In an effort to demand that the Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan change water allocations, Greenpeace activist climbers unfurled a 250 foot banner on the Upper Wardha dam in Amravati. The banner read: 'Water for Farmers not Power Plants'.
The United States on Friday expressed concern over India's crackdown on Ford Foundation and Greenpeace, and said it is seeking "clarification" on the action.
After the French ship Clemenceau, Malaysian cruise liner S S Norway is now on the radar of Greenpeace who are opposing its entry into India for being dismantled on the shores of Gujarat.
Even as the debate over safety and essentiality of genetically modified foods continues, Indian research institutes are trying to genetically modify some high-value medicinal herbs that are an integral part of ayurvedic medicine, a recent report of pro-environment group Greenpeace has said.
Seven out of eight women street vendors reported experiencing high blood pressure, while women in the middle age group raised concerns about delays in their menstrual cycles due to the extreme heat.
Wipro topped the race, limited to just four computer manufacturers, of which two did not provide any data. Wipro scored 5.3 points out of 10 whereas HCL, the market leader, comes second with 1.7 points.
'We are facing a crackdown for more than a year. Our permission to collect funds was cancelled. Our bank accounts were frozen.' 'We believe that our work in India is very important. We want to be the environment watchdog. We do not want to waste time fighting legal battles.'
The activists of various green groups called on the French authorities on Monday, urging them not to scrap the decommissioned French warship - Clemenceau - in ship-breaking yards in India.
The threshold for a heat wave is met when the maximum temperature of a weather station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains, 37 degrees in coastal areas, and 30 degrees in hilly regions, and the departure from normal is at least 4.5 notches.
Govt will continue to oppose Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai's 'badmouthing' India.
'These new laws give complete (impunity) to the police.' 'Whatever little accountability the police had, all that is gone now.' 'There is no accountability mechanism against the police for abusing or misusing in the new laws.'
According to the govt, Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai cannot be allowed to travel to London as she would indulge in anti-national activities.
Delhi HC said, with reference to the Greenpeace activist, that difference of opinion does not mean being anti-national.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response of the Centre on the plea of Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai against her "offloading" from a flight to London at the Delhi airport.
The Delhi high court on Thursday set aside the look out circular issued against Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was offloaded from a flight to London two months back, saying her fundamental right to travel cannot be curtailed.
'The group commands 85 per cent of the global GDP, and if you are able to convey your point of view effectively to this group then you have reached more or less all the important players that matter.'
Critics say the crackdown is to muzzle dissent and Rijiju's actions could lead to less foreign aid for projects that fight child marriage, provide clean water in slums and feed pregnant women.
Get ready to pack your bags!
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd (Mahyco), the seed partner of multinational agro-biotech major Monsanto Corporation, has moved the Delhi High Court against a Central Information Commission order seeking details of the safety test data generated during clinical trials of its genetically modified (GM) brinjal, the first GM edible crop to be introduced in India.
A day before the U-17 FIFA world cup kicks off in Delhi, environment NGO Greenpeace said today the level of coarse air pollutants PM10 "far exceeded" the safe levels in the host cities of the tournament last October.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said his ministry has 'nothing to do' with the denial of entry to a Greenpeace activist.
'Through this one step, and more steps that follow, log judte jayenge (more people will come together); I'm sure of that.'
According to a report by Greenpeace and AirVisual, air pollution will cause around 7 million premature deaths globally next year.
'Although strong arm tactics do cause inconvenience, they have not been able to stop us from carrying out our campaigns.' 'Allegations about being 'anti-development' mean very little when people in the country are still going hungry.' Greenpeace India chief Ravi Chellam on the challenges ahead.
It's still not too late to save one of nature's marvels, photographer Peter Caton tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel
Greenpeace activists forced a temporary shut down of Shell petrol pump near the WEF meeting venue in Davos this morning and called for the energy giant to be suspended from the influential annual global economic meet being held in Davos.
Climate experts also warn the intensity of rains in Kerala and Uttarakhand is "alarming" and must draw immediate attention towards "climate emergency".
Greenpeace is hiring Recuiters for their fund raising operations in Chennai.
The home ministry also ordered a probe by the Computer Emergency Response Team-India to ascertain whether there was hacking of government software systems as there have been several instances where licences of NGOs under scrutiny were renewed automatically.
Greenpeace India, the environment protection organisation has suggested the Bihar government to adopt a decentralised approach based on renewable sources of energy to solve the prevailing issue of limited access to reliable energy in rural areas.
The fresh round of cancellation process of the 4,470 NGOs started on May 6.
The report, however, shows that Delhi's air quality improved by approximately 15 per cent from 2019 to 2020.
The industry began to upgrade its practices even before the NGO alleged Indian tea contained harmful pesticides.
Around 7 billion units of coal power valued at Rs 2,400 crore lost due to drought.
An international environment body has claimed to have detected sources of radiation in eight spots in west Delhi's Mayapuri scrap market on Friday where exposure to radioactive material Cobalt-60 last month claimed one life and caused injuries to 11 people.
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