Greenpeace through RTI. An Office Memorandum of the Ministry of the Environment Forests and…
Waidhan District Court dismisses Essar’s plea against Greenpeace
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh | 20 February, 2015| As government battles it out with Greenpeace on the Priya Pillai offloading case, the NGO won an interim plea against Essar’s attempt to…
Priya Pillai denounces Government “gag” offer
New Delhi| February 18, 2015| Greenpeace campaigner Priya Pillai today termed the government’s ’gag’ offer a taint on the democratic rights of citizens. The government offered that Pillai would be free to travel if…
Delhi children breath toxic air, reveals Greenpeace air-monitoring survey in schools
Publicising reliable air quality data along with a set of Precautionary Measures are the first steps needed to tackle the issue of air pollution in Delhi New Delhi, February 16,…
Greenpeace to wait for the government’s official statement before the court in Priya Pillai case
On February 11, media reports surfaced quoting unnamed government officials justifying the travel ban on Greenpeace India’s Priya Pillai on the basis that she was “presenting a negative image of…
Dissenting views not anti-national: HC tells ASG on Priya Pillai Offloading Case
New Delhi| February 6, 2015| Hearing Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai’s writ petition on her arbitrary offloading from a London-bound flight on January 11, the Delhi High Court today told the…
Are the green spaces in Delhi free from air pollution?
Are the green spaces in Delhi free from air pollution?
Greenpeace Activist Priya Pillai files writ petition in Delhi High Court. Challenge arbitrary and illegal offloading
New Delhi | 27 January 2015| Greenpeace activist,Priya Pillai today filed a writ petition in the Delhi High Court challenging her illegal and arbitrary offloading at the Indira Gandhi International…
Greenpeace Activist Priya Pillai files writ petition in Delhi High Court
Greenpeace activist, Priya Pillai has filed a writ petition on 27 January 2015, in the Delhi High Court challenging her illegal and arbitrary offloading at the Delhi International Airport on…
Priya Pillai files writ petition in Delhi High Court
Following the unfortunate incident with me at the New Delhi International Airport on January 11, I have filed a writ petition in the High Court of Delhi challenging the illegal…
Nothing momentous in the Modi-Obama statement on climate change
Greenpeace India expressed disappointment at the joint announcement by Prime Minister Modi and President Obama as it didn’t go beyond rhetoric and the usual platitudes. The big shift that was…
Greenpeace Campaigner demands explanation on alleged ‘lookout circular’ against her
No legal compulsions on campaigner barring her from leaving the country New Delhi, 12 January 2015: A day after Greenpeace Senior Campaigner Priya Pillai was ‘offloaded’ and barred from leaving…
Greenpeace employee banned from leaving India on government orders. No official reason provided.
New Delhi, 11 January 2015: In yet another attempt to muzzle Greenpeace India, Priya Pillai, Senior Campaigner with the organisation was stopped at New Delhi airport this morning by the…
How we said NO to GMO!
It started about a month ago with a tiny idea of opposing the genetic modification of crops. The idea came from the trip to Rahuri, a small affected village on the Pune-Mumbai highway. Two members from Hou de Green, the Pune volunteer group, helped out in the protests and got a better insight of the…
Greenpeace Activists Take Pro Solar Message to the Temple of the Sun in Machu Picchu as Climate Summit begins in Lima
Machu Picchu, Peru| 1, December 2014| Seven Greenpeace activists today projected the message “Act for the climate! Go solar!” onto the hill of Wayna Picchu to mark the beginning of…
Greenpeace meets Prakash Javadekar on India’s position on Climate Negotiations and Blockage of Funds
New Delhi |10 November, 2014| Greenpeace International’s Executive director, Kumi Naidoo and his Indian counterpart, Samit Aich met with Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change Prakash Javadekar today to…
Activists slam MHA for targeting NGOs, blocking funds
Press Release Activists slam MHA for targeting NGOs, blocking funds Civil society leaders call on government to stop harassment, respect right to dissent November 7, 2014| New Delhi| Civil society…
Sustaining with solar
zoom 03 November 2014 Greenpeace Bangalore office solar-ed rooftop
Non pesticide management is the future of tea cultivation: Greenpeace
New Delhi, October 16th, 2014: On the occasion of World Food Day, Greenpeace released its report “Hope Brewing-Kotagiri to Kachibari1”, showcasing successfully running tea plantations using ecological approaches across India.…
Elephant in the Room
A case study on human-elephant conflict within Hasdeo-Arand and Mandraigarh coalfields in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh govt inadequate in addressing human-elephant conflict. Human casualties have increased eight times in state since 2005
October 7, 2014, Raipur: Human-elephant conflicts in Chhattisgarh have increased many folds, according to a report released by Greenpeace India. Yet, the state government seems more keen on mining in…
Chhattisgarh govt inadequate in addressing human-elephant conflict
October 7, 2014, Raipur: Human-elephant conflicts in Chhattisgarh have increased many folds, according to a report released by Greenpeace India. Yet, the state government seems more keen on mining in the forests than notifying the proposed Lemru Elephant Reserve or taking any concrete steps to manage the conflict despite warnings and protests.
