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Mahan tribals to legally pursue cases of forgery that took place during the gram sabha resolution
4 September, 2013, Patna/New Delhi: Greenpeace today announced a one of its kind rural electrification model based on a smart micro grid in Dharnai village in Jehanabad district of Bihar.…
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Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs yet to receive response from Madhya Pradesh CM on violations of Forest Rights in Mahan
Bhopal, 13 August 2013: Civil society groups today came together in support of Mahan Sangharsh Samiti (MSS) and demanded a response from Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister of Madhya Pradesh…
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‘We will not allow Mining in Mahan’: Mahan Sangharsh Samiti
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh/ August 4, 2013: Tribals from eleven villages around the Mahan forest area today held a rally – Van Adhikar Sammelan – to tell Essar they would not…
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Current Droughts and Floods a wake-up call for India: Greenpeace
New Delhi – June 19th, 2013: A World Bank commissioned report ‘4 degrees Turn Down the Heat'(1) highlights the fact that global warming can have a catastrophic effect on monsoon…
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Tribal Affairs Minister, KC Deo says FRA violations in Mahan will be investigated
The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, V Kishore Chandra Deo, promised complete support to ensure that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) is upheld in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. The Minister addressed…
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Greenpeace: Japan bolstering nuclear export to India unethical
New Delhi, June 26, 2013: Greenpeace organised a week long public seminar in three cities of Japan- Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka protesting against the Japanese government’s plan to export nuclear…
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Nationwide Campaign Against BRAI Bill and GM crops launched
New Delhi, 25th June: The Coalition for a GM Free India along with various farmer unions, national political parties and diverse social and environmental movements, including Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan,…
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BRAI bill 2013 India’s Monsanto promotion & protection Act?
Monsanto, with an annual turnover of around 13.5 billion US dollars last year, is the largest seed company in the world. Based out of St. Luis in the USA, it…
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Greenpeace writes to Parliamentary Standing Committee to extend deadline for Public Consultations for BRAI Bill
New Delhi: June 11, 2013: Greenpeace on Tuesday wrote to Dr. T Subbarami Reddy, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, urging him to…
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Greenpeace crop circles appear across the country, sound alarm against GM food invasion
New Delhi: June 7, 2013: Greenpeace sent out a strong message on Friday, saying “NO TO GM, YES TO FOOD SAFETY” by creating a giant crop circle in Najafgarh, near…