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The Women Powering ‘People Power’
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…
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Delhi Budget-Ambitious but needs proper implementation to go beyond rhetoric; says Greenpeace India
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…
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Why We Need Clean Energy To Have Clean Air
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 thriving economy, but don't produce enough from clean sources, our societies are at risk. Globally, fossil fuel burning is the biggest source of air pollution.…
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The Indian Airpocalypse
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 a country, we’ve already seen more than a million deaths as a result of outdoor air pollution and it has even cost our economy. Today,…
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Lucknow Unites to Fight Back Air Pollution in the City and the State
A report released by Greenpeace India earlier this week, on Monday, points to the scary and abnormally high levels of air pollution in UP. Lucknow | 3 February 2018: Environment protection…
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Three Years of Ecological Agriculture Has Changed Kedia Forever
As I write about a small village called Kedia in the Jamui district of Bihar, and some of its very significant achievements, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am…
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The Perils of Throw-Away Economy
I cannot help picturing the PET bottle I ungraciously bought in 2017 which is going to pollute the planet for the next 500 years.
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The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
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 pollution, the government has finally stated in the parliament that they have formulated a national clean air programme to tackle air pollution.
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The MoEFCC Has Spoken: A National Clean Air Programme for India
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…
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MoEFCC: For People Or For Thermal Power Plants
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 breathe?