The Sweet Taste Of Victory
Less than two months ago, Greenpeace India launched a report titled, Trouble Brewing, highlighting the presence of a cocktail of pesticide residues in tea. The day the report launched, seven…
Greenpeace stands vindicated as tea industry leaders tread Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) path. Tata Global Beverages Ltd commits to phase out pesticides from tea
New Delhi, September 27, 2014: Greenpeace India welcomed the announcement made by Tata Global Beverages Ltd (TGBL) [1], which highlights its vision to promote ecological agriculture and Non Pesticide Management…
NGT declares Forest Clearance for Mahan Coal Ltd Invalid
“…It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot…
NGT Renders Forest Clearance to Mahan Coal Ltd Invalid After SC verdict Greenpeace, MSS celebrate but vow to oppose any attempt to re-allocate. Mahan
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, September 26, 2014: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today said the forest clearance granted to Essar and Hindalco’s Mahan Coal Ltd becomes invalid following the SC decision…
Wagh Bakri commits to steps towards elimination of pesticides from tea cultivation. 40,000 citizens sign the petition asking tea companies to clean chai
25th September, New Delhi/Ahmedabad: In an encouraging turn of events, Wagh Bakri, the third largest packaged tea company in India has committed to support elimination of pesticides in tea cultivation,…
Dirty Coal is shown the back door
For most of the wild things on earth, the future must depend on the conscience of mankind.- Dr. Archie Carr The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to scrap 214 coal block…
Dirty Coal is shown the red card today Forest dwellers in Mahan celebrate as SC cancels the coal block; Activists urge govt to spare forest areas from mining while auctioning new blocks
New Delhi, September 24, 2014: Greenpeace India today celebrated the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the coal scam and called the verdict a victory for the environment and the people…
Climate summit comment: From Bihar, India, could distributed solar succeed where coal has failed?
India is a country where the centralised grid system for electricity has dominated the last 60 years and, largely, failed. In the cities blackouts are frequent, in the rural areas there is often no power at all. The grid doesn’t provide energy access to more than a third of the rural population. Despite a growing…
Greenpeace UK staff member deported from India Organisation demands action from UK Foreign Secretary
New Delhi, September 22, 2014: A UK national working for Greenpeace has been barred from entering India in the latest clampdown by the Indian government on the work of the…
Tea industry divided on the issue of pesticides. Greenpeace urges TGBL to commit to a holistic approach that helps eliminate pesticides from tea
September 11, 2014, New Delhi: Weeks after Greenpeace released its report “Trouble Brewing” highlighting the presence of toxic pesticide residues in tea, the tea industry remains divided on the issue.…
Greenpeace India Condemns Govt’s Move to Bypass Tribal Consent
New Delhi, September 9, 2014: Greenpeace India condemns the government’s efforts to do away with tribal consent for destruction of forests as per media reports. The NDA government has been…
End to the solar eclipse in Delhi?
