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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…