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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Delhi HC issues notice to MHA for holding up Greenpeace India’s funds. Directs immediate transfer of the blocked funds to the NGO’s account
3rd September 2014| New Delhi | The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for blocking Greenpeace India’s foreign funds. The court has directed…
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‘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…
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Mahan Coal Block Allocation Also Deemed Illegal by SC. Greenpeace welcomes SC decision on coal scam; says this is a strong signal to NDA government to implement due process and norms on coal mining
New Delhi, 25th August 2014: Greenpeace welcomed the Supreme Court order today that deemed all coal block allocations since 1993 as ‘illegal’ on grounds of arbitrariness, legal flaws, lack of…