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Profiting from Poo

Blog entry by Ishteyaque Ahmad | November 19, 2016

Human excreta are considered as one of the filthiest and most problematic aspects of waste disposal. Urban India is struggling with it and majority of the urban human excreta are disposed of in the water bodies with minimal or without...

GMO? OMG! NO, NOT AGAIN!

Blog entry by Shivani Shah | October 24, 2016

Do you remember how citizens collectively ensured that GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) like Bt brinjal, which are unneeded, unwanted and unsafe , do not enter our food plates or our farms back in 2010? Back then, the...

Why I Volunteer With Greenpeace

Blog entry by Sanchita Mahajan | October 4, 2016

45 years ago, a bunch of activists embarked on an iconic journey in 1971 that would change the face of the environmental movement and formed what was to be Greenpeace. Our work today revolves around protecting forests, increasing use...

India Ratifies Paris Agreement

Feature story | October 3, 2016 at 16:44

New Delhi, October 2nd, 2016: On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian government today deposited India’s instrument of ratification of the historic Paris climate agreement with the United Nations.

Eye of the Tigress: My day out at the Coal Summit

Blog entry by Koushik Chattopadhyay | September 8, 2016

© Anindito Mukherjee Shakti, the tigress was at the Coal Summit in Delhi, with a few friends. Here’s her account of why she made her way to the concrete jungle. It was a morning like any other day. I was about to settle down...

Are We Ready to Sustain the Right Choice?

Blog entry by Sunil Dahiya | September 7, 2016

India is standing at very interesting juncture today. From here onwards, there are two paths that can pave the way forward. The first one is to continue with the age old conventional dirty energy sources such as coal, while ignoring...

Bihar Diaries

Blog entry by Kirtana, Aditi and Nithin | August 10, 2016

"I always wanted to explore the world on my own terms but I had never had a chance to do it! Finally, when I became a part of Greenpeace, I could quentch my thirst for knowledge and be able to work for environment protection. ...

Kedia Naama: 24 volunteers, 51 hours of journey. 1 camp. So it begins!

Blog entry by Sanchita Mahajan | August 8, 2016

Suno #KediakiKahaan, Volunteers ki Zubaani (Listen to Kedia's story through the volunteers) For 3 years, I’ve been working with Greenpeace volunteers in Delhi. I also get lucky sometimes and get to work volunteers in other parts of...

For Each Time I Missed Thanking our Farmers, I Say it Now

Blog entry by Manjari Sharma | August 4, 2016

A version of this blog was first published on Youth Ki Awaaz You and I, in our daily lives have often heard about India’s agricultural crisis. There’s no denying that agriculture is essential and an indispensable part of nature.

Powering Ecological Agriculture in India

Blog entry by Prateek Singhal | July 27, 2016

Over the past few decades India has seen a steep growth in the production of perishable horticulture commodities having limited shelf life but high on nutrition value. The technological advancements and improved scientific way of...

Ecological is not Rocket Science!

Blog entry by Shivani Shah | July 18, 2016

Always wanted to do your bit to promote Ecological Agriculture in India? We bring you some great tips to get you started! Healthy Soils = Healthy People. Yes, soil is the foundation for agriculture. Good soil supports a...

The Kedia Model Is Here

Feature story | July 14, 2016 at 14:31

13 July 2016: Kedia, Jamui district, Bihar: Farmers in Kedia village are adopting ecological agricultural practices. It's a sustainable model and steadily being known as the "Kedia model".

IEA Corroborates Greenpeace India’s Findings On Air Pollution

Feature story | June 27, 2016 at 21:06

New Delhi, Monday|27th June 2016| The International Energy Agency in its recent report “World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution” [1] has reaffirmed Greenpeace India’s previously-stated position on thermal power plants...

Stuff That Inspires

Blog entry by Aswira Siraj Pasha | June 17, 2016

It was a pretty exciting week. The kind that makes your toes want to launch you out of bed. It was a challenge that I did not intend to give up or lose. My mission you ask? Make sure we had a packed hall at the Greenpeace India's...

My First Day At Greenpeace

Blog entry by Sagar Udwani | June 13, 2016

I am glad for having had the opportunity to attend a fantastic celebration of the World Environment Day where I witnessed the launch of the campaign Food For Life . The event saw Greenpeace India Director Ravi Chellam coming together...

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