15 May 2013 Delhi RE action outside Delhi energy minister Haroon Yusuf residence. © Greenpeace India So Delhi’s solar eclipse is finally receding. After two years of dilly-dallying and…
With a decline in global markets, Abbott looks to India for uranium sale
New Delhi/Canberra, September 4, 2014: Greenpeace today criticized the civil nuclear agreement between India and Australia. The environmental group accused Abbott of desperately trying to revive a declining industry. According…
Tea Board’s Plant Protection Code is inadequate: Greenpeace India Tea companies should support Small Tea Growers’ transition to holistic ecological agriculture
Sept 3, 2014, New Delhi/Kolkata: While acknowledging the initiatives taken by the Tea Board of India to handle the pesticide menace in tea cultivation, Greenpeace India, today termed the Plant…
‘Govt’s stand on speedy re-allocation can ride roughshod over environmental laws’: Greenpeace India. This signals the end of cheap coal and national largesse to private players
New Delhi, September 1, 2014: Greenpeace today observed that the NDA government’s submission to the Supreme Court on the coal scam hearing was an attempt to make light of the…
Supreme Court Deems Mahan Coal Block Allocation Illegal
The Supreme Court deemed in an order on August 25 that all coal block allocations since 1993 are ‘illegal’ on grounds of arbitrariness, legal flaws lack of transparency, fairness and…
Union Commerce Minister echoes Greenpeace’s concerns on pesticide residue in the national drink. Greenpeace urges Indian tea companies to look for real solutions and not hide behind the regulation
New Delhi, August 21, 2014: Expressing serious concern on the issue of pesticide residues in tea, the Union Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in a recent media interview, raised questions on…
Greenpeace urges fair and transparent vote on protection of India’s Mahan forest
Amsterdam, 18 August 2014: Greenpeace International today joined Greenpeace India’s call for Indian authorities to protect democracy and ensure a fair and transparent village council vote in the Mahan forest,…
Great victory requires great risk
After spending 50 hours on a billboard, 80 feet above the ground, located on Bandra Reclamation Road, Mumbai, seven Greenpeace activists finally climbed down from the billboards a few moments…
Tea companies commit to Non-Pesticide Management in tea; Unilever and Girnar lead the way. After 50 hours volunteers climb down the billboards
August 13th, 2014, Mumbai: In an encouraging turn of events, two of the leading tea companies have come forward in support of Non-Pesticide Management (NPM) in tea. Earlier this week,…
Pledge To Save Mahan on Raksha Bandhan
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it…
Greenpeace calls on the industry to save Indian tea from pesticides. New study reveals the extent of pesticide residues found in tea
August 11th, 2014, Mumbai: Greenpeace India called on the tea industry to save Indian tea from pesticides while launching their report, Trouble Brewing [1], today. The study exposes the presence…
Book people behind Fake Letters in Greenpeace’s name, demand MSS and Greenpeace
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, August 6, 2014: Greenpeace India and Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) today filed a police complaint against the fake letters that are being circulated among residents of Amelia…
Ex-CM Nitish Kumar visits the solar village of Dharnai, Jehanabad, Bihar
Patna, 4 August: In a thumbs-up to Greenpeace’s solar-powered micro-grid, former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday visited Dharnai village in Jehanabad district, where the micro grid has been setup. Elated to see homes, shops and streets lit up at night, Kumar praised Greenpeace and the unique energy model, upholding it as a crucial step…
Civil Society urges the centre not to trample over the Rights of Forest Dwellers in Mahan. Implement FRA in 54 villages of Mahan, demand Mahan Sangharsh Samiti
1st August, 2014, New Delhi: Mahan Sangharsh Samiti[1] (MSS) supported by prominent members of civil society organisations today urged the Indian government not to trample over the rights of the…
Crackdown on Forest Rights Activists Escalates
Do the constant bids to silence and threaten the people’s movement in Mahan ever stop? The police in Singrauli stooped to a new low. Barely two months after four forest…
A New Dawn At Dusk
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…
Bombay HC accepts Essar’s affidavit to include malicious IB report that was ‘leaked’ last month
July 31, 2014, Mumbai: At the hearing of the interim gag-order on the Greenpeace, MP, the Bombay High Court today accepted Essar’s affidavit to include the ‘leaked’ IB report that…
Crackdown on Forest Rights Activists Intensifies. Police arrests two Greenpeace activists in the middle of the night in bid to “intimidate people” before Gram Sabha
July 30 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: The police in Singrauli have stooped to a new low, according to Greenpeace. Barely two months after four forest rights activists were arrested from…
Police Seize Communication Equipment in Mahan: Mahan Gram Sabha to be Held ‘Behind a Curtain’
The latest in police excesses in Amelia village, Singrauli district- Madhya Pradesh took place today when a Greenpeace mobile phone signal booster was confiscated by local police today, along with…
Mahan Gram Sabha to be Held ‘Behind a Curtain’ as Police Seize Signal Booster, Solar Panels and Other Communication Equipment
July 29, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: A Greenpeace mobile phone signal booster was confiscated by local police today, along with other communication equipment in Amelia village in Singrauli district of…
The People of Mahan Have Prevailed
The oft-repeated quote by Mahatma Gandhi, “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win,” is extraordinarily apt for the heartening news for…
Bihar village declares independence from darkness and anonymity
Greenpeace’s first solar-powered micro-grid in Bihar kicks off with village ceremony 20 July, 2014, Dharnai/Jehanabad: Even as more than 300 million people still wait for electricity in India, Dharnai in…
Dharnai Goes LIVE Powered by Greenpeace’s First Solar Microgrid
The miracle wasn’t caused by any divine intervention but by the sheer determination of Greenpeace India and the residents of Dharnai who came together to make the impossible happen.
