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‘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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.
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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
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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
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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,…