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Greenpeace to challenge any dilution of Indian Nuclear Liability Act
New Delhi, September 19th, 2013: Greenpeace strongly objects to any attempts to dilute the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010. According to the news reports published in national newspapers,…
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Double standards in Environment Ministry
“I have taken this decision in a purely legal approach, that these laws are being violated.” – Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Environment & Forests on the Vedanta decision, August 24,…
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Leading political parties in Delhi “Switch on the Sun” for the first time in their election manifesto
New Delhi, November 26, 2013: Leading political parties Bharatiya Janta Party, Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have included the Greenpeace demands to implement a solar rooftop policy for Delhi in…
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Villagers Assert their Rights on Mahan Forest
Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh; December 5, 2013: Residents of Amelia village in Mahan region of Singrauli district have taken a significant step towards asserting their rights over Mahan forests. The village…
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Russian Authorities say Arctic 30 cannot return home
Amsterdam, December 13th 2013: The Russian authorities have told the Arctic 30 that they cannot leave the country, defying the ruling of an international court which ordered that they should…
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Vigils across India show citizens’ anxiety over nuclear power
Demonstrations and vigils were held in eleven cities across India on April 11, the one month anniversary of Fukushima, to send a message of solidarity with the victims of the…
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Risky potato plan mashed by activists
It’s potato planting time again in the north of Sweden where activists are occupying BASF’s potato warehouse and are blocking the exit in order to hinder the German chemical company…
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Rise of the Orangutans
“Is your brand linked to rainforest destruction?” That was the uncomfortable question posed to delegates at GLOBOIL 2011, the international conference on vegetable oil and oilseeds at Hotel Renaissance, Mumbai…
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Greenpeace India launches Living Soils campaign in Bihar
Bihar farmers can save money, protect the environment and their health by shunning chemical fertilisers Although farmers do one of the most important jobs on Earth, they are the biggest…
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Twenty two states fail to meet their Renewable Purchase Obligation
Delhi one of the worst performers Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week promised to double India’s renewable energy capacity by 2017, the country’s present commitments on clean energy…