Forged Gram Sabha Complaint: Jabalpur HC Takes Singrauli SP to Task
The issue of the forged signatures in the Gram Sabha resolution has received a boost from the Jabalpur High Court. The HC has pulled up the Superintendent of Police of…
Essar Seeks a Blanket Ban on all Criticism of their Proposed Coal Mine in Mahan
Mumbai, Maharashtra, July 14, 2014: In a bid to end all debate and discussion on its controversial coal mine in Mahan forest, Essar has filed an affidavit in Bombay High…
Stop Muzzling Voices of Dissent!
It has been said that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. However, the arbitrary manner in which the government has attempted to muzzle voices of dissent in democracy in…
Dharnai: Going LIVE on July 20
Several decades have passed since India became an independent country, but several million of its citizens still live in darkness. The centralised grid system has failed to live up to…
Government’s Mantra – If you don’t like the message shoot the messenger, says Greenpeace
New Delhi, July 9, 2014: Greenpeace India is shocked and dismayed over the arbitrary manner in which the government has attempted to muzzle voices of dissent in democracy in the…
IB reports aid Essar’s attempt to discredit the local resistance to save Mahan’s forests
The leaks of the Investigation Bureau’s (IB) reports have brought a lot of public attention to Greenpeace India and other NGOs. Albiet for the wrong reasons. The effects of these…
Essar tries to use ‘leaked’ IB report to clamp down on people’s protests in Mahan forest, MP
17th June 2014: The company which has initiated a 500-crore Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) case on tribal people and Greenpeace, to stop them from criticising its planned coal…
‘Demand of ‘sab ka saath sab ka vikas’ does not stall Economy’: Greenpeace India
11 June 2014, New Delhi: Greenpeace India today rubbished the allegations, which were leveled by an Intelligence Bureau report that was shared with the Indian Express. The said report submitted…
Van Satyagrahi Granted Bail
After spending almost three weeks in jail, Van Satyagrahi and member of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti, Bechan Lal Shah is finally out on bail. 200 people joined him as he walked…
HC finally Grants Bail to Van Satyagrahi
Bechan Lal Shah was arrested three weeks ago for peacefully protesting against mining in Mahan forests 2nd June, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: After spending almost three weeks in prison, Van…
No tree felling in Mahan till October
“There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.” – J.R.R. Tolkien On May 26, the Madhya Pradesh government committed to no tree felling in Mahan till…
‘No tree felling in Mahan till October’: MP Govt to NGT
MSS challenges Forest Clearance to Mahan at NGT 26th May 2014, New Delhi: In an undertaking submitted to the National Green tribunal, the state government of Madhya Pradesh today said…
Prithviraj Chavan invited to visit Fukushima
Mumbai, January 24th, 2014: Ahead of India’s discussion with Japan on nuclear cooperation, Greenpeace Japan and Greenpeace India have jointly invited Prithviraj Chavan, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, to visit…
A Call For Justice To Unresponsive Singrauli Administrators
Supporters joined Van Satyagrahis from Mahan for a peaceful protest outside the collectors office in Waidhan, Singrauli today. Forest rights activists have been treated unfairly by Singrauli’s administration and police…
Wake up call for Singrauli administrators
File FIR on the forged Gram Sabha resolution; free Bechanlal & stop framing activists in false cases, demand civil society members in unison Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, May 19, 2014: The…
The Day The World Rose For Forests
The call to rise for Mahan on May 18 received an unprecedented wave of support, that echoed not only in various corners of India but also around the world. Over…
The World is Mahan: Global support pours in as Van Satyagraha in Mahan intensifies
Volunteers defy national borders in a show of support to save Mahan forests in Singrauli; 133 cities join hands to save Mahan May 18, 2014 In an unprecedented show of…
Forged Signatures – The Basis of Mahan’s Clearance
Nai Duniya, the Hindi newspaper carried story on May 8th regarding the irregularities connected to the Gram Sabha resolution regarding Essar and Hindalco’s proposed coal mine in Mahan’s forests. The…
Over Forty hours in jail, and three activists released, one still held in Singrauli
“To get arrested and jailed for standing up, does not only show courage – but it’s the only thing that will release us from the actual confines of human suppression”…
Three Out of Four Van Satyagrahis Granted Bail
May 9, 2014, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Greenpeace and MSS will approach the High Court for the release of the fourth satyagrahi as peaceful protest is not a crime. After being…
Arrested & Beaten Up: All for Saving Forests!
