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Nationwide Campaign Against BRAI Bill and GM crops launched
New Delhi, 25th June: The Coalition for a GM Free India along with various farmer unions, national political parties and diverse social and environmental movements, including Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan,…
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Greenpeace India lauds Govt decision to put GM crop field trials on hold
New Delhi: June 22, 2013: Greenpeace India welcomed the Indian government’s decision to stop the permission for field trials of GM crops and called it a step in the right…
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BRAI bill 2013 India’s Monsanto promotion & protection Act?
Monsanto, with an annual turnover of around 13.5 billion US dollars last year, is the largest seed company in the world. Based out of St. Luis in the USA, it…
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Greenpeace writes to Parliamentary Standing Committee to extend deadline for Public Consultations for BRAI Bill
New Delhi: June 11, 2013: Greenpeace on Tuesday wrote to Dr. T Subbarami Reddy, Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Science and Technology, Environment and Forests, urging him to…
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No excuse for climate inaction; two degree goal can and must be achieved – Greenpeace
New Delhi, June 10, 2013: The IEA report, Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, makes a groundbreaking call to governments to enact four energy policies that would keep current climate goals alive…
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Greenpeace crop circles appear across the country, sound alarm against GM food invasion
New Delhi: June 7, 2013: Greenpeace sent out a strong message on Friday, saying “NO TO GM, YES TO FOOD SAFETY” by creating a giant crop circle in Najafgarh, near…
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Greenpeace bike-a-thon calls Delhi to “Switch on the Sun” on World Environment Day
New Delhi, 5 June 2013: On World Environment Day, Delhi residents came together to claim their right to clean and sustainable energy and demand the Delhi government to “Switch on…
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Greenpeace blockades Power Minister Haroon Yusuf’s residence with solar panels
15 May, 2013, New Delhi: Greenpeace activists were today violently removed from the entrance of the Delhi power minister Haroon Yusuf's residence. The activists were peacefully protesting against Delhi's zero performance on its renewable energy targets as highlighted in the Greenpeace report "Powering Ahead with Renewables: Leaders and Laggards".
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Sukhdev Vihar residents join Greenpeace’s demand for a solar revolution in Delhi
New Delhi, 12 May 2013: To provide a solution to the intensifying energy crisis in Delhi and generate people’s support for solar energy, Greenpeace today organised “Switch on the Sun”, a renewable energy community fair in association with the Sukhdev Vihar (Pocket B) Residents Welfare Association.
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One-third of Delhi’s current power demand can be met by using just 1.6 % of Delhi’s roofspace. Solar champions felicitated at RE Champions Conclave
23 April 2013, New Delhi: Greenpeace India, today released its compelling report “Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Delhi’s Solar Potential” disclosing Delhi’s potential for solar power at 2 gig watts (GW) using…