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Tea industry divided on the issue of pesticides. Greenpeace urges TGBL to commit to a holistic approach that helps eliminate pesticides from tea
September 11, 2014, New Delhi: Weeks after Greenpeace released its report “Trouble Brewing” highlighting the presence of toxic pesticide residues in tea, the tea industry remains divided on the issue.…
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‘Govt’s stand on speedy re-allocation can ride roughshod over environmental laws’: Greenpeace India. This signals the end of cheap coal and national largesse to private players
New Delhi, September 1, 2014: Greenpeace today observed that the NDA government’s submission to the Supreme Court on the coal scam hearing was an attempt to make light of the…
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Great victory requires great risk
After spending 50 hours on a billboard, 80 feet above the ground, located on Bandra Reclamation Road, Mumbai, seven Greenpeace activists finally climbed down from the billboards a few moments…
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Bangalore join hands with the global movement against Monsanto and GMO’s
On the eve of the World Food Day on October 15, Bangaloreans joined the global march against Monsanto for the cause of food safety and seed sovereignty in India. Almost…
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Bangalore join hands with the global movement against Monsanto and GMO’s
On the eve of the World Food Day on October 15, Bangaloreans joined the global march against Monsanto for the cause of food safety and seed sovereignty in India. Almost 200 people including farmers, scientists, students and activists gathered in front of the Town Hall in the heart of the city and proclaimed their rejection…
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Food sovereignty, GMOs and the BRAI bill
Understanding the history of GM crops in India, why the BRAI (The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India) Bill fails and its current status and petition.
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Thousands of citizens demand that the BRAI bill be withdrawn and India be GMO free
On the eve of Quit India Day, August 8, over 2,000 citizens from 20 states came together at Jantar Mantar, Delhi for a day-long protest and march demanding that GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and multinational seed giant, Monsanto quit India. The delegation marched to Parliament also asking the government to withdraw the BRAI (Biotechnology Regulatory…
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BRAI bill: A threat to our food and farming
The Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill, 2011, has been proposed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. If cleared, this bill will ease the entry of genetically modified crops into our country.
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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…