Over 150 people from 4 villages move into Mahan forests to protest against Essar You cannot buy the revolution. You cannot make the revolution. You can only be the revolution.…
Van Satyagrahis arrested, beaten in Mahan, MP
Van Satyagraha intensifies as over 150 villagers join protest against Essar mine, following the midnight arrest of two MSS members and two Greenpeace activists May 8, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh: Over…
MSS prevents Essar officials from demarcating trees in Mahan’s forest
Violating the rights of the people of Mahan, Essar’s officials have been marking trees to demarcate forest areas about to get the axe. On May 5, the officials came up…
Van Satyagraha: Community members confront Essar officials
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, May 6, 2014: Eighty local community members successfully stopped work on an Essar-led coal mine in Mahan forest, Madhya Pradesh yesterday. The villagers oppose the mine, which…
‘Pledge to Save Mahan on Earth Day’ Young urban volunteers come together in a show of support to save Mahan forests in Singrauli
April 22, 2014, New Delhi: On the occasion of Earth Day, several young volunteers came together in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in a show of support to save Mahan…
Atom Solar Sun-trolley is here!
What happens when a design for a solar water pump is actually implemented? The innovation challenge ran from September to November, 2013, with three winners from across the world -…
World’s biggest coal company Shenhua to stop exploiting groundwater in China
Beijing, April 9, 2014: The Shenhua Group, the world’s biggest coal producer by volume, is to stop extracting groundwater for their flagship coal-to-liquid project in Inner Mongolia’s Ordos – an…
Greenpeace: Coalgate chargesheet against Essar owned Navbharat Power is the tip of an iceberg in Essar’s scam sullied past.
10th March, New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today filed the first chargesheet in connection with multi-crore coal block allocation scam. The chargesheet has been filed against Navabharat…
A Resurgence of Satyagraha
Non-Violent Resistance Against Essar’s Coal Mining in Mahan Forest On Thursday, thousands of villagers from 12-14 villages in the Mahan region of Singrauli, came together for a mass public rally…
We will Win the Fight to Save Mahan, Declares MSS
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh| 24 February 2014| Mahan Sangharsh Samiti[1] (MSS) has declared that they will not allow Mahan forests in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh to be cut down by Essar for…
Greenpeace Activists Embarrass Moily and Essar
14th February, New Delhi: Today, on Valentine’s Day, as the environment minister Veerappa Moily hobnobbed with head honchos of leading companies including Essar Oil and Essar Foundation, Greenpeace India staged…
Moily stoops to favour Essar-Hindalco, grants Mahan forest clearance
12th February, New Delhi: Essar Energy has announced that it has received Stage II clearance for its Mahan coal block in Singrauli, even before any announcement was made by the…
Greenpeace: Why does Essar want to protect Veerappa Moily? Bombay High Court rejects the company’s plea forbidding Greenpeace from demanding MoEF’s resignation
7th February, Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today rejected Essar Group’s plea to prevent Greenpeace from asking for the sacking of the Minister for Environment and Forest (MoEF) Veerappa Moily.…
Roll-back tariff hikes and fulfill poll promise on solar energy, Greenpeace tells Kejriwal. Rooftop Solar can save Delhi from electricity tariff hikes
February 4, New Delhi: With the Delhi government facing existential threat over the power crisis in the state, Greenpeace India on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind…
Roll-back tariff hikes and fulfill poll promise on solar energy, Greenpeace tells Kejriwal
February 4, New Delhi: With the Delhi government facing existential threat over the power crisis in the state, Greenpeace India on Monday wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal urging him to ask the DERC to roll-back tariff hike and accelerate the work on his government’s solar vision to cushion Delhi’s aam aadmi…
Greenpeace demands cancellation of Mahan coal block
Greenpeace India demands cancellation of the Mahan coal block and is asking for a thorough enquiry into the matter, bringing Essar Power and the Madhya Pradesh state government under the…
DERC proposal on net metering and connectivity in rooftop solar PV projects is deterring: Greenpeace
New Delhi, 17th December 2013: Greenpeace submitted its suggestions and objections to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) proposal on net metering and connectivity in respect of rooftop solar here on Monday.
Crisis to Solution – paving way to Solar pumping
12 December 2013 Innovation Challenge 2013 The Innovation Challenge was launched on 3rd September, and ended on 15th November. The challenge was different – it invited submissions from all…
Wilmar finally commits to No Deforestation
Let us recap what happened in the last week. The world mourned the sad demise of Nelson Mandela, probably the biggest proponent of peace and human rights of our era.…
Villagers Assert their Rights on Mahan Forest
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; December 5, 2013: Residents of Amelia village in Mahan region of Singrauli district have taken a significant step towards asserting their rights over Mahan forests. The village…
Palm oil giant Wilmar caves to public pressure, commits to end forests destruction
Jakarta, 5 December 2013 – Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader today announced a ‘No Deforestation Policy’ in response to pressure from Greenpeace, NGOs and consumers around the…
Their Voice Just Got Louder
Each and every one of us has this innate need to be heard. And as a result, get a response. Aren’t these the only two things that make our human…
Greenpeace, RWAs and Women’s groups remind political parties of the public demands ahead of the Delhi elections
New Delhi, 19th November, 2013: As the national capital heads towards its assembly elections, Greenpeace along with 200 Resident Welfare Association (RWA) groups including United RWA Joint Action (URJA), and…
A Stepping Stone for a Giant Leap
Greenpeace India lays down its first foundation stone for clean energy revolution in Bihar. The foundation stone was laid by the district magistrate (DM) of Jahanabad, Mr. Md. Sohail in…
Palm oil giant Wilmar caught in forest scandal – Greenpeace
Jakarta, 22 October, 2013 – Household brands that source palm oil through Singapore-based palm oil trader Wilmar International, such as the makers of Oreo biscuits, Gillette shaving products and Clearasil,…
Bangalore join hands with the global movement against Monsanto and GMO’s
On the eve of the World Food Day on October 15, Bangaloreans joined the global march against Monsanto for the cause of food safety and seed sovereignty in India. Almost…
Bangalore join hands with the global movement against Monsanto and GMO’s
On the eve of the World Food Day on October 15, Bangaloreans joined the global march against Monsanto for the cause of food safety and seed sovereignty in India. Almost 200 people including farmers, scientists, students and activists gathered in front of the Town Hall in the heart of the city and proclaimed their rejection…
Bangalore and Mumbai among 75 cities that protest against Shell
Bangalore witnessed its first Ice Ride on September 15, 2013 when over 150 people gathered for a cycle rally and walkathon starting at Cubbon Park to challenge oil corporations like…
Solar street lights light up villages in Uttarakhand
Solar power is paving the way for sustainable development in Uttarakhand
Food sovereignty, GMOs and the BRAI bill
Understanding the history of GM crops in India, why the BRAI (The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India) Bill fails and its current status and petition.
Thousands of citizens demand that the BRAI bill be withdrawn and India be GMO free
On the eve of Quit India Day, August 8, over 2,000 citizens from 20 states came together at Jantar Mantar, Delhi for a day-long protest and march demanding that GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and multinational seed giant, Monsanto quit India. The delegation marched to Parliament also asking the government to withdraw the BRAI (Biotechnology Regulatory…
Junglistan at school
I wanted to use my past experience and knowledge in a meaningful way and that is the main reason I joined Greenpeace as a Green Warrior volunteer. The knowledge and encouragement rendered at each step by Druhi Dasgupta, the Green Warrior Coordinator, was invaluable. I have participated in several activities and Greenpeace campaigns and I…
Greenpeace releases the roadmap to a solar revolution in Delhi
23 April 2013, New Delhi: Greenpeace India, today released its compelling report “Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Delhi’s Solar Potential” disclosing Delhi’s potential for solar power at 2 gig watts (GW) using only 1.6 per cent of the city’s roofspace1. The report, released by former Chief Justice of India, A P Shah, charts a green and viable…
On World Environment Day, Greenpeace bike-a-thon calls on Delhi to “Switch on the Sun”
Hundreds of people on 25 stationary bicycles switched on the sun on World Environment Day on June 5 at Dilli Haat in Delhi. Delhites came together and pedalled away to…
Drinking water crisis in Maharashtra but power plants still allocated water
The severe drought in Maharashtra has affected more than 12 districts and 11,800 villages this year alone. On May 30, a Greenpeace report exposed cases of wrong prioritization of water…
A dream with solar power
Hi, I’m Reema Ganguly and I work for Greenpeace India. I am Indian. I am India. Just as you are or maybe you aren’t. But what I’m about to share…
Junglistan Diaries- TEDx with Brikesh Singh
I had been excited for days for two reasons: TEDx was being hosted in Coimbatore and Greenpeace activist, Brikesh Singh agreed to be a speaker at the event.
Water for farmers or coal power plants? You decide.
The Upper Wardha dam in Amravati, Maharashtra is considered to be a lifeline for surrounding cities and towns. But water resources in the state are quickly sliding away from those…
Greenpeace blockades Power Minister Haroon Yusuf’s residence with solar panels
15 May, 2013, New Delhi: Greenpeace activists were today violently removed from the entrance of the Delhi power minister Haroon Yusuf’s residence. The activists were peacefully protesting against Delhi’s zero performance on its renewable energy targets as highlighted in the Greenpeace report “Powering Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards”.
Sukhdev Vihar residents join Greenpeace’s demand for a solar revolution in Delhi
New Delhi, 12 May 2013: To provide a solution to the intensifying energy crisis in Delhi and generate people’s support for solar energy, Greenpeace today organised “Switch on the Sun”, a renewable energy community fair in association with the Sukhdev Vihar (Pocket B) Residents Welfare Association.
