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Solar powered PV pump set to revolutionise agriculture in Bihar
Patna April 12, 2012: Access to energy for irrigation and agricultural activities is an important issue for the rural Bihar. Looking at the poor irrigation facilities due to unavailability of electric supply and availability of abundant sunshine in the state, Greenpeace today installed and demonstrated a low-cost solar pumping system at the native village Kalyan…
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Greenpeace launches Junglistan campaign to garner public support for forests; Challenges government stance on coal mining in forests
New Delhi, 22 November 2011: Seeking people’s support to stop destruction of forests for coal mining, Greenpeace today launched the imaginary Republic of Junglistan from its embassy at Jantar Mantar. Bhaalu and Sheru, the endangered and threatened residents of Junglistan, handed out virtual citizenships and passports to people who pledged their support for the fast…
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Campaign for an energy revolution launched in Bihar on Gandhi Jayanti
‘Urja Kranti Yatra’ will mobilise panchayats across Bihar to demand quality access to power As the nation pays tribute to the Mahatma on his 139th birth anniversary, Greenpeace, together with…
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Greenpeace reiterates demand for renewable energy in election manifestos
Only renewable energy can provide quick and quality power to the people With announcement of election dates in Bihar, Greenpeace today restated its demand to political parties to include decentralised…
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North east demands Central Government for an umbrella policy to subsidize ecological fertilization in Agriculture
Government officials, civil society representatives, Academicians and farmer representatives from North eastern States today urged the Central Government to create an umbrella policy to subsidize and support ecological fertilization in…
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Greenpeace releases Safe Food Guide version 2.0 Greenpeace releases Safe Food Guide version 2.0
Dabur, KRBL slotted green, PepsiCo, Nestle top the red list Greenpeace today released the Safe Food Guide version 2.0 that ranks 25 of the most popular food companies which hold…
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Greenpeace slaps NFA with Notice of Violation over failure to act on GMO-tainted rice
MANILA, Philippines — Greenpeace slapped the National Food Authority (NFA) with a Notice of Violation for allowing the importation and continued sale of genetically-modified rice which, by law, cannot be legally distributed and marketed for human consumption in the country. Serving the notice was a team of Greenpeace GMO Patrol activists who marched to the…
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Notes from the Solar Generation Diaries
DHARAMSALA, India — On 19th April 2004, a group of seventeen people from Greenpeace Germany, Switzerland and India embarked on a journey to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, to participate in the first ‘Solar Generation’ project in India. Together with youngsters from the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV), Greenpeace installed a 2KW solar generator to provide electricity to…
