We campaign for climate solutions that will help us develop without damaging the planet. In India, because our energy infrastructure is not fully developed as yet, we have the opportunity to make the right choices today. By starting an energy revolution that seizes the opportunity for low carbon, less pollution and sustainable growth, we can ensure quality energy access to millions who are currently denied access. We can deliver on development and protect our natural world for the current and future generations, instead of depending on our forests and foreign countries for the supply of fuel, whether it is nuclear, coal or oil.
The COVID19 crisis has revealed the vulnerability of our food, economic, healthcare, and welfare systems. We have the power to…
Air pollution is costing lives. Too many of us are breathing dirty, toxic air and facing its direct consequences.
From sunlight to a clean energy efficient farming for securing a sustainable energy future for India!
The Sun is a renewable source of energy and is one of the cleanest sources.
December 2018
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…
December 2018
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%…
December 2018
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…
December 2018
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…
December 2018
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…
November 2018
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,…
October 2018
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…
October 2018
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…
October 2018
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…
October 2018
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…
October 2018
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…
October 2018
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…
August 2018
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…
August 2018
‘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…
August 2018
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…
August 2018
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,…
August 2018
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…
July 2018
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…
April 2018
Here are a few folks who belong to various backgrounds and walks of life but stand united in their core by activism.
April 2018
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…
March 2018
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…
March 2018
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…
February 2018
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…
February 2018
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…
December 2017
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…
December 2017
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…
December 2017
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…
December 2017
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…
December 2017
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…
September 2017
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…
September 2017
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…
June 2017
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…
June 2017
‘Connecting People to Nature’, is the theme for World Environment Day 2017.
April 2017
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…
March 2017
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…
March 2017
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…
February 2017
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.
January 2017
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,…
November 2016
“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…
January 2016
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…
July 2015
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…
March 2015
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.…
January 2015
Are the green spaces in Delhi free from air pollution?
November 2014
zoom 03 November 2014 Greenpeace Bangalore office solar-ed rooftop
September 2014
“…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…
September 2014
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…
September 2014
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…
September 2014
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…
August 2019
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…
July 2019
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…
July 2019
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…
July 2018
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…
April 2018
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.
April 2018
This report is a Chennai specific summary of the larger report titled, “Assessing the Rooftop Solar PV Potential of Hyderabad and Chennai“.
April 2018
Greenpeace India is launching a multi-city programme to spread awareness among residents and small business owners of the advantages of going solar.
January 2018
A Greenpeace India report analyses PM10 annual average recorded for 280 cities.
March 2017
A Greenpeace report explaining how construction is currently frozen in over 100 locations in China and India.
January 2017
This report shows that deadly air pollution is not a problem restricted to Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) or even to India’s metros.
December 2016
Millions around the world are dying from polluted air, but as countries get richer they usually clean up their air.
May 2016
This study emphasises on the urgent need to comply with the thermal power plant emission standards announced in December 2015.
October 2014
A case study on human-elephant conflict within Hasdeo-Arand and Mandraigarh coalfields in Chhattisgarh
August 2012
Coal mining threatens over 1.1 million hectares of forest in 13 coalfields alone in Central India.
June 2012
A discussion paper by Kalpavriksh and Greenpeace India on Community Forest Rights and Coal Mining Regions of India
September 2011
A fact finding report on the impact of coal mining on the people and environment of Singrauli