Twenty two states fail to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation
Delhi one of the worst performers Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week promised to double India’s renewable energy capacity by 2017, the country’s present commitments on clean energy…
Australian coal: the view from India
My name is Arpana Udupa, Climate and Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace India. I’m on board the Rainbow Warrior, travelling up the Queensland coast. While the green ocean, blue sky dotted with…
MSS formed in Singrauli to protect forests & rights of forest communities
There have been changes brewing in Mahan, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. For the first time last month local people from five villages formed a committee of sorts to protect their…
Greenpeace India launches Living Soils campaign in Bihar
Bihar farmers can save money, protect the environment and their health by shunning chemical fertilisers Although farmers do one of the most important jobs on Earth, they are the biggest…
Kerala launches ambitious solar project
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Tax incentives for solar energy in Bihar
The Bihar state government has devised a tax incentives plan to encourage private players to invest in solar energy. This move is especially significant since the state has been reeling under massive power shortage. The tax benefits include an exemption of registration and entry tax on installation of solar power plants on wastelands in the…
Tamil Nadu’s solar policy a positive and ambitious step
Chennai, 22nd October, 2012 – Greenpeace welcomes the solar policy announced by the Tamil Nadu government. The decision to generate 3000 MW of Solar Energy by 2015 and making the 6% Solar Purchase Obligation (SPO) mandatory for the high tension (HT) users like SEZ’s, large industries, IT parks & telecom towers is an ambitious step.…
Chandrapur MP visits Brikesh and offers his support to Junglistan
Brikesh Singh, who is living on a tree in Chandrapur, had a special visitor recently. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, the Member of Parliament from the Chandrapur constituency came over to Brikesh’s tree house on September 22 and was all praise for his endeavour to save Central Indian forests from coal mining. Brikesh has been living in…
Junglistan diaries: booster shots of inspiration
Sisters from St Mary’s convent and Montfort convent visited the tree house. I was amazed by their energy and enthusiasm.
Junglistan Diaries: the writing’s on the wall
If you can read your name here then you are a hero. Today I started writing names of all the people, who have signed the petition, on the tree house.
Foot spa and bamboo shoot curry in Junglistan
How many of you have paid thousands to get this treatment done in spas? Well I have always been curious about these treatments. But I the idea finding it out…
Junglistan diaries: Padmapur forests, residence for a month
It was only when I woke up in the morning that the feeling started sinking in. I am actually going to be spending a month in the middle of the forest!
Greenpeace activist to live on a tree to protect our forests
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…
Did you just ask me, “Why support Junglistan?”
The country wants energy, government and corporates want money. Does anyone ‘need’ forests?
Identifying Conservation Needs in India’s Offshore Waters
Examining the state of knowledge of ecological and biological aspects of India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
How Coal Mining is Trashing Tigerland
Coal mining threatens over 1.1 million hectares of forest in 13 coalfields alone in Central India.
Coal mining threatens over 1.1 million ha. of forest, tiger, elephant habitat
August 1, 2012, New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Even as the environment ministry continues to come under renewed pressure to fast track coal mining in forest areas, a GIS analysis released by Greenpeace titled “How Coal Mining is Trashing Tigerland” shows that coal mining threatens over 1.1 million hectares of forest in 13 coalfields alone in Central India.…
Countering Coal?
A discussion paper by Kalpavriksh and Greenpeace India on Community Forest Rights and Coal Mining Regions of India
Renewable energy sources can meet the growing electricity demand of Bihar: Nitish Kumar
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…
Low-cost solar PV pumping set demonstrated in Kalyan Bigha by Greenpeace
Asserting the fact that small-scale, decentralized renewable energy systems holds the key to development for rural India, Greenpeace today, demonstrated and installed a solar power pumping system at Kalyan Bigha (native village of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar)in Bihar. It was one of those rare moments which gave insight into how renewable energy is…
Solar powered PV pump set to revolutionise agriculture in Bihar
Patna April 12, 2012: Access to energy for irrigation and agricultural activities is an important issue for the rural Bihar. Looking at the poor irrigation facilities due to unavailability of electric supply and availability of abundant sunshine in the state, Greenpeace today installed and demonstrated a low-cost solar pumping system at the native village Kalyan…
BRAI bill: A threat to our food and farming
The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill, 2011, has been proposed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. If cleared, this bill will ease the entry of genetically modified crops into our country.
Operation Breakthrough: The story behind Big Miracle
To mark the launch of new movie, Big Miracle starring Drew Barrymore, about the 1988 rescue of grey whales in Alaska, we’re publishing this fascinating story by Campbell Plowden who…
Republic of Junglistan becomes a star attraction
If you are not a citizen of Junglistan yet, you are missing out on a lot of things. For one thing is certain, the Republic of Junglistan is a country that never sleeps.
Victory! Facebook ‘friends’ renewable energy
After 20 months of mobilising, agitating and negotiating to green Facebook, the Internet giant has today announced its goal to run on clean, renewable energy. More than 700,000 people from…
Republic of Junglistan reaches Bangalore
After meeting people in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, Bhaloo and Sheroo finally reached Bangalore, the Garden City. The embassy of Junglistan was set up at Cubbon park, a place known…
Campaign to save forests reaches the coal ministry’s doorstep
Coal minister shows willingness to discuss safety of forests Anticipating high security and only a few minutes outside Shastri Bhawan, Greenpeace India activists successfully blocked the main gate of the…
Greenpeace launches Junglistan campaign to garner public support for forests; Challenges government stance on coal mining in forests
New Delhi, 22 November 2011: Seeking people’s support to stop destruction of forests for coal mining, Greenpeace today launched the imaginary Republic of Junglistan from its embassy at Jantar Mantar. Bhaalu and Sheru, the endangered and threatened residents of Junglistan, handed out virtual citizenships and passports to people who pledged their support for the fast…
A new Rainbow Warrior sets sail
The Earth has a new champion. In Bremerhaven, Germany, we’ve held the naming ceremony for the world’s first purpose-built, crowd-bought, eco-sleek sailing vessel, the new Rainbow Warrior. If you’re one…
Rise of the Orangutans
“Is your brand linked to rainforest destruction?” That was the uncomfortable question posed to delegates at GLOBOIL 2011, the international conference on vegetable oil and oilseeds at Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai…
Singrauli: The Coal Curse
A fact finding report on the impact of coal mining on the people and environment of Singrauli
Farewell to the Rainbow Warrior II
After 52 years at sea (22 years as a Greenpeace ship), the current Rainbow Warrior is heading for a new life. Over the last few days, the bell was removed,…
Risky potato plan mashed by activists
It’s potato planting time again in the north of Sweden where activists are occupying BASF’s potato warehouse and are blocking the exit in order to hinder the German chemical company…
Tata and the turtles
How environmental activism triggered a complex trademark dispute The following article was featured as a cover story in the March 2011 issue of India Business Law Journal. It is written…
VICTORY! You pushed Princes to start protecting our oceans
It is with enormous pleasure that we can reveal a groundbreaking victory for our oceans campaign: Princes, a leading tinned tuna brand, finally got your message that canning ocean destruction…
Thousands call for clean energy in Thailand
Our region, Southeast Asia, is home to strong grassroots environmental movements especially those opposing the spread of harmful coal and nuclear energy. In the past years we’ve seen how great…
IT firms see opportunity in averting climate crisis
Google, Cisco and HP are some of the best-known brands in our updated Cool IT leaderboard. This year saw these companies and other top information technology (IT) firms side with…
Technology needs a green vision
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…
Jairam Ramesh, UPA accused of double standards
Vedanta punished, Dhamra port escapes as MoEF contradicts itself over forest violation Greenpeace today released new documents which it claims show that the Minister of Environment and Forests has overlooked…
Greenpeace releases Safe Food Guide version 2.0 Greenpeace releases Safe Food Guide version 2.0
Dabur, KRBL slotted green, PepsiCo, Nestle top the red list Greenpeace today released the Safe Food Guide version 2.0 that ranks 25 of the most popular food companies which hold…
Effects on health and environment of transgenic (or GM) Bt brinjal
A report by Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini, University of Caen France, shows the danger genetically modified Bt brinjal poses to the environment and our health.
Greenpeace slaps NFA with Notice of Violation over failure to act on GMO-tainted rice
MANILA, Philippines — Greenpeace slapped the National Food Authority (NFA) with a Notice of Violation for allowing the importation and continued sale of genetically-modified rice which, by law, cannot be legally distributed and marketed for human consumption in the country. Serving the notice was a team of Greenpeace GMO Patrol activists who marched to the…
Notes from the Solar Generation Diaries
DHARAMSALA, India — On 19th April 2004, a group of seventeen people from Greenpeace Germany, Switzerland and India embarked on a journey to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, to participate in the first ‘Solar Generation’ project in India. Together with youngsters from the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), Greenpeace installed a 2KW solar generator to provide electricity to…
Set up your own Cooling Point.
Heat doesn’t discriminate, but relief often does. As temperatures soar across the city, community-driven cooling points are becoming a vital lifeline.
Hold MSC Accountable for their Mess on Our Shores!
The MSC ELSA 3 shipwreck continues to spread plastic pellets and other toxic waste across our coastline, damaging lives and livelihoods.
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