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Our Date With The Planet
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…
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For a Plastic-Free Yamuna
Beat Plastic Pollution was the theme the world collectively celebrated this Environment Day 2018
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Takes Two To Tango!
This Environment Day, the world could finally and unanimously convince itself to go Plastic Free. The good thing is, we have somehow managed to acknowledge the elephant in the room,…
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Power Is When Determined People Come Together
Here are a few folks who belong to various backgrounds and walks of life but stand united in their core by activism.
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MoEFCC – Stop missing deadlines
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…
